عصر المادة نسيج وحده "نبي" عصره

English translation: He thus was, in the age of materialism, a voice in the wilderness, a prophet of the age.

20:42 Dec 28, 2002
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Arabic term or phrase: عصر المادة نسيج وحده "نبي" عصره
Hereafter the context :

انه بشر الناس بالمبادىء الانسانية السامية، و دعاهم الى الخير و المحبة و الفضيلة . و أنذر بعواقب الشر و البغضاء . فكان في هذا عصر المادة نسيج وحده نبي عصره "

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Saraa
Tharaa Hafez
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English translation:He thus was, in the age of materialism, a voice in the wilderness, a prophet of the age.
Explanation:
I assume that في هذا means "thus".

The expression نسيج وحده is used for a variety of meanings. Here, I believe it means "unique." I used "a voice in the wilderness" because that is the expression used to describe prophets who speak out, often with a lone voice, against the tide of their time. The expression goes back to John the Baptizer.

I used "a prophet of the age" instead of "his age" to avoid confusion with ther meanings of the word "age".


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5 +5He thus was, in the age of materialism, a voice in the wilderness, a prophet of the age.
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He thus was, in the age of materialism, a voice in the wilderness, a prophet of the age.


Explanation:
I assume that في هذا means "thus".

The expression نسيج وحده is used for a variety of meanings. Here, I believe it means "unique." I used "a voice in the wilderness" because that is the expression used to describe prophets who speak out, often with a lone voice, against the tide of their time. The expression goes back to John the Baptizer.

I used "a prophet of the age" instead of "his age" to avoid confusion with ther meanings of the word "age".


Fuad

Fuad Yahya
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Thank you Mr. Fuad.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tarjamat
2 hrs

agree  Talal Owaidah
10 hrs

agree  ms2m (X): Ithink the last part of the sentence should read, " فكان في عصرِ المادةِ هذا ، نسيجاً وحده ونبيَّ عصرِهِ
11 hrs

agree  Saleh Ayyub
2 days 7 hrs

agree  Bilal
9 days
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