ابْتَلَا
A word in the Arabic language will either be: 1) a verb or 2) a noun or 3) a particle – ابْتَلَا is a verb
A verb will either be: 1) past tense or 2) present or future tense or 3) a command or request verb, also called an imperative – ابْتَلَا is a past tense verb
He put to test, proved, tried
To test, try, prove, put to severe trial, afflict, prove, experiment, take care, esteem, honour, bestow favour, test whether resulting in praise or disgrace, try by experiment
Form 8 is the reflexive or middle voice (مُطَاوِعٌ) of form 1. The reflex object is either a) the direct object or accusative or b) the indirect object or dative implying for oneself or for one’s own advantage. Reflexive verbs describe actions that a subject or subjects perform on itself or themselves using reflexive pronouns like myself, ourselves, yourself, him or herself, itself etc
2) It is common in this form to express reciprocity (describing actions that two or more people perform on each other)
3) Occasionally the original reflexive meaning passes into the passive, especially in verbs which do not have form 7
4) In a few verbs form 8 and form 1 agree so closely that they may be translated by the same word
| الغَائِبُ هُوَ | اِسْمُ الْمَفْعُوْلِ | اِسْمُ الْفَاعِلِ | ب ل و | ابْتَلَى يَبْتَلِي | بَابٌ اِفْتِعَالٌ |
| Subject He | Passive participle | Active participle | Root | Form 8 | اَلْمَصْدَرُ |
| مُبْتَلًى | مُبْتَلٍ | فِعْلٌ | Reflexive of form 1 / Reciprocal / Passive | اِبْتِلَاءٌ | |
| Verb of command Request | فِعْلُ أَمْرٍ | Present and future tense verb | فِعْلٌ مُضَارِعٌ | Past tense verb | فِعْلٌ مَاضٍ |
| He tests | يَبْتَلِي | He tested | ابْتَلَى | ||
| They two test | يَبْتَلِيَانِ | They two tested | اِبْتَلَيَا | ||
| They test | يَبْتَلَوْنَ | They tested | ابْتَلَوْا | ||
| She tests | تَبْتَلِي | She tested | ابْتَلَيَتْ | ||
| They two (feminine) test | تَبْتَلِيَانِ | They two (feminine) tested | ابْتَلَيَتَا | ||
| They (feminine) test | يَبْتَلِيْنَ | They (feminine) tested | ابْتَلَيْنَ | ||
| Test | ابْتَلِ | You test | تَبْتَلِي | You tested | ابْتَلَيْتَ |
| Test (You two) | ابْتَلِيَا | You two test | تَبْتَلِيَانِ | You two tested | ابْتَلَيْتُمَا |
| Test (You all) | ابْتَلَوْا | You all test | تَبْتَلَوْنَ | You all tested | ابْتَلَيْتُمْ |
| Test (feminine) | ابْتَلِي | You (feminine) test | تَبْتَلِيْنَ | You (feminine) tested | ابْتَلَيْتِ |
| Test (You two feminine) | ابْتَلِيَا | You two (feminine) test | تَبْتَلِيَانِ | You two (feminine) tested | ابْتَلَيْتُمَا |
| Test (You all feminine) | ابْتَلِيْنَ | You all (feminine) test | تَبْتَلِيْنَ | You all (feminine) tested | ابْتَلَيْتُنَّ |
| I test | أَبْتَلِي | I tested | ابْتَلَيْتُ | ||
| We test | نَبْتَلِي | We tested | ابْتَلَيْنَا | ||
| Surah/ | Below are the 3 verses in the holy Quran containing the verb | ابْتَلَا |
| Verse | ||
| When the Lord of Ebrahim (AS) tried him with words which he fulfilled | وَإِذِ ابْتَلَى إِبْرَاهِيْمَ رَبُّهُ بِكَلِمَاتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ | |
| “Verily I will make you a leader for the people” | قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا | |
| (Ebrahim AS) said “and from my offspring?” | قَالَ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِي | |
| 2-124 | He (Allah SWT) said “My covenant does not reach the wrong-doers” | قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِي الظَّالِمِيْنَ |
| As for man, when his Lord tries him by honoring him and favoring him | فَأَمَّا الإِنْسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ | |
| 89-15 | then he says “my Lord has honored me” | فَيَقُوْلُ رَبِّى أَكْرَمَنِ |
| but when He tries him by straitening his provision | وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ | |
| 89-16 | then he says “my Lord has humiliated me” | فَيَقُوْلُ رَبِّى أَهَانَنِ |