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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«وَلَا يُومْ طُهُورُهْ»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

A day that outshone even the feast of his circumcision.

Literal wording

Not even the day of his circumcision.

Meaning and lesson

The phrase marks an exceptional degree of honor and affectionate attention. Saying someone enjoyed a day 'not matched even by his circumcision day' means he was celebrated, indulged, and treated as special beyond any ordinary occasion; the 'not even' signals praise, not criticism.

The comparison works because a boy's circumcision feast was a moment when family and guests lavished care on him, cherishing him for his youth and sharing their joy. Here 'purification' means circumcision specifically, not ritual washing. That familiar scene is the benchmark the described day outdoes.

When it is used

Use it only to complete a longer statement that someone had a remarkable day of being honored or pampered; it is not a full sentence on its own. It stresses that the attention surpassed even a child's circumcision feast, usually describing another person's treatment with warmth or gentle exaggeration.

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