The persecutor, whatever the person's suffering is, if he afflicteth this person for a supposed good that he thinketh he hath or professeth, he make him suffer for righteousness' sake.
He that afflictethhis father, and chaseth away his mother, is infamous and unhappy.
Hope that is deferred afflicteth the soul: desire when it cometh, is a tree of life.
For this very thing is that which afflicteth me sore, as you say, to think that I may run, and yet fall short.
Is it poverty, crosses, or losses, that God afflicteth you with?
These only do from their hearts acknowledge their desert of God's severest judgments, and justify God when he afflicteth them.
That is because neither thirst nor toil nor hunger afflicteth them in the way of Allah, nor step they any step that angereth the disbelievers, nor gain they from the enemy a gain, but a good deed is recorded for them therefor.
P: If Allah afflicteth thee with some hurt, there is none who can remove it save Him; and if He desireth good for thee, there is none who can repel His bounty.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "afflicteth" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
