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Dunya and akhira word count in the Qur'an (view source)

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 ==Al-Dunya (ٱلدُّنْيَا)==
 The word ''dunya'' is derived from the trilateral root دنو (d-n-w). Just like from the root سلم (s-l-m) we can derive different words, like submission (''al-islam'', الإسلام) and peace (''al-salam'', السلم), from the root دنو we can also derive different words. The first word in the Qur'an with this root is ''adna'' (أَدْنَىٰ), meaning "worse":
-* "...exchange that which is better for that which is worse (أَدْنَىٰ, ''adna'')..."
+* Qur'an 2:61 "...exchange that which is better for that which is worse (أَدْنَىٰ, ''adna'')..."
+Here is the list of occurrences of the word dunya:
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-Problematic dunya:
+* As we can see, there are two occurrences, where the word does not mean "this world" or "worldly life":
+** Verse 8:42 "When you were on the '''nearer side''' (بِٱلْعُدْوَةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا, ''bialAAudwati alddunya'') and they were on the farthest side"
+** Verse 67:5 "And certainly We have adorned this '''lower heaven''' (ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا, ''alssamaa alddunya'') with lamps and We have made these missiles for the Shaitans..."
 * 7:169 lower life adna
-* 8:42, dunya nearer
-* 67:5 dunya lower
 ==Al-Akhira (الآخرة)==