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Dunya and akhira word count in the Qur'an: Difference between revisions
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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": | 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": | ||
* Qur'an 2:61 "...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'')..." | ||
Words derived from this root can also have a meaning of "nearer" or "lower" or "lesser". | |||
Here is the list of occurrences of the word dunya: | Here is the list of occurrences of the word dunya: | ||