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==Al-Dunya (ٱلدُّنْيَا)==
==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":
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
* 7:169 lower life adna
* 8:42, dunya nearer
* 67:5 dunya lower


==Al-Akhira (الآخرة)==
==Al-Akhira (الآخرة)==
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