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Level A1
Lawful, Forbidden, and Duty
8 Quranic words · ~15 min
Focus: Quranic categories of actions: ḥalāl, ḥarām, farḍ, birr, and related moral terms
Lesson overview
Lawful, Forbidden, and Duty is a level A1 Quranic vocabulary lesson of 8 words: 6 nouns and 2 adjectives. Its words come from 8 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: The Natural World in the Quran (A1)
- Leads to: Quranic Verbs of Action (A2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
حَلَالٌ ḥalāl | lawful / permissible | adjective | ح-ل-ل |
حَرَامٌ ḥarām | forbidden / sacred / inviolable | adjective | ح-ر-م |
فَرْضٌ farḍ | obligation / religious duty | noun | ف-ر-ض |
بِرٌّ birr | righteousness / piety / goodness | noun | ب-ر-ر |
إِثْمٌ ithm | sin / guilt / wrongdoing | noun | أ-ث-م |
مَعْرُوفٌ maʿrūf | good deed / what is recognized as right | noun | ع-ر-ف |
مُنْكَرٌ munkar | evil deed / what is rejected as wrong | noun | ن-ك-ر |
فَاحِشَةٌ fāḥishah | indecency / immorality / grave sin | noun | ف-ح-ش |
Themes these words belong to: Quranic (8)
Sample word cards
حَلَالٌ
ḥalāl
Root: ح-ل-ل
lawful / permissible
حَرَامٌ
ḥarām
Root: ح-ر-م
forbidden / sacred / inviolable
فَرْضٌ
farḍ
Root: ف-ر-ض
obligation / religious duty
Exercises and spaced review for all 8 words
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