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Level A2
Reward, Recompense, and Deeds
13 Quranic words · ~18 min
Focus: Quranic vocabulary of deeds and their consequences - ajr, ḥasanah, sayyiʾah, and ṣabr
Lesson overview
Reward, Recompense, and Deeds is a level A2 Quranic vocabulary lesson of 13 words: 10 nouns and 3 adjectives. Its words come from 12 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Faith, Monotheism, and Hypocrisy (A2)
- Leads to: Life, Death, and the Hereafter (A2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
أَجْرٌ ajr | reward / recompense / wage | noun | أ-ج-ر |
حَسَنَةٌ ḥasanah | good deed / good thing / blessing | noun | ح-س-ن |
سَيِّئَةٌ sayyiʾah | bad deed / sin / evil | noun | س-و-أ |
صَبْرٌ ṣabr | patience / perseverance / steadfastness | noun | ص-ب-ر |
نَصِيبٌ naṣīb | share / portion / lot | noun | ن-ص-ب |
جَزَاءٌ jazāʾ | recompense / requital / reward or punishment | noun | ج-ز-ي |
حِكْمَةٌ ḥikmah | wisdom | noun | ح-ك-م |
أَجَلٌ ajal | appointed term / deadline / lifespan | noun | أ-ج-ل |
عَهْدٌ ʿahd | covenant / pledge / promise | noun | ع-ه-د |
كَرِيمٌ karīm | noble / generous / honorable | adjective | ك-ر-م |
مُحْسِنٌ muḥsin | doer of good / one who acts with excellence | noun | ح-س-ن |
مُبَارَكٌ mubārak | blessed | adjective | ب-ر-ك |
أَمِينٌ amīn | trustworthy / faithful / honest | adjective | أ-م-ن |
Themes these words belong to: Quranic (13)
Sample word cards
أَجْرٌ
ajr
Root: أ-ج-ر
reward / recompense / wage
حَسَنَةٌ
ḥasanah
Root: ح-س-ن
good deed / good thing / blessing
سَيِّئَةٌ
sayyiʾah
Root: س-و-أ
bad deed / sin / evil
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