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Level A2
Life, Death, and the Hereafter
12 Quranic words · ~18 min
Focus: The journey from life through death to barzakh - charity, orphans, and the heart
Lesson overview
Life, Death, and the Hereafter is a level A2 Quranic vocabulary lesson of 12 words: 12 nouns. Its words come from 12 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Reward, Recompense, and Deeds (A2)
- Leads to: Covenants, Testing, and Forgiveness (B1)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
حَيَاةٌ ḥayāh | life | noun | ح-ي-ي |
مَوْتٌ mawt | death | noun | م-و-ت |
بَرْزَخٌ barzakh | barrier / isthmus / intermediate realm | noun | ب-ر-ز-خ |
دُعَاءٌ duʿāʾ | supplication / prayer / invocation | noun | د-ع-و |
نِعْمَةٌ niʿmah | blessing / favor / grace | noun | ن-ع-م |
مِسْكِينٌ miskīn | poor person / needy / destitute | noun | س-ك-ن |
يَتِيمٌ yatīm | orphan | noun | ي-ت-م |
صَدَقَةٌ ṣadaqah | charity / voluntary alms | noun | ص-د-ق |
خَشْيَةٌ khashyah | reverential fear / awe | noun | خ-ش-ي |
ذُرِّيَّةٌ dhurriyyah | offspring / descendants / progeny | noun | ذ-ر-ر |
قَلْبٌ qalb | heart / core / center | noun | ق-ل-ب |
هِدَايَةٌ hidāyah | guidance / divine guidance | noun | ه-د-ي |
Themes these words belong to: Quranic (12)
Sample word cards
حَيَاةٌ
ḥayāh
Root: ح-ي-ي
life
مَوْتٌ
mawt
Root: م-و-ت
death
بَرْزَخٌ
barzakh
Root: ب-ر-ز-خ
barrier / isthmus / intermediate realm
Exercises and spaced review for all 12 words
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