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Level B1
Knowledge, Reflection, and Recitation
17 Quranic words · ~22 min
Focus: Contemplation, tilāwah, hijrah, and the Quranic call to reflect (tafakkur, tadabbur)
Lesson overview
Knowledge, Reflection, and Recitation is a level B1 Quranic vocabulary lesson of 17 words: 13 nouns, 2 verbs and 2 adjectives. Its words come from 16 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Covenants, Testing, and Forgiveness (B1)
- Leads to: Character, Community, and Worship (B1)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
اللَّطِيفُ al-Laṭīf | The Subtle / The Gentle / The All-Aware of subtleties | noun | ل-ط-ف |
الْقَيُّومُ al-Qayyūm | The Self-Sustaining / The Sustainer of all (divine name) | noun | ق-و-م |
ذِكْرَى dhikrā | reminder / admonition | noun | ذ-ك-ر |
حَشْرٌ ḥashr | gathering / assembly (on Day of Judgment) | noun | ح-ش-ر |
خَلِيفَةٌ khalīfah | vicegerent / successor / steward | noun | خ-ل-ف |
سَخَّرَ sakhkhara | he subjected / he made subservient | verb | س-خ-ر |
تِلَاوَةٌ tilāwah | recitation (of the Quran) | noun | ت-ل-و |
تَدَبُّرٌ tadabbur | reflection / contemplation / pondering | noun | د-ب-ر |
ابْتَلَى ibtalā | he tested / he put to trial | verb | ب-ل-و |
هِجْرَةٌ hijrah | migration / emigration (for God's sake) | noun | ه-ج-ر |
مَقَامٌ maqām | station / standing place / rank | noun | ق-و-م |
ظَاهِرٌ ẓāhir | apparent / outward / manifest | adjective | ظ-ه-ر |
بَاطِنٌ bāṭin | hidden / inward / esoteric | adjective | ب-ط-ن |
بَأْسٌ ba's | might / severity / hardship | noun | ب-أ-س |
مَثَلٌ mathal | parable / example / similitude | noun | م-ث-ل |
حَبْلٌ ḥabl | rope / cord / bond | noun | ح-ب-ل |
تَفَكُّرٌ tafakkur | contemplation / deep thinking / reflection | noun | ف-ك-ر |
Themes these words belong to: Quranic (17)
Sample word cards
اللَّطِيفُ
al-Laṭīf
Root: ل-ط-ف
The Subtle / The Gentle / The All-Aware of subtleties
الْقَيُّومُ
al-Qayyūm
Root: ق-و-م
The Self-Sustaining / The Sustainer of all (divine name)
ذِكْرَى
dhikrā
Root: ذ-ك-ر
reminder / admonition
Exercises and spaced review for all 17 words
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