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Level B1
Character, Community, and Worship
26 Quranic words · ~25 min
Focus: Character virtues, community life, Paradise descriptions, and purification of the soul
Lesson overview
Character, Community, and Worship is a level B1 Quranic vocabulary lesson of 26 words: 26 nouns. Its words come from 24 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Knowledge, Reflection, and Recitation (B1)
- Leads to: Advanced Quranic & Islamic Terminology (B2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
أُمَّةٌ ummah | nation / community / people | noun | أ-م-م |
كَوْثَرٌ kawthar | abundance / river in Paradise | noun | ك-ث-ر |
فَوْزٌ fawz | triumph / great success / salvation | noun | ف-و-ز |
نِكَاحٌ nikāḥ | marriage / marriage contract | noun | ن-ك-ح |
أُسْوَةٌ uswah | example / model / role model | noun | أ-س-و |
عَدْنٌ ʿadn | Eden / eternal dwelling (in Paradise) | noun | ع-د-ن |
فِرْدَوْسٌ firdaws | Paradise (highest level) / garden of Paradise | noun | |
عَقْلٌ ʿaql | reason / intellect / understanding | noun | ع-ق-ل |
تَزْكِيَةٌ tazkiyah | purification / spiritual growth / self-refinement | noun | ز-ك-و |
نَبَأٌ nabaʾ | news / tiding / important report | noun | ن-ب-أ |
غَفْلَةٌ ghaflah | heedlessness / negligence / unawareness | noun | غ-ف-ل |
عَفُوٌّ ʿafuww | The Pardoner (divine name) / Most Forgiving | noun | ع-ف-و |
كِبْرٌ kibr | arrogance / pride / haughtiness | noun | ك-ب-ر |
حَسَدٌ ḥasad | envy / jealousy | noun | ح-س-د |
تَوَاضُعٌ tawāḍuʿ | humility / modesty | noun | و-ض-ع |
عَاقِلٌ ʿāqil | rational person / one who reasons | noun | ع-ق-ل |
مَسْجِدٌ masjid | mosque / place of prostration | noun | س-ج-د |
عِبْرَةٌ ʿibrah | lesson / moral / admonition | noun | ع-ب-ر |
غُفْرَانٌ ghufrān | forgiveness / pardon | noun | غ-ف-ر |
سَكِينَةٌ sakīnah | tranquility / divine calm / serenity | noun | س-ك-ن |
مُصِيبَةٌ muṣībah | calamity / affliction / trial | noun | ص-و-ب |
إِخْلَاصٌ ikhlāṣ | sincerity / purity of devotion | noun | خ-ل-ص |
نِيَّةٌ niyyah | intention / purpose | noun | ن-و-ي |
سُنَّةٌ sunnah | way / practice / established custom | noun | س-ن-ن |
نَذِيرٌ nadhīr | warner / one who warns | noun | ن-ذ-ر |
بَشِيرٌ bashīr | bearer of good tidings / bringer of good news | noun | ب-ش-ر |
Themes these words belong to: Quranic (26)
Sample word cards
أُمَّةٌ
ummah
Root: أ-م-م
nation / community / people
كَوْثَرٌ
kawthar
Root: ك-ث-ر
abundance / river in Paradise
فَوْزٌ
fawz
Root: ف-و-ز
triumph / great success / salvation
Exercises and spaced review for all 26 words
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