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Sunday, 11 October 2026

Majority of Quranic verbs used and their forms. Learn this and you know most a majority of the meanings.

1. Primary Triliteral Verbs (فعل ثلاثي مجرد) فَتَحَ Form I (فَتَحَ): to open, to give victory — 29 times Form VIII (افْتَتَحَ): to seek judgment / victory — 8 times بَعَثَ Form I (بَعَثَ): to raise, to resurrect, to send — 52 times Form VII (انْبَعَثَ): to be sent forth, to rush — 1 time جَعَلَ Form I (جَعَلَ): to make, to place, to set up — 340 times جَمَعَ Form I (جَمَعَ): to gather, to collect — 22 times Form VIII (اجْتَمَعَ): to assemble together — 2 times ذَهَبَ Form I (ذَهَبَ): to go, to leave — 28 times Form IV (أَذْهَبَ): to take away, to remove — 24 times رَفَعَ Form I (رَفَعَ): to raise, to elevate — 22 times سَحَرَ Form I (سَحَرَ): to bewitch, to enchant — 15 times صَلَحَ Form I (صَلَحَ): to act righteously, to be good — 10 times Form IV (أَصْلَحَ): to correct, to reform, to make good — 28 times لَعَنَ Form I (لَعَنَ): to curse — 23 times نَفَعَ Form I (نَفَعَ): to profit, to benefit — 31 times نَصَرَ Form I (نَصَرَ): to help, to deliver — 59 times Form VI (تَنَاصَرَ): to help one another — 1 time Form VIII (انْتَصَرَ): to defend oneself, to gain victory — 20 times بَلَغَ Form I (بَلَغَ): to reach, to attain — 38 times Form II (بَلَّغَ): to convey, to deliver a message — 8 times Form IV (أَبْلَغَ): to convey — 6 times تَرَكَ Form I (تَرَكَ): to leave, to abandon — 43 times حَشَرَ Form I (حَشَرَ): to gather, to assemble — 37 times حَكَمَ Form I (حَكَمَ): to judge, to rule — 45 times Form IV (أَحْكَمَ): to perfect, to make clear — 3 times Form VI (تَحَاكَمَ): to take a dispute for judgment — 1 time خَرَجَ Form I (خَرَجَ): to go out, to come out — 53 times Form IV (أَخْرَجَ): to bring out, to drive out — 99 times Form X (اسْتَخْرَجَ): to bring out, to extract — 5 times خَلَدَ Form I (خَلَدَ): to live forever, to abide eternally — 11 times Form II (خَلَّدَ): to make immortal — 1 time Form IV (أَخْلَدَ): to cling, to incline — 1 time خَلَقَ Form I (خَلَقَ): to create — 184 times Form VIII (اخْتَلَقَ): to fabricate, to invent a lie — 2 times دَخَلَ Form I (دَخَلَ): to enter — 76 times Form IV (أَدْخَلَ): to admit, to cause to enter — 42 times ذَكَرَ Form I (ذَكَرَ): to remember, to mention — 84 times Form II (ذَكَّرَ): to remind, to warn — 43 times Form V (تَذَكَّرَ / إِذَّكَّرَ): to reflect, to receive admonition — 51 times رَزَقَ Form I (رَزَقَ): to provide — 61 times سَجَدَ Form I (سَجَدَ): to prostrate — 24 times شَعَرَ Form I (شَعَرَ): to perceive, to realize — 25 times Form IV (أَشْعَرَ): to make known, to inform — 2 times شَكَرَ Form I (شَكَرَ): to be grateful, to give thanks — 46 times صَدَقَ Form I (صَدَقَ): to be truthful, to fulfill — 39 times Form II (صَدَّقَ): to confirm, to accept as true — 14 times Form V (تَصَدَّقَ / اِصَّدَّقَ): to give charity — 9 times عَبَدَ Form I (عَبَدَ): to worship, to serve — 122 times Form II (عَبَّدَ): to enslave — 1 time فَسَقَ Form I (فَسَقَ): to disobey, to transgress — 6 times قَتَلَ Form I (قَتَلَ): to kill, to slay — 83 times Form II (قَتَّلَ): to massacre, to slaughter — 9 times Form III (قَاتَلَ): to fight — 54 times Form VIII (اقْتَتَلَ): to fight one another — 8 times قَعَدَ Form I (قَعَدَ): to sit, to remain behind — 11 times كَتَبَ Form I (كَتَبَ): to write, to prescribe — 49 times Form III (كَاتَبَ): to make a contract — 1 time Form VIII (اِكْتَتَبَ): to write down — 1 time كَفَرَ Form I (كَفَرَ): to disbelieve, to deny — 289 times Form II (كَفَّرَ): to expiate, to remove bad deeds — 14 times مَكَرَ Form I (مَكَرَ): to plot, to scheme — 22 times نَظَرَ Form I (نَظَرَ): to look, to wait — 87 times Form IV (أَنْظَرَ): to grant respite, to delay — 18 times Form VIII (انْتَظَرَ): to await, to watch — 13 times ضَرَبَ Form I (ضَرَبَ): to strike, to set forth (a parable) — 55 times حَمَلَ Form I (حَمَلَ): to carry, to bear — 41 times Form II (حَمَّلَ): to place a burden upon — 4 times Form VIII (احْتَمَلَ): to carry, to bear a heavy load — 4 times صَبَرَ Form I (صَبَرَ): to be patient, to endure — 58 times Form III (صَابَرَ): to vie in patience — 1 time Form VIII (اصْطَبَرَ): to be steadfast, to persevere — 5 times ظَلَمَ Form I (ظَلَمَ): to wrong, to oppress — 110 times Form IV (أَظْلَمَ): to grow dark — 7 times عَرَفَ Form I (عَرَفَ): to recognize, to know — 20 times Form II (عَرَّفَ): to make known — 2 times Form VI (تَعَارَفَ): to know one another — 2 times Form VIII (اعْتَرَفَ): to acknowledge, to confess — 2 times عَقَلَ Form I (عَقَلَ): to understand, to comprehend — 49 times غَفَرَ Form I (غَفَرَ): to forgive — 65 times Form X (اسْتَغْفَرَ): to seek forgiveness — 38 times قَدَرَ Form I (قَدَرَ): to decree, to have power — 25 times Form II (قَدَّرَ): to determine, to measure out — 16 times كَذَبَ Form I (كَذَبَ): to lie — 12 times Form II (كَذَّبَ): to deny, to reject as false — 176 times كَسَبَ Form I (كَسَبَ): to earn, to acquire — 62 times Form VIII (اكْتَسَبَ): to earn (a bad deed/consequence) — 5 times مَلَكَ Form I (مَلَكَ): to possess, to control — 44 times سَمِعَ Form I (سَمِعَ): to hear, to listen — 78 times Form IV (أَسْمَعَ): to cause to hear — 11 times Form V (تَسَمَّعَ / اِثَّمَّعَ): to eavesdrop — 2 times Form VIII (اسْتَمَعَ): to listen attentively — 21 times حَزِنَ Form I (حَزِنَ): to be grieved, to feel sorrow — 37 times حَسِبَ Form I (حَسِبَ): to think, to consider — 44 times Form III (حَاسَبَ): to call to account — 2 times Form VIII (احْتَسَبَ): to expect, to anticipate — 5 times حَفِظَ Form I (حَفِظَ): to guard, to protect — 16 times Form III (حَاَفَظَ): to maintain, to preserve strictly — 3 times Form X (اسْتَحْفَظَ): to entrust for protection — 1 time خَسِرَ Form I (خَسِرَ): to lose, to suffer loss — 18 times Form II (خَسَّرَ): to cause loss, to give short measure — 1 time Form IV (أَخْسَرَ): to cause loss — 2 times رَحِمَ Form I (رَحِمَ): to have mercy upon — 28 times شَهِدَ Form I (شَهِدَ): to bear witness, to be present — 44 times Form IV (أَشْهَدَ): to call to witness, to cause to witness — 11 times Form X (اسْتَشْهَدَ): to call to witness — 2 times عَلِمَ Form I (عَلِمَ): to know — 382 times Form II (عَلَّمَ): to teach — 41 times Form V (تَعَلَّمَ): to learn — 2 times عَمِلَ Form I (عَمِلَ): to work, to do deeds — 276 times كَرِهَ Form I (كَرِهَ): to dislike, to detest — 14 times Form II (كَرَّهَ): to make hateful — 1 time Form IV (أَكْرَهَ): to compel, to force — 6 times بَصُرَ Form I (بَصُرَ): to perceive, to observe — 8 times Form II (بَصَّرَ): to make to see — 1 time Form IV (أَبْصَرَ): to see, to perceive — 29 times Form V (تَبَصَّرَ): to gain insight — 1 time 2. Double-Letter Verbs (مُضَاعَف) حَيَّ Form I (حَيَّ): to live — 15 times Form II (حَيَّا): to greet — 4 times Form IV (أَحْيَا): to give life — 35 times Form X (اسْتَحْيَا): to feel shy, to spare alive — 4 times رَدَّ Form I (رَدَّ): to return, to send back — 42 times Form V (تَرَدَّدَ): to waver, to hesitate — 1 time Form VIII (ارْتَدَّ): to turn back, to revert — 9 times صَدَّ Form I (صَدَّ): to turn away, to hinder — 34 times Form II (صَدَّدَ / صَدَّ): to turn away — 1 time Form VIII (اصْطَدَّ): to hunt — 1 time ضَرَّ Form I (ضَرَّ): to harm, to hurt — 18 times Form VIII (اضْطُرَّ): to be compelled, to be forced — 5 times ضَلَّ Form I (ضَلَّ): to go astray, to err — 53 times Form IV (أَضَلَّ): to mislead, to lead astray — 64 times ظَنَّ Form I (ظَنَّ): to think, to believe, to assume — 47 times عَدَّ Form I (عَدَّ): to count — 7 times Form II (عَدَّدَ): to count over and over — 1 time Form VIII (اعْتَدَّ): to prepare — 1 time غَرَّ Form I (غَرَّ): to deceive, to beguile — 11 times مَدَّ Form I (مَدَّ): to extend, to stretch — 16 times Form IV (أَمَدَّ): to provide, to reinforce — 7 times مَسَّ Form I (مَسَّ): to touch, to afflict — 56 times وَدَّ Form I (وَدَّ): to wish, to love — 12 times 3. Weak-Initial Verbs (مِثَال) وَذَرَ Form I (وَذَرَ): to leave, to abandon — 45 times وَضَعَ Form I (وَضَعَ): to put, to place, to set down — 18 times وَقَعَ Form I (وَقَعَ): to fall, to befall — 13 times Form IV (أَوْقَعَ): to cause (enmity) — 1 time وَهَبَ Form I (وَهَبَ): to grant, to bestow — 22 times وَجَدَ Form I (وَجَدَ): to find — 106 times وَرِثَ Form I (وَرِثَ): to inherit — 15 times Form II (وَرَّثَ): to bequeath — 2 times Form IV (أَوْرَثَ): to cause to inherit — 18 times وَزَرَ Form I (وَزَرَ): to bear a load — 5 times وَصَفَ Form I (وَصَفَ): to describe, to ascribe — 7 times وَعَدَ Form I (وَعَدَ): to promise — 70 times Form III (وَاعَدَ): to make an appointment — 4 times Form IV (أَوْعَدَ): to warn, to threaten — 1 time وَقَى Form I (وَقَى): to protect, to save — 12 times Form VIII (اتَّقَى): to fear Allah, to be conscious of Allah — 166 times وَسِعَ Form I (وَسِعَ): to encompass, to extend over — 9 times 4. Hollow Verbs (أَجْوَف) تَابَ Form I (تَابَ): to repent, to turn in repentance — 63 times ذَاقَ Form I (ذَاقَ): to taste — 36 times Form IV (أَذَاقَ): to cause to taste — 19 times فَازَ Form I (فَازَ): to succeed, to attain victory — 3 times قَالَ Form I (قَالَ): to say, to speak — 1,618 times قَامَ Form I (قَامَ): to stand up, to rise — 19 times Form IV (أَقَامَ): to establish (prayer) — 32 times Form X (اسْتَقَامَ): to be straight, to remain steadfast — 34 times كَانَ Form I (كَانَ): to be, to exist — 1,358 times مَاتَ Form I (مَاتَ): to die — 24 times Form IV (أَمَاتَ): to cause to die — 18 times خَافَ Form I (خَافَ): to fear, to be afraid — 83 times Form II (خَوَّفَ): to frighten, to intimidate — 4 times كَادَ (كَوْد) Form I (كَادَ): to be about to, to nearly do — 24 times كَادَ (كَيْد) Form I (كَادَ): to plot, to scheme against — 22 times زَادَ Form I (زَادَ): to increase — 51 times Form VIII (ازْدَادَ): to increase in number/degree — 7 times 5. Defective Verbs (نَاقِص) تَلَا Form I (تَلَا): to recite, to follow — 61 times دَعَا Form I (دَعَا): to call, to pray, to invite — 170 times Form VIII (ادَّعَى): to claim, to ask for — 2 times عَفَا Form I (عَفَا): to pardon, to forgive — 27 times بَغَى Form I (بَغَى): to seek, to oppress — 25 times Form VII (انْبَغَى): to be suitable, to be proper — 4 times Form VIII (ابْتَغَى): to seek, to desire — 33 times جَرَى Form I (جَرَى): to flow, to run — 57 times جَزَى Form I (جَزَى): to reward, to recompense — 73 times Form III (جَازَى): to punish, to requite — 2 times قَضَى Form I (قَضَى): to decree, to judge, to fulfill — 59 times كَفَى Form I (كَفَى): to suffice — 31 times هَدَى Form I (هَدَى): to guide — 144 times Form VIII (اهْتَدَى / يَهِدِّي): to be guided, to follow guidance — 60 times خَشِيَ Form I (خَشِيَ): to fear, to dread — 48 times رَضِيَ Form I (رَضِيَ): to be pleased, to accept — 38 times Form IV (أَرْضَى): to please, to satisfy — 2 times نَسِيَ Form I (نَسِيَ): to forget — 35 times Form IV (أَنْسَى): to cause to forget — 6 times 6. Hamzated Verbs (مَهْمُوز) سَأَلَ Form I (سَأَلَ): to ask, to question — 106 times Form V (تَسَاءَلَ): to ask one another — 7 times قَرَأَ Form I (قَرَأَ): to read, to recite — 16 times أَخَذَ Form I (أَخَذَ): to take, to seize — 127 times Form III (آخَذَ): to call to account, to punish — 10 times Form VIII (اتَّخَذَ): to take for oneself, to adopt — 124 times أَكَلَ Form I (أَكَلَ): to eat, to consume — 93 times أَمَرَ Form I (أَمَرَ): to command, to order — 77 times Form VIII (أْتَمَرَ): to counsel together — 2 times أَمِنَ Form I (أَمِنَ): to feel safe, to trust — 20 times Form IV (آمَنَ): to believe — 537 times أَبَى Form I (أَبَى): to refuse — 13 times رَأَى Form I (رَأَى): to see, to consider — 271 times Form III (رَاءَى): to show off — 2 times Form IV (أَرَى): to show — 29 times Form VI (تَرَاءَى): to see each other — 2 times أَتَى Form I (أَتَى): to come, to bring — 264 times Form IV (آتَى): to give, to bestow — 271 times شَاءَ Form I (شَاءَ): to will, to wish — 236 times سَاءَ Form I (سَاءَ): to be evil, to grieve — 30 times جَاءَ Form I (جَاءَ): to come — 278 times 7. Derived Form II Verbs (فَعَّلَ) بَدَّلَ Form II (بَدَّلَ): to change, to exchange — 23 times Form IV (أَبْدَلَ): to substitute — 3 times Form V (تَبَدَّلَ): to exchange — 5 times Form X (اسْتَبْدَلَ): to replace — 3 times بَشَّرَ Form I (بَشَرَ): to touch — 1 time Form II (بَشَّرَ): to give glad tidings — 30 times Form IV (أَبْشَرَ): to receive glad tidings — 1 time Form X (اسْتَبْشَرَ): to rejoice — 5 times بَيَّنَ Form II (بَيَّنَ): to make clear, to explain — 18 times Form IV (أَبَانَ): to explain clearly — 1 time Form V (تَبَيَّنَ): to become clear — 17 times Form X (اسْتَبَانَ): to become manifest — 1 time زَيَّنَ Form II (زَيَّنَ): to adorn, to make attractive — 26 times سَبَّحَ Form II (سَبَّحَ): to glorify, to praise — 42 times سَخَّرَ Form II (سَخَّرَ): to subject, to make subservient — 12 times Form X (اسْتَسْخَرَ): to mock — 1 time صَدَّقَ Form I (صَدَقَ): to be truthful — 39 times Form II (صَدَّقَ): to confirm, to believe in — 14 times Form V (تَصَدَّقَ): to give charity — 9 times عَذَّبَ Form II (عَذَّبَ): to punish, to torment — 35 times عَلَّمَ Form I (عَلِمَ): to know — 382 times Form II (عَلَّمَ): to teach — 41 times Form V (تَعَلَّمَ): to learn — 2 times قَدَّمَ Form II (قَدَّمَ): to send forward — 26 times Form V (تَقَدَّمَ): to precede — 3 times Form X (اسْتَقْدَمَ): to advance, to seek precedence — 6 times كَذَّبَ Form I (كَذَبَ): to lie — 12 times Form II (كَذَّبَ): to deny, to reject — 176 times نَبَّأَ Form II (نَبَّأَ): to inform, to notify — 42 times Form X (اسْتَنْبَأَ): to ask to inform — 1 time نَزَّلَ Form II (نَزَّلَ): to send down gradually — 62 times Form IV (أَنْزَلَ): to send down — 183 times Form V (تَنَزَّلَ): to descend — 8 times نَجَّى Form II (نَجَّى): to save, to deliver — 23 times Form IV (أَنْجَى): to rescue, to save — 37 times Form VI (تَنَاجَى): to confer secretly — 3 times وَلَّى Form I (وَلِيَ): to be close, to govern — 2 times Form II (وَلَّى): to turn away, to appoint — 30 times Form IV (أَوْلَى): to place near — 4 times Form V (تَوَلَّى): to turn away, to take as ally — 78 times Form X (اسْتَوْلَى): to overcome — 1 time 8. Derived Form III Verbs (فَاعَلَ) جَاهَدَ Form III (جَاهَدَ): to strive, to fight — 27 times قَاتَلَ Form I (قَتَلَ): to kill — 83 times Form II (قَتَّلَ): to slaughter — 9 times Form III (قَاتَلَ): to fight — 54 times Form VIII (اقْتَتَلَ): to fight one another — 8 times نَادَى Form III (نَادَى): to call out — 41 times Form VI (تَنَادَى): to call one another — 2 times Form VIII (انْتَادَى): to call out — 1 time نَافَقَ Form III (نَافَقَ): to act hypocritically — 3 times هَاجَرَ Form III (هَاجَرَ): to migrate — 20 times 9. Derived Form IV Verbs (أَفْعَلَ) أَبْصَرَ Form I (بَصُرَ): to perceive — 8 times Form II (بَصَّرَ): to make to see — 1 time Form IV (أَبْصَرَ): to see — 29 times Form V (تَبَصَّرَ): to gain insight — 1 time أَحْسَنَ Form IV (أَحْسَنَ): to do good, to do excellently — 32 times أَخْرَجَ Form I (خَرَجَ): to go out — 53 times Form IV (أَخْرَجَ): to bring out — 99 times Form X (اسْتَخْرَجَ): to extract — 5 times أَدْخَلَ Form I (دَخَلَ): to enter — 76 times Form IV (أَدْخَلَ): to admit, to enter — 42 times أَرْجَعَ Form I (رَجَعَ): to return — 28 times Form IV (أَرْجَعَ): to bring back — 4 times أَرْسَلَ Form IV (أَرْسَلَ): to send — 130 times أَسْرَفَ Form IV (أَسْرَفَ): to exceed limits, to commit excess — 9 times أَسْلَمَ Form I (سَلِمَ): to be safe — 1 time Form II (سَلَّمَ): to submit, to greet — 4 times Form IV (أَسْلَمَ): to submit, to surrender — 22 times أَشْرَكَ Form I (شَرِكَ): to share — 1 time Form III (شَارَكَ): to share with — 1 time Form IV (أَشْرَكَ): to associate partners — 71 times Form VIII (اشْتَرَكَ): to share in — 2 times أَصْبَحَ Form IV (أَصْبَحَ): to become — 18 times أَصْلَحَ Form I (صَلَحَ): to be righteous — 10 times Form IV (أَصْلَحَ): to reform, to make amends — 28 times أَعْرَضَ Form I (عَرَضَ): to present, to display — 15 times Form II (عَرَّضَ): to hint, to speak indirectly — 1 time Form IV (أَعْرَضَ): to turn away — 36 times Form VIII (اعْتَرَضَ): to present — 1 time أَغْرَقَ Form I (غَرِقَ): to drown — 2 times Form IV (أَغْرَقَ): to drown — 17 times أَفْسَدَ Form IV (أَفْسَدَ): to cause corruption — 12 times أَفْلَحَ Form IV (أَفْلَحَ): to succeed — 13 times أَنْبَتَ Form IV (أَنْبَتَ): to cause to grow — 10 times أَنْذَرَ Form IV (أَنْذَرَ): to warn — 44 times أَنْزَلَ Form II (نَزَّلَ): to send down gradually — 62 times Form IV (أَنْزَلَ): to send down — 183 times Form V (تَنَزَّلَ): to descend — 8 times أَنْشَأَ Form IV (أَنْشَأَ): to produce, to bring into being — 18 times أَنْعَمَ Form IV (أَنْعَمَ): to bestow favor — 16 times أَنْفَقَ Form IV (أَنْفَقَ): to spend — 68 times أَنْكَرَ Form IV (أَنْكَرَ): to deny, to disavow — 4 times أَهْلَكَ Form I (هَلَكَ): to perish — 8 times Form IV (أَهْلَكَ): to destroy — 39 times Form VI (تَهَالَكَ): to perish together — 1 time أَتَمَّ Form IV (أَتَمَّ): to complete, to perfect — 8 times Form X (اسْتَتَمَّ): to complete — 1 time أَحَبَّ Form IV (أَحَبَّ): to love, to like — 64 times Form X (اسْتَحَبَّ): to prefer — 4 times أَحَلَّ Form I (حَلَّ): to alight, to settle — 7 times Form II (حَلَّلَ): to make lawful — 1 time Form IV (أَحَلَّ): to make lawful, to settle — 14 times Form V (تَحَلَّلَ): to dissolve an oath — 1 time أَسَرَّ Form IV (أَسَرَّ): to conceal, to speak secretly — 12 times أَضَلَّ Form I (ضَلَّ): to go astray — 53 times Form IV (أَضَلَّ): to lead astray — 64 times أَعَدَّ Form IV (أَعَدَّ): to prepare — 20 times Form VIII (اعْتَدَّ): to count — 2 times أَذَاقَ Form I (ذَاقَ): to taste — 36 times Form IV (أَذَاقَ): to cause to taste — 19 times أَرَادَ Form IV (أَرَادَ): to intend, to wish — 139 times أَصَابَ Form IV (أَصَابَ): to strike, to afflict, to bestow — 64 times Form X (اسْتَصَابَ): to seek rightly — 1 time أَطَاعَ Form IV (أَطَاعَ): to obey — 72 times Form X (اسْتَطَاعَ): to be able to — 42 times أَقَامَ Form I (قَامَ): to stand — 19 times Form IV (أَقَامَ): to establish — 32 times Form X (اسْتَقَامَ): to stand firm, to be straight — 34 times أَمَاتَ Form I (مَاتَ): to die — 24 times Form IV (أَمَاتَ): to cause death — 18 times أَحْيَا Form I (حَيَّ): to live — 15 times Form II (حَيَّا): to greet — 4 times Form IV (أَحْيَا): to give life — 35 times Form X (اسْتَحْيَا): to feel shy, to spare — 4 times أَخْفَى Form I (خَفِيَ): to be hidden — 3 times Form IV (أَخْفَى): to hide, to conceal — 8 times Form X (اسْتَخْفَى): to seek disguise — 3 times أَرَى Form I (رَأَى): to see — 271 times Form IV (أَرَى): to show — 29 times أَغْنَى Form IV (أَغْنَى): to avail, to enrich — 28 times Form X (اسْتَغْنَى): to consider oneself self-sufficient — 3 times أَلْقَى Form IV (أَلْقَى): to throw, to cast — 71 times Form VIII (تَلَقَّى / الْتَقَى): to meet, to receive — 10 times أَنْجَى Form II (نَجَّى): to save — 23 times Form IV (أَنْجَى): to deliver — 37 times أَوْحَى Form IV (أَوْحَى): to reveal, to inspire — 72 times أَوْفَى Form II (وَفَّى): to pay in full — 18 times Form IV (أَوْفَى): to fulfill — 10 times Form X (اسْتَوْفَى): to demand full payment — 1 time آمَنَ Form I (أَمِنَ): to feel safe — 20 times Form IV (آمَنَ): to believe — 537 times آتَى Form I (أَتَى): to come — 264 times Form IV (آتَى): to give, to grant — 271 times آذَى Form IV (آذَى): to harm, to annoy — 8 times 10. Derived Form V & VI Verbs (تَفَعَّلَ / تَفَاعَلَ) تَفَكَّرَ Form V (تَفَكَّرَ): to reflect, to ponder — 18 times تَذَكَّرَ Form I (ذَكَرَ): to remember — 84 times Form II (ذَكَّرَ): to remind — 43 times Form V (تَذَكَّرَ / إِذَّكَّرَ): to receive admonition — 51 times تَوَكَّلَ Form V (تَوَكَّلَ): to rely, to put trust — 42 times Form VI (تَوَاكَلَ): to entrust mutually — 1 time تَبَيَّنَ Form II (بَيَّنَ): to explain — 18 times Form V (تَبَيَّنَ): to become clear — 17 times تَرَبَّصَ Form V (تَرَبَّصَ): to wait, to await — 12 times تَوَلَّى Form II (وَلَّى): to turn away — 30 times Form V (تَوَلَّى): to turn away, to ally — 78 times تَوَفَّى Form II (وَفَّى): to pay in full — 18 times Form V (تَوَفَّى): to take back, to cause to die — 24 times تَبَارَكَ Form VI (تَبَارَكَ): to be blessed, to be exalted — 9 times تَسَاءَلَ Form I (سَأَلَ): to ask — 106 times Form VI (تَسَاءَلَ): to inquire of one another — 7 times 11. Derived Form VII & VIII Verbs (انْفَعَلَ / افْتَعَلَ) اخْتَلَفَ Form VIII (اخْتَلَفَ): to differ, to vary — 38 times اتَّبَعَ Form VIII (اتَّبَعَ): to follow — 136 times اتَّخَذَ Form VIII (اتَّخَذَ): to take, to adopt — 124 times اتَّقَى Form I (وَقَى): to guard — 12 times Form VIII (اتَّقَى): to fear Allah, to guard oneself — 166 times افْتَرَى Form VIII (افْتَرَى): to invent, to fabricate — 54 times اهْتَدَى Form I (هَدَى): to guide — 144 times Form VIII (اهْتَدَى / يَهِدِّي): to find guidance — 60 times ابْتَغَى Form I (بَغَى): to seek — 25 times Form VIII (ابْتَغَى): to seek, to desire — 33 times انْقَلَبَ Form VII (انْقَلَبَ): to turn around, to return — 18 times انْتَهَى Form VIII (انْتَهَى): to cease, to desist — 10 times 12. Derived Form IX & X Verbs (افْعَلَّ / اسْتَفْعَلَ) اسْوَدَّ Form IX (اسْوَدَّ): to turn black — 2 times ابْيَضَّ Form IX (ابْيَضَّ): to turn white — 2 times اسْتَعْجَلَ Form I (عَجِلَ): to hasten — 10 times Form II (عَجَّلَ): to hasten — 4 times Form IV (أَعْجَلَ): to cause to hasten — 1 time Form X (اسْتَعْجَلَ): to seek to hasten — 19 times اسْتَغْفَرَ Form I (غَفَرَ): to forgive — 65 times Form X (اسْتَغْفَرَ): to ask forgiveness — 38 times اسْتَكْبَرَ Form I (كَبُرَ): to be great — 11 times Form II (كَبَّرَ): to magnify — 5 times Form IV (أَكْبَرَ): to admire — 1 time Form V (تَكَبَّرَ): to be arrogant — 1 time Form X (اسْتَكْبَرَ): to act arrogantly — 42 times اسْتَهْزَأَ Form X (اسْتَهْزَأَ): to mock, to ridicule — 21 times اسْتَجَابَ Form I (جَابَ): to cut — 1 time Form IV (أَجَابَ): to respond — 8 times Form X (اسْتَجَابَ): to answer, to respond — 28 times اسْتَطَاعَ Form IV (أَطَاعَ): to obey — 72 times Form X (اسْتَطَاعَ): to be able to — 42 times اسْتَقَامَ Form I (قَامَ): to stand — 19 times Form IV (أَقَامَ): to establish — 32 times Form X (اسْتَقَامَ): to remain straight, to be steadfast — 34 times

Thursday, 3 September 2026

Arabic degree program comparison

 Focusing directly on the specific undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes (BA, BS, MA, MS, and PhD) offered by these institutions, the comparison changes when looking at structural design, credit hour intensity, and the explicit integration of secular university frameworks versus traditional religious scholarship.

Evaluating the actual degree pipelines yields the following comparison and scores out of 10.


Degree Programme Evaluation Scores (Out of 10)

University

Degree Structure & Framework

Specialisation Depth

Practical/Research Training

Non-Native Adaptability

Degree Score

Al-Azhar University

9.0

10.0

9.0

6.0

8.5 / 10

Islamic University of Madinah

9.5

9.0

8.5

10.0

9.25 / 10

IIUI (Pakistan)

8.0

7.5

8.0

6.5

7.5 / 10

IOU (Online)

7.5

6.5

6.0

9.0

7.25 / 10


Degree Programme Deep Dive

1. Islamic University of Madinah (Faculty of Arabic Language) — 9.25 / 10

  • The Structure: Offers a highly focused 4-year Bachelor of Arts in Arabic Language. It bypasses typical western-style general education electives to focus strictly on foundational linguistic mastery. [1]

  • Specialisation Depth: Outstanding focus on the mechanics of classical Arabic. The degree forces an exhaustive mastery of philology, classical lexicography, and advanced poetry analysis, strictly mapped out to serve secondary fields like Hadith and Tafseer.

  • Practical/Research Training: Excellent training for oral delivery (Khitabah), public debate, and textual criticism. However, it lacks robust modern translation or corporate professional modules.

  • Non-Native Adaptability: The gold standard. The program integrates a mandatory, high-intensity 2-year non-degree Arabic Language Institute prerequisite before granting entry into the actual BA track, ensuring zero language gaps. [2]

2. Al-Azhar University (Faculty of Arabic Language / Kulliyyat al-Lugha al-Arabiyyah) — 8.5 / 10

  • The Structure: Offers a comprehensive, traditional 4-year degree pathway extending into highly rigorous MA and PhD tracks.

  • Specialisation Depth: Absolute maximum depth. The degree structure separates into highly specific tracks early on, such as Linguistics (Lughawiyyat), Literature and Rhetoric (Adab wa Balagha), and History and Civilisation.

  • Practical/Research Training: Exceptionally strong on the classical academic research thesis (Bahth). It lacks modern technological integration, technical translation training, or professional communication suites.

  • Non-Native Adaptability: Poorly structured for non-natives. Foreign students are often thrown directly into classrooms built for native speakers. This approach creates a harsh learning curve unless the student completes the preliminary Ma'had Bu'uth training program.

3. IIUI Pakistan (Faculty of Arabic) — 7.5 / 10

  • The Structure: Structure is built around a modernized 4-year BS in Arabic, alongside MS and PhD tracks in Literature and Linguistics. It follows a highly formalized semester framework governed by Pakistan's Higher Education Commission (HEC).

  • Specialisation Depth: Moderate to good. The curriculum effectively balances classical Arabic sciences (Sarf, Nahw) with modern applied linguistics. However, it requires students to allocate credit hours to compulsory non-Arabic subjects like Pakistan Studies, English, and Mathematics.

  • Practical/Research Training: Highly practical. The degree emphasizes bidirectional translation (Arabic-English-Urdu) and computer-assisted language processing, making it valuable for corporate and civil career tracks.

  • Non-Native Adaptability: Fair. It requires a mandatory zero-semester or preparatory language stream for students who do not pass the initial entry test, though real-world immersion remains limited. [1, 3, 4]

4. International Open University (IOU / Gambia) — 7.25 / 10

  • The Structure: Features a completely modular Bachelor of Arts in Arabic Language Studies (BA ALS) and a Higher Diploma bridge to an MA program. It utilizes an asynchronous, open-enrolment distance learning framework.

  • Specialisation Depth: Streamlined. The degree covers core essentials including grammar (Nahw), morphology (Sarf), and basic literature. It avoids highly complex, multi-tiered classical text commentaries to keep online modules manageable.

  • Practical/Research Training: Weakest on interactive research. While it excels at teaching textual comprehension and translation via digital portals, it lacks the synchronous environment needed for spontaneous oral presentation and viva-voce style thesis defense.

  • Non-Native Adaptability: Highly structured for non-natives. The courses explain intricate classical grammar rules using English and contemporary pedagogical frameworks, removing the intimidating barrier of a 100% Arabic environment from day one. [1, 5]

An alternative to gdp

 Here is the ranking of the top 40 OIC Muslim-majority nations based strictly on The People Score (personal piety, social morality, and religious devotion), ordered from highest adherence to lowest:

OIC Adherence: The People (Out of 10)
  1. Somalia: 9.9 / 10
  2. Afghanistan: 9.8 / 10
  3. Yemen: 9.8 / 10
  4. Mauritania: 9.7 / 10
  5. Senegal: 9.6 / 10
  6. Mali: 9.6 / 10
  7. Indonesia: 9.5 / 10
  8. Gambia: 9.5 / 10
  9. Pakistan: 9.4 / 10
  10. Nigeria: 9.4 / 10
  11. Sudan: 9.4 / 10
  12. Bangladesh: 9.3 / 10
  13. Saudi Arabia: 9.2 / 10
  14. Libya: 9.2 / 10
  15. Egypt: 9.1 / 10
  16. Algeria: 9.0 / 10
  17. Morocco: 8.9 / 10
  18. Oman: 8.8 / 10
  19. Jordan: 8.8 / 10
  20. Iraq: 8.7 / 10
  21. Malaysia: 8.6 / 10
  22. Maldives: 8.5 / 10
  23. Kuwait: 8.3 / 10
  24. Qatar: 8.1 / 10
  25. Syria: 7.9 / 10
  26. Tajikistan: 7.8 / 10
  27. Bahrain: 7.6 / 10
  28. United Arab Emirates: 7.5 / 10
  29. Uzbekistan: 7.4 / 10
  30. Guyana: 7.0 / 10
  31. Suriname: 6.9 / 10
  32. Kyrgyzstan: 6.9 / 10
  33. Tunisia: 6.8 / 10
  34. Turkmenistan: 6.5 / 10
  35. Lebanon: 6.4 / 10
  36. Turkey (Türkiye): 6.2 / 10
  37. Iran: 5.9 / 10
  38. Kazakhstan: 4.1 / 10
  39. Albania: 3.8 / 10
  40. Azerbaijan: 3.5 / 10 

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