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How Many Words in the Quran? Quran Reading Help

The Quran, revered as the holy book of Islam, is a sacred scripture that guides Muslims in their spiritual and daily lives. It consists of divinely revealed words in Quran that carry profound meanings and teachings. 

In this article, we will delve into the detailed structure of the Quran, focusing on the number of words, letters, Ayahs (verses), Surahs (chapters), and other significant aspects that define this sacred text.

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Words and Characters in the Qur’an

The Quran is not just a collection of divine verses; it is a text with a meticulous structure. Here is a breakdown of the key numerical facts related to the words and characters in the Quran Majeed: Read More »

Quran Classes in Scotland – Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee

Scotland is home to a diverse and growing Muslim community, and cities like Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Dundee are becoming increasingly prominent centers for Islamic life. With the rise in the Muslim population in these cities, there has been a growing demand for accessible and quality Quran classes in Scotland. 

This has led to the emergence of numerous online Quran classes designed to meet the needs of Scottish Muslims, offering convenience and flexibility.

Muslim Community in Scotland

Scotland’s top cities, particularly Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Dundee, have seen a notable increase in their Muslim populations. 

This growth is attributed to several factors, including increased awareness of Islam and the migration of Muslims from other parts of the UK. As the Muslim community expands, so does the need for Islamic services and resources, including Quran classes online. Read More »

Arabic Basic Common Verbs With Transliteration

On this resource, we will delve into Arabic basic common verbs with transliteration, accompanied by their transliteration for ease of learning and pronunciation. Whether you’re a beginner seeking to grasp essential language skills or an enthusiast aiming to enhance your Arabic proficiency, this guide will provide you with a solid foundation in using common Arabic verbs effectively. Unlock the power of communication and understanding through this invaluable resource.

 

EnglishStandard ArabicTranslitEgyptian ArabicTranslit
to be (not used in present tense)كان – يكون (كون)kaana – yakuunu (koon)kaan – yikuun (koon)
to do; to makeفعل – يفعل (فعل)fa3ala – yaf3alu (fa3l)عمل – يعمل3amal – yi3mil (3amal)
to workعمل – يعمل (عمل)3amala – ya3milu (3amal)اشتغل – يشتغل (سغل)ištaġal – yištaġil (šuġl)
to bring, fetchأحضر – يحضر (احضار)aHDara – yuHDiru (iHDaar)جاب – يجيب (جيبان)gaab – yigiib (gayabaan)
to takeأخذ – يأخذ (أخذ)axada – ya’xudu (axd)خد – ياخد (اخد)xad – yaaxud (axd)
to putوضع – يضع (وضع)waDa3a – yaDa3u (waD3)حطّ – يحطّ (حطّ)HaTT – yiHoTT (HaTT)
to becomeأصبح – يصبح (اصباح)aSbaHa – yuSbiHu (iSbaaH)بقى – يبقىba’a – yib’a
to change (s.t.)غيّر – يغيّر (تغيير)ġayyara – yuġayyiru (taġyiir)ġayyar – yiġayyar (taġyiir)
to countعدّ – يعدّ (عدّ)3adda – ya3uddu (3add)3add – yi3idd (3add)
to go (to)ذهب – يذهب (ذهاب) إلىdahaba – yadhabu (dahaab) ilaراح – يروح (مرواح | روحان)raaH – yiruuH (mirwaaH/rawaHaan)
to walkمشى – يمشي (مشي)maša – yamši (mašy)مشي – يمشي (مشي)miši – yimši (mašy)
to runجرى – يجري (جري)jara – yajri (jary)geri – yigri (gary)
to comeجاء – يجئ (جيئة)jaa’a – yajii’u (jii’a)جه – يجي (مجي)geh – yiigi (migiyy)
أتى – يأتي (اتي)ata – yaa’ti (aty)
to returnرجع – يرجع (رجوع) إلىraja3a – yarja3u (rujuu3)rigi3 – yirga3 (ruguu3)
عاد – يعود (عودة) إلى3aada – ya3uudu (3awda)
to arriveوصل – يصل (وصول) إلىwaSala – yaSilu (wuSuul) ilaوصل – يوصل (وصول)wiSil – yiwSil (wuSuul)
to sitجلس – يجلس (جلوس)jalasa – yajlisu (juluus)قعد – يقعد (قعاد)‘a3ad – yu’3ud (‘u3aad)
to get up, riseقام – يقوم (قيام)qaama – yaquumu (qiyaam)‘aam – yi’uum (‘iyaam)
to fallوقع – يقع (وقوع)waqa3a – yaqa3u (wuquu3)وقع – يوقع (وقوع)wi’i3 – yiw’a3 (wu’uu3)
سقط – يسقط (سقوط)saqaTa – yasquTu (suquuT)
to go upطلع – يطلع (طلوع)Tala3a – yaTla3u (Tuluu3)Tili3 – yiTla3 (Tuluu3)
to go downنزل – ينزل (نزول)nazila – yanzilu (nuzuul)nizil – yinzil (nuzuul)
to cookطبخ – يطبخ (طبخ)Tabaxa – yaTbuxu (Tabx)Tabax – yiTbux (Tabx)
to eatأكل – يأكل (أكل)akala – yaa’kulu (akl)كل – ياكل (أكل)kal – yaakul (akl)
to drinkشرب – يشرب (شرب)šariba – yašrabu (šurb)širib – yišrab (šurb)
to wake upصحى – يصحو (صحو)SaHa – yaSHu (SaHw)صحي – يصحى (صحو)SaHa – yiSHa (SaHw)
استيقظ – يستيقظ (استيقاظ)istayqaZa – yastayqiZu (istiiqaaZ)
to sleepنام – ينام (نوم)naama – yanaamu (nawm)naam – yinaam (noom)
to washغسل – يغسل (غسل)ġasala – yaġsilu (ġasl)ġasal – yiġsil (ġasl/ġasiil)
to cleanنظّف – ينظّف (تنظيف)naZZafa – yunaZZifu (tanZiif)naZZaf – yinaZZaf (tanZiif)
to studyدرس – يدرس (دراسة)darasa – yadrusu (diraasa)daras – yidris (diraasa)
to learnتعلّم – يتعلّم (تعلّم)ta3allama – yata3allamu (ta3allum)اتعلّم – يتعلّم (تعلّم)it3allim – yit3allim (ta3allum)
to understandفهم – يفهم (فهم)fahima – yafhamu (fahm)fihim – yifham (fahm)
to knowعرف – يعرف (معرفة)3arafa – ya3rifu (ma3rifa)3irif – yi3raf (ma3rifa)
to rememberتذكر – يتذكر (تذكر)tadakkara – yatadakkaru (tadakkur)افتكر – يفتكر (افتكار)iftakar – yiftikir (iftikaar)
to forgetنسي – ينسى (نسي)nasiya – yansaa (nasi)nisi – yinsa (nasi)
to describeوصف – يصف (وصف)waSafa – yaSifu (waSf)وصف – يوصف (وصف)waSaf – yiwSif (waSf)
to try, test (s.t)جرّب – يجرّب (تجريب)jarraba – yujarribu (tajriib)garrab – yigarrib (tagriib)
to try, attempt to do s.t.حاول – يحاول (محاولة) أنHaawala – yuHaawilu (muHaawala) an
to be able to do s.t.قدر – يقدر (قدرة) أنqadara – yaqdiru (qudra) an‘idir – yi’dir (‘odra)
استطاع – يستطيع (استطاعة) أنistaTaa3a – yastaTii3u (istiTaa3a) an
to readقرأ – يقرأ (قراءة)qara’a – yaqra’ (qiraa’a)قرأ – يقرأ (قراية)‘ara – yi’ra (‘iraaya)
to writeكتب – يكتب (كتابة)kataba – yaktubu (kitaaba)katab – yiktib (kitaaba)
to translateترجم – يترجم (ترجمة)tarjama – yutarjimu (tarjama)targam – yitargim (targama)
to talk (reflexive)تكلّم – يتكلّم (كلام | تكلّم)takallama – yatakallamu (kalaam/takallum)اتكلّم – يتكلّم (كلام)itkallim – yitkallim (kalaam)
تحدّث – يتحدّث (تحدّث)taHaddata – yataHaddatu (taHaddut)
to say, tellقال – يقول (قول)qaala – yaquulu (qawl)‘aal – yi’uul (‘awl)
to ask (a question)سأل – يسأل (سؤال)sa’ala – yas’alu (su’aal)
to requestطلب – يطلب (طلب)Talaba – yaTlubu (Talab)
to reply, answer (to)أجاب – يجيب (اجابة) علىajaaba – yujiibu (ijaaba) 3alaagaab – yigiib (igaaba) 3ala
ردّ – يردّ (ردّ) علىradda – yarudd (radd) 3ala
to thankشكر – يشكر (شكر)šakara – yaškuru (šukr)šakar – yiškur (šukr)
to complain (about)شكى – يشكو (شكوى) منšaka – yašku (šakwa) minاشتكى – يشتكي (شكوى) منištaka – yištiki (šakwa) min
to promiseوعد – يعد (وعد) بـwa3ada – ya3idu (wa3d) biوعد – يوعد (وعد)wa3ad – yiw3id (wa3d) bi
to seeرأى – يرى (رؤية)ra’a – yara (ru’ya)شاف – يشوف (شوفان | شوف)šaaf – yišuuf (šawafaan/šoof)
to look atنظر – ينظر (نظر) إلىnaZara – yanZuru (naZar) ilaبصّ – يبصّ (بصّ | بصصان) علىbaSS – yibuSS (baSS/baSaSaan) 3ala
to look forبحث – يبحث (بحث) عنbaHata – yabHatu (baHt) 3anدوّر – يدوّر (تدوير) علىdawwar – yidawwar (tadwiir) 3ala
to findوجد – يجد (وجود)wajada – yajidu (wujuud)لاقى – يلاقيlaa’a – yilaa’i (la’ayaan)
to lose (s.t.)ضيّع – يضيّع (تضييع)Dayya3a – yuDayyi3u (taDyii3)
to organizeنظّم – ينظّم (تنظيم)naZZama – yunaZZimu (tanZiim)
to organize, tidy upرتّب – يرتّب (ترتيب)rattaba – yurattibu (tartiib)
to smoke (in general)دخّن – يدخّن (تدخين)daxxana – yudaxxinu (tadxiin)
to happenحدث – يحدث (حدوث)Hadata – yaHdutu (Huduut)حصل – يحصل (حصول)HaSal – yiHSal (HuSuul)
to watchشاهد – يشاهد (مشاهدة)šaahada – yušaahidu (mušaahada)اتفرّج – يتفرّج علىitfarrag – yitfarrag 3ala
to hearسمع – يسمع (سمع | سماعة)sami3a – yasma3u (sam3/samaa3a)simi3 – yisma3 (sama3)
to listen toاستمع – يستمع (استماع) إلىistama3a – yastami3u (istimaa3) ilaسمع – يسمع (سمع)simi3 – yisma3 (sama3)
to giveأعطى – يعطي (اعطاء)a3aTa – ya3aTi (i3Taa’)ادّى – يدّي (مدّية)idda – yiddi (middiyya)
to carryحمل – يحمل (حمل)Hamala – yaHmilu (Haml)شال – يشيل (شيل | شيلان)šaal – yišiil (šeil/šayalaan)
to loveأحبّ – يحبّ (حبّ)aHabba – yuHibbu (Hubb)حبّ – يحبّ (حبّ)Habb – yiHibb (Hubb)
to hateكره – يكره (كره | كراهة)kariha – yakrahu (karh/karaaha)karah – yikrah (karh/karaaha)
to be bornوُلد – يُولد (ولادة)wulida – yuuladu (wilaada)اتولد – يتولدitwalad – yitwalad
to liveعاش – يعيش (معيشة)3aaša – ya3iišu (ma3iiša)
to live (in a place)سكن – يسكن (سكن) فيsakana – yaskunu (sakan) fi
to dieمات – يموت (موت)maata – yamuutu (moot)
to pass awayتوفّي – يتوفي (وفاة)tuwuffiya – yutawaffayu (wafaah)اتوفى – يتوفي (وفاة)itwaffa – yitwaffi (wafaah)
to waitانتظر – ينتظر (انتظار)intaZara – yantaZiru (intiZaar)استنى – يستنيistinna – yistinni
to buyاشترى – يشتري (شراء)ištara – yaštari (širaa’)ištara – yištiri
to sellباع – يبيع (بيع)baa3a – yabii3u (bii3)
to pay; to pushدفع – يدفع (دفع)dafa3a – yadfa3u (daf3)dafa3 – yidfa3
to pushزق – يزق (زق)za” – yizu” (za”)
to open (s.t.)فتح – يفتح (فتح)fataHa – yaftaHu (fatH)fataH – yiftaH (fatH)
to close (s.t.)غلق – يغلق (غلق)ġalaqa – yaġliqu (ġalq)قفل – يقفل‘afal – yi’fil
to begin, start (s.t.)بدأ – يبدأ (بدء)bada’a – yabda’u (bad’)bada’ – yibda’
to end (reflexive)انتهى – ينتهي (انتهاء)intaha – yantahi (intihaa’)
to stop (reflexive); to stand upوقف – يقف (وقف | وقوف)waqafa – yaqifu (waqf/wuquuf)wi’if – yiw’af (wa’f)
to finish (s.t.)خلّص – يخلّص (تخليص)xallaSa – yuxalliSu (taxliiS)xallaS – yixallaS (taxliiS)
شطّب – يشطّب (تشطيب)šaTTab – yišaTTab (tašTiib)
to stop (reflexive); to stand upوقف – يقف (وقف | وقوف)waqafa – yaqifu (waqf/wuquuf)wi’if – yiw’af (wa’f)
to playلعب – يلعب (لعب)la3aba – yal3ibu (li3b)
to use (s.t.)استخدم – يستخدم (استخدام)istaxdama – yastaxdimu (istixdaam)
استعمل – يستعمل (استعمال)ista3mala – yasta3milu (isti3maal)
to enterدخل – يدخل (دخول)daxala – yadxulu (duxuul)daxal – yudxul
to go outخرج – يخرج (خروج)xaraja – yaxruju (xuruuj)xarag – yixrag
to leaveغادر – يغادر (مغادرة)ġaadara – yuġaadiru (muġaadara)ساب – يسيبsaab – yisiib
to ride (ex. a taxi)ركب – يركب (ركوب)rakiba – yarkabu (rukuub)rikib – yirkab
to sendأرسل – يرسل (ارسال)arsala – yursilu (irsaal)بعت – يبعتba3at – yib3at
to receiveاستلم – يستلم (استلام)istalama – yastalimu (istilaam)istalam – yistilim (istilaam)
to think (about s.t.)فكّر – يفكّر (تفكير)fakkara – yufakkiru (tafkiir)fakkar – yifakkar (tafkiir) fi
to think (that)ظنّ – يظنّ (ظن) أنZanna – yaZunnu (Zann) annaافتكر – يفتكرiftakar – yiftikir
to believe (that)اعتقد – يعتقد (اعتقاد)i3taqada – ya3taqidu (i3tiqaad) anna
to need (s.t.)احتاج – يحتاج (احتياج) إلىiHtaaja – yaHtaaju (iHtiyaaj) ilaiHtaag – yiHtaag
to want (to)أراد – يريد (ارادة)araada – yuriidu (iraada) anعايز – عايزة3aayiz/3aayza (or 3aawiz/3aawza) – active participle
to succeedنجح – ينجح (نجاح)najaHa – yanjaHu (najaaH)nagaH – yingaH (nagaaH)
to failفشل – يفشل (فشل)fašila – yafšalu (fašal)

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The Holy Quran – Learn Reading Quran Online

Islam emerged through the medium of a sacred scripture known as the Quran. According to Islamic beliefs, the Holy Quran, also sometimes spelled as “Koran,” is regarded by Muslims as the divine Word of God, communicated through the Angel Gabriel to his Prophet Muhammad in the Arabic language. Each Muslim tries to learn reading Quran online.

Muslims perceive the Quran as surpassing earlier revelations and consider it a comprehensive culmination of these prior messages. It is regarded as the ultimate revelation, since Muhammad is acknowledged as the final prophet, often referred to as the “Seal of the Prophets.”

In a profound manner, the holy Quran assumes the role of a guide for millions of Muslims, both those of Arab origin and those from diverse backgrounds. It exerts a significant influence on their daily lives, serving as a foundation for a distinctive legal framework and offering inspiration through its guiding tenets. Crafted in a dignified language, this sacred text has not only moved countless individuals to tears and moments of profound emotion but has also, for nearly fourteen centuries, illuminated the experiences of Muslims with its eloquent proclamation of unwavering monotheism, human worth, virtuous conduct, individual accountability, and equitable social principles. As a result, for innumerable individuals, it stands as the foremost driving force that shapes their religious, societal, and cultural conduct. Indeed, the Quran stands as the pivotal cornerstone upon which the entire structure of Islamic civilization has been erected. Read More »