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al-thaqalayn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-thaqalayn
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

the Qur'an and the Ahl al-Bayt, said in a hadith to have been the two things left behind by the Prophet Muhammad for the guidance of the Muslim community.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الثَقَلَيْن (aṯ-ṯaqalayn, literally “the two heavy things”), from ثَقَل (ṯaqal, “heavy thing”).

Inflected Forms

ath-Thaqalayn (alternative) Thaqalayn (alternative)

Questions

What does al-thaqalayn mean?
the Qur'an and the Ahl al-Bayt, said in a hadith to have been the two things left behind by the Prophet Muhammad for the guidance of the Muslim community.
Where does al-thaqalayn come from?
Borrowed from Arabic الثَقَلَيْن (aṯ-ṯaqalayn, literally “the two heavy things”), from ثَقَل (ṯaqal, “heavy thing”).

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