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al-Thaqalayn

al-Thaqalayn proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

al-Thaqalayn

  1. (Shia) 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.

Forms of al-Thaqalayn

alternative formath-Thaqalayn
alternative formThaqalayn

Origin of al-Thaqalayn

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

Questions about al-Thaqalayn

What does al-Thaqalayn mean?
Al-Thaqalayn means 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.
What part of speech is al-Thaqalayn?
Al-Thaqalayn is a proper noun.

Words near al-Thaqalayn in the dictionary

  1. Al-Seeb
  2. al-Shaddadi
  3. Al-Shaytaan
  4. Al-Sirat
  5. Al-Taif
  6. al-Thaqalayn
  7. Al-Ubayyid
  8. Al-Yasa
  9. ala
  10. ala carte
  11. ala mode

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