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taalim

taalim noun: the study of the Qur'an.

Noun

taalim (uncountable)

  1. The study of the Qur'an.
    • Ahmadu Bamba developed a system of education for realizing his philosophy of religion and life which Babou spelt out as comprising three steps: there is taalim, the study of the Qur'an and Islamic science for feeding the brain, then there is tarbiyya, for educating the soul, and finally tarqiyya...2013, Sakah Saidu Mahmud, Sharia or Shura: Contending Approaches to Muslim Politics in Nigeria and Senegal
    • There are some requirements for hosting the taalim, which moves from one house to another every month by decision of the mosques of the town, village, or neighborhood.2017, Pauline Jones, Islam, Society, and Politics in Central Asia

Origin of taalim

From Arabic تَعْلِيم (taʕlīm, “education”).

Questions about taalim

What does taalim mean?
Taalim means the study of the Qur'an.
What part of speech is taalim?
Taalim is a noun.

Words near taalim in the dictionary

  1. taaffeite
  2. taaffeites
  3. Taaffes
  4. taaghoot
  5. Taal
  6. taalim
  7. taan
  8. taaniko
  9. taans
  10. taar
  11. taarab

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