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Lesson 3: Real Quranic Words — Part 1
💡 Did You Know?
These are real words straight from the Quran — you will meet them in almost every surah.
كِتَاب
~230×
in the Quran
سَلَام
~140×
in the Quran
نُور
~43×
in the Quran
إِيمَان
~45×
in the Quran
📖 The Quran describes itself as كِتَاب — a Book — more than 230 times. Every time you open the Quran, you are holding what Allah called كِتَاب.
🃏 Real Quranic Words
نُور
Nūr
Light
Noun
كِتَاب
Kitāb
Book
Noun
دِين
Dīn
Religion · Way of Life
Noun
عِلْم
ʿIlm
Knowledge
Noun
قَلْب
Qalb
Heart
Noun
رَسُول
Rasūl
Messenger
Title
سَلَام
Salām
Peace
Noun
إِيمَان
Īmān
Faith · Belief
Noun
📋 Recognition Table
| Word | Roman | Meaning | Type | Quranic Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| نُور | Nūr | Light | Noun | اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ — Allah is the Light of the heavens |
| كِتَاب | Kitāb | Book | Noun | ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ — that is the Book |
| دِين | Dīn | Religion · Way of Life | Noun | مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ — Master of the Day of Judgement |
| عِلْم | ʿIlm | Knowledge | Noun | رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا — My Lord, increase me in knowledge |
| قَلْب | Qalb | Heart | Noun | بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ — with a sound heart |
| رَسُول | Rasūl | Messenger | Title | مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللَّهِ — Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah |
| سَلَام | Salām | Peace | Noun | سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ — peace until the rising of dawn |
| إِيمَان | Īmān | Faith · Belief | Noun | الْإِيمَانُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ — faith is in your hearts |
📖 Spot Your Words in the Quran
The words you just learned — glowing gold in real Quranic verses.
Al-Nūr 24:35 — The Verse of Light
اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.
Al-Baqarah 2:2
ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ
This is the Book — there is no doubt in it.
Al-Fātiḥa 1:4
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ
Master of the Day of Judgement (Dīn).
Ṭā-Hā 20:114
وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
And say: My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
Ash-Shu'arā 26:89
إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ
Except one who comes to Allah with a sound heart.
Al-Fatḥ 48:29
مُّحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللَّهِ
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
Al-Qadr 97:5
سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ
Peace it is — until the rising of dawn.
Al-Ḥujurāt 49:14
وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ
And faith has not yet entered your hearts.
🎮 Match the Words
How to play: Click an Arabic word on the left, then click its English meaning on the right.
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