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141 - الدنيا

141. THE WORLD

702 - تَسمِيَةُ الدُّنيا

702. NAMING THE 'WORLD'

2167.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّما سُمِّيَتِ الدُّنيا دُنيا لأ نّها أدنى‏ مِن كلِّ شي‏ءٍ ، وسُمِّيَت الآخِرةُ آخِرةً لأنّ فيها الجزاءَ والثوابَ .1

2167.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The world has been named dunya 2 because it is lower than every thing, and the Hereafter has been named akhira 3 because it contains recompense and reward.' 4

1.علل الشرائع : ۲ / ۱ .

2.From the Arabic root da-na-wa: to be low, vile, despicable (ed.)

3.From the Arabic root a-kha-ra: to be last, final; to come after (ed.)

4.Ilal al-Shara'i, v. ۲, no. ۱

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