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
