LessonsBook of Hajj: Sa’y between Safa and Marwa and the Day of TarwiyahQuiz

Al-wuqūf is a verbal noun from w-q-f, “to stand/remain”; at Arafat it designates the prescribed standing.

Al-ifāḍah is a Form IV verbal noun used here for departing onward from the gathering. The word denotes movement away, not simply arrival.

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Vocabulary: wuquf and ifadah

Book of Hajj: Sa’y between Safa and Marwa and the Day of Tarwiyah

Al-wuqūf is a verbal noun from w-q-f, “to stand/remain”; at Arafat it designates the prescribed standing.

Al-ifāḍah is a Form IV verbal noun used here for departing onward from the gathering. The word denotes movement away, not simply arrival.