LessonsNumber of Nouns: Singular and DualQuiz

● The complete Hadith in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6406 says:
○ "كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ، ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ، حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ."
● The four highlighted dual forms in this Hadith and their singular forms are:

Dual
Meaning
Singular
Meaning

كَلِمَتَانِ
two statements
كَلِمَةٌ
statement/kalimah

حَبِيبَتَانِ
two beloved statements
حَبِيبَةٌ
beloved (feminine)

خَفِيفَتَانِ
two light statements
خَفِيفَةٌ
light (feminine)

ثَقِيلَتَانِ
two heavy statements
ثَقِيلَةٌ
heavy (feminine)

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Beautiful Examples of the Dual from a Noble Hadith

Number of Nouns: Singular and Dual

● The complete Hadith in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6406 says:
○ "كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ، ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ، حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ."
● The four highlighted dual forms in this Hadith and their singular forms are:

Dual
Meaning
Singular
Meaning

كَلِمَتَانِ
two statements
كَلِمَةٌ
statement/kalimah

حَبِيبَتَانِ
two beloved statements
حَبِيبَةٌ
beloved (feminine)

خَفِيفَتَانِ
two light statements
خَفِيفَةٌ
light (feminine)

ثَقِيلَتَانِ
two heavy statements
ثَقِيلَةٌ
heavy (feminine)