LessonsEarning, good deeds, and seeking knowledge (Hadith 44–50)Quiz

تَعَلَّمَ — he learned: the person acquires knowledge.
عَلَّمَ — he taught: the person imparts knowledge to someone else.
وَعَلَّمَهُ — and he taught it; وَ means “and,” and ـهُ refers to the Qur’an.

For example, Zaynab learns a recitation rule correctly from a teacher and later helps her younger sister practice that rule. The first action illustrates تَعَلَّمَ; the second illustrates عَلَّمَ.

Both verbs share the root ع ل م, but their verbal forms express acquiring knowledge versus teaching it to others.

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Why تَعَلَّمَ differs from عَلَّمَ

Earning, good deeds, and seeking knowledge (Hadith 44–50)

تَعَلَّمَ — he learned: the person acquires knowledge.
عَلَّمَ — he taught: the person imparts knowledge to someone else.
وَعَلَّمَهُ — and he taught it; وَ means “and,” and ـهُ refers to the Qur’an.

For example, Zaynab learns a recitation rule correctly from a teacher and later helps her younger sister practice that rule. The first action illustrates تَعَلَّمَ; the second illustrates عَلَّمَ.

Both verbs share the root ع ل م, but their verbal forms express acquiring knowledge versus teaching it to others.