Arabic vocabulary
هُدًى is how you say “guidance” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
أو لاتباع هواه بغير هدى من الله،
or by following his desires without guidance from Allah,
هُدًى — guidance. 'guidance', genitive owner; its weak ending shows the genitive; indefinite.
From: Judging by Revelation →واستثنى من أولئك من قبل هداه واتبع رضاه
Except those whom He guided beforehand and who followed His pleasure.
هُدَاهُ — He guided him. This noun-like verbal idea or verb means 'He guided him', carrying its 'he' subject and an attached object pronoun. The pronoun points to the person guided; Arabic glues the object straight onto the back of the verb instead of using a separate word.
From: Prayer and Charity →OpenArabic teaches words like هُدًى through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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