Arabic vocabulary
بِدْعَةinnovation in Arabic
بِدْعَة is how you say “innovation” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
ولا يزيدُ الإيمانَ علمًا ولا يقينًا؛ بل قد يفتحُ بابَ التخييلِ والبدع
and it neither increases faith in knowledge nor certainty; rather, it may open the door to delusion and innovations.
وَالْبِدَعِ — and innovations. 'and of innovations', joined by 'wa', a second genitive owner of 'the door'. Broken plural of 'bid'a'; paired with delusion as what the bare practice risks unleashing.
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