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Part Two=12 words

*when something is in grey, It means the vocabulary was introduced in a previous part*

Wasi': Wide

Rabb: Lord

Khalifat: Caliph

NaDij: Ripe

Hakeemun: A wise man

Karim: Kind man

Saadiqun: A True man

Deen: Religion

Ladhidh: Delicious

Sha'ir: poet

Kitaab: book

Mu'min: believer (male) Mu'minoon: believers (male)

Mu'minah: believer (female) OR Mu'minatun: believer [female[

Mu'minaaat:  believers (female)

[when you pronounce the vowel mark on the ta in a singular female noun..you pronounce the 'ta', if you don't pronounce the vowel mark you don't pronounce the ta]

Examples:                    

• Khalid Hakeem [Khalidun Hakeemun]:  Khalid is a wise man

• Howa Sha'ir [Howa Sha'irun]:  He is a poet

• Howa Alimun:  He is a learned man

• Howa Kareemun: He is a kind man

• Muhammad Rasool [Muhammadun Rasoolun]: Muhammad is a messenger

Rule:

When the first word is not a proper noun, you add Al to the beginning of the word instead of adding an un at the end [un is the two 'dammas [vowel marks] at the end of the word]

Ex: Al-Qur'anu Kitabun: [the] Qur'an is a book

  Al-Islamu Deenun: Islam is a religion

   Al-Rasulu Sadiqun: The Messenger is a true man