al-Thaqalayn

proper noun

the Qur'an and the Ahl al-Bayt, said in a hadith to have been the two things left behind by the Prophet Muhammad for the guidance of the Muslim community.

OriginArabic الثَقَلَيْن →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative ath-Thaqalayn · alternative Thaqalayn

  1. ShiaIslamthe Qur'an and the Ahl al-Bayt, said in a hadith to have been the two things left behind by the Prophet Muhammad for the guidance of the Muslim community.

Origin

  1. Arabicالثَقَلَيْن
  2. Englishal-Thaqalayn

Borrowed from Arabic الثَقَلَيْن (aṯ-ṯaqalayn, literally “the two heavy things”), from ثَقَل (ṯaqal, “heavy thing”).

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