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Question 1

[LEARN] الصفة الثابتة #1 | Pattern: أَفْعَل / فَعْلاء | Shape: hamza prefix + sukūn on ع | always has feminine form ending in اء | used for colors and physical defects

Answer 1

Example: أَعْمى (blind) | وَمَن كَانَ فِي هَٰذِهِ أَعْمَىٰ فَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ أَعْمَىٰ (17:72)

Question 2

[LEARN] الصفة الثابتة #2 | Pattern: فَيْعَل | Shape: ي inserted between ف and ع + fathah on ع

Answer 2

Example: فَيْصَل (decisive criterion) | Classical sarf example

Question 3

[LEARN] الصفة الثابتة #3 | Pattern: فَيْعِل | Shape: ي inserted between ف and ع + kasrah on ع | ⚠️ kasrah (not fathah) on ع distinguishes it from فَيْعَل

Answer 3

Example: سَيِّد (master, leader) | وَسَيِّدًا وَحَصُورًا وَنَبِيًّا (3:39)

Question 4

[LEARN] الصفة الثابتة #4 | Pattern: فَعْل | Shape: fathah on ف + sukūn on ع (short and sharp — only 3 letters with sukūn in the middle)

Answer 4

Example: حَقّ (true, right) | وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقًّا — extremely common throughout Quran

Question 5

[LEARN] الصفة الثابتة #5 | Pattern: فِعْل | Shape: kasrah on ف + sukūn on ع | ⚠️ only difference from فَعْل is kasrah on ف

Answer 5

Example: مِلْح (salty) | هَٰذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ (35:12)

Question 6

[LEARN] الصفة الثابتة #6 | Pattern: فُعْل | Shape: dammah on ف + sukūn on ع | ⚠️ only difference from فَعْل is dammah on ف

Answer 6

Example: صُمّ (deaf) | صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْيٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ (2:171)

Question 7

[LEARN] الصفة الثابتة #7 | Pattern: فَعَل | Shape: fathah on ف + fathah on ع (two fathahs, no long vowel extension)

Answer 7

Example: حَسَن (good) | وَقُولُوا لِلنَّاسِ حُسْنًا (2:83)

Question 8

[LEARN] الصفة الثابتة #8 | Pattern: فَعَال | Shape: fathah on ف + fathah on ع + long ا at end | ⚠️ like فَعَل but with long ا added

Answer 8

Example: جَبَان (coward) | Classical sarf example

Question 9

[LEARN] الصفة الثابتة #9 | Pattern: فَعِيل | Shape: fathah on ف + kasrah on ع + long ي | ⚠️ this same shape also appears in اسم المبالغة — context tells them apart

Answer 9

Example: كَرِيم (noble) | إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ (56:77)

Question 10

[LEARN] اسم المبالغة #1 | Pattern: فَعَّال | Shape: fathah on ف + doubled ع (shadda) + long ا

Answer 10

Example: غَفَّار (most forgiving) | إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا (71:10)

Question 11

[LEARN] اسم المبالغة #2 | Pattern: فَعُول | Shape: fathah on ف + dammah on ع + long و

Answer 11

Example: غَفُور (ever-forgiving) | إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ — most repeated divine name pair in Quran

Question 12

[LEARN] اسم المبالغة #3 | Pattern: مِفْعَال | Shape: مِ prefix + sukūn on ف + fathah on ع + long ا

Answer 12

Example: مِقْوَال (very talkative) | Classical sarf example

Question 13

[LEARN] اسم المبالغة #4 | Pattern: فَعِيل | Shape: fathah on ف + kasrah on ع + long ي | ⚠️ SAME shape as الصفة الثابتة #9 but meaning is intensive/hyperbolic

Answer 13

Example: عَلِيم (all-knowing) | وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ — most frequent divine name in Quran

Question 14

[LEARN] اسم المبالغة #5 | Pattern: فَعِل | Shape: fathah on ف + kasrah on ع + short ending | ⚠️ looks like فَعِيل but WITHOUT the long ي — shorter and abrupt

Answer 14

Example: فَرِح (exultant) | إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْفَرِحِينَ (28:76)

Question 15

[LEARN] اسم المبالغة #6 | Pattern: فِعِّيل | Shape: kasrah on ف + doubled ع (shadda) + long ي

Answer 15

Example: شِرِّير (very evil) | Classical sarf example

Question 16

[LEARN] اسم المبالغة #7 | Pattern: فَاعُول | Shape: fathah on ف + long ا after ف + dammah on ع + long و

Answer 16

Example: فَارُوق (distinguisher of truth) | Classical sarf example

Question 17

[LEARN] اسم المبالغة #8 | Pattern: فَيْعُول | Shape: ي after ف + dammah on ع + long و | ⚠️ like فَاعُول but ي (short) instead of long ا

Answer 17

Example: قَيُّوم (the self-sustaining) | اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ (2:255)

Question 18

[LEARN] اسم المبالغة #9 | Pattern: مِفْعِيل | Shape: مِ prefix + sukūn on ف + kasrah on ع + long ي | ⚠️ like مِفْعَال but kasrah + long ي instead of fathah + long ا

Answer 18

Example: مِسْكِين (very needy) | وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِ مِسْكِينًا (76:8)

Question 19

[LEARN] اسم المبالغة #10 | Pattern: فُعَلَة | Shape: dammah on ف + fathah on ع + ة at end | the ة makes it sound like a noun but it is an intensive adjective

Answer 19

Example: هُمَزَة (habitual backbiter) | وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ (104:1)

Question 20

[LEARN] اسم المبالغة #11 | Pattern: فُعُّول | Shape: dammah on ف + doubled ع (shadda) + long و

Answer 20

Example: قُدُّوس (most holy) | الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ (59:23)

Question 21

[LEARN] اسم المبالغة #12 | Pattern: فُعَل | Shape: dammah on ف + fathah on ع + short ending (no long vowel) | ⚠️ very short — easy to overlook

Answer 21

Example: نُكُر (extremely denounced) | لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا نُّكُرًا (18:74)

Question 22

[LEARN] اسم المبالغة #13 | Pattern: فُعَال | Shape: dammah on ف + fathah on ع + long ا | ⚠️ like فَعَال but dammah on ف instead of fathah

Answer 22

Example: عُجَاب (extremely strange) | إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ (38:5)

Question 23

[LEARN] اسم المبالغة #14 | Pattern: فُعَّال | Shape: dammah on ف + doubled ع (shadda) + long ا | ⚠️ like فَعَّال (#1) but dammah on ف instead of fathah

Answer 23

Example: كُبَّار (extremely great) | وَمَكَرُوا مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا (71:22)