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This article lists all occurrences of the words al-dunya (ٱلدُّنْيَا) and al-akhira (الآخرة) in the Qur'an. These words do not appear in the dual or plural forms, so this word count will be easier than others.

Al-Dunya (ٱلدُّنْيَا)

The word dunya is derived from the trilateral root دنو (d-n-w). Just like from the root سلم (s-l-m) we can derive different words, like submission (al-islam, الإسلام) and peace (al-salam, السلم), from the root دنو we can also derive different words. The first word in the Qur'an with this root is adna (أَدْنَىٰ), meaning "worse":

Qur'an 2:61 "...exchange that which is better for that which is worse (أَدْنَىٰ, adna)..."

Words derived from this root can also have a meaning of "nearer" or "lower" or "lesser".

Here is the list of occurrences of the word dunya:

Count	Verse	Arabic word	Translation
1	2:85	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
2	2:86	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
3	2:114	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
4	2:130	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
5	2:200	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
6	2:201	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
7	2:204	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
8	2:212	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
9	2:217	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
10	2:220	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
11	3:14	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
12	3:22	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
13	3:45	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
14	3:56	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
15	3:117	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
16	3:145	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
17	3:148	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
18	3:152	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
19	3:185	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
20	4:74	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
21	4:77	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
22	4:94	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
23	4:109	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
24	4:134	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
25	4:134	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
26	5:33	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
27	5:41	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
28	6:29	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
29	6:32	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
30	6:70	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
31	6:130	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
32	7:32	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
33	7:51	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
34	7:152	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
35	7:156	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
36	8:42	ٱلدُّنْيَا	nearer [side]
37	8:67	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
38	9:38	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
39	9:38	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
40	9:55	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
41	9:69	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
42	9:74	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
43	9:85	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
44	10:7	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
45	10:23	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
46	10:24	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
47	10:64	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
48	10:70	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
49	10:88	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
50	10:98	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
51	11:15	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
52	11:60	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
53	12:101	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
54	13:26	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
55	13:26	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
56	13:34	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
57	14:3	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
58	14:27	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
59	16:30	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
60	16:41	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
61	16:107	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
62	16:122	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
63	18:28	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
64	18:45	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
65	18:46	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
66	18:104	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
67	20:72	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
68	20:131	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
69	22:9	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
70	22:11	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
71	22:15	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
72	23:33	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
73	23:37	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
74	24:14	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
75	24:19	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
76	24:23	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
77	24:33	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
78	28:42	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
79	28:60	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
80	28:61	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
81	28:77	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
82	28:79	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
83	29:25	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
84	29:27	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
85	29:64	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
86	30:7	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
87	31:15	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
88	31:33	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
89	33:28	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
90	33:57	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
91	35:5	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
92	37:6	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
93	39:10	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
94	39:26	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
95	40:39	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
96	40:43	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
97	40:51	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
98	41:12	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
99	41:16	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
100	41:31	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
101	42:20	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
102	42:36	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
103	43:32	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
104	43:35	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
105	45:24	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
106	45:35	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
107	46:20	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
108	47:36	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
109	53:29	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
110	57:20	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
111	57:20	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
112	59:3	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
113	67:5	ٱلدُّنْيَا	lower [heaven]
114	79:38	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world
115	87:16	ٱلدُّنْيَا	this world

As we can see, there are two occurrences, where the word does not mean "this world" or "worldly life":
- Verse 8:42 "When you were on the nearer side (بِٱلْعُدْوَةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا, bialAAudwati alddunya) and they were on the farthest side"
- Verse 67:5 "And certainly We have adorned this lower heaven (ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا, alssamaa alddunya) with lamps and We have made these missiles for the Shaitans..."

7:169 lower life adna

Al-Akhira (الآخرة)

Count	Verse	Arabic word
1	2:85
2	2:86
3	2:114
4	2:130
5	2:200
6	2:201
7	2:204
8	2:212
9	2:217
10	2:220
11	3:14
12	3:22
13	3:45
14	3:56
15	3:117
16	3:145
17	3:148
18	3:152
19	3:185
20	4:74
21	4:77
22	4:94
23	4:109
24	4:134
25	4:134
26	5:33
27	5:41
28	6:29
29	6:32
30	6:70
31	6:130
32	7:32
33	7:51
34	7:152
35	7:156
36	8:67
37	9:38
38	9:38
39	9:55
40	9:69
41	9:74
42	9:85
43	10:7
44	10:23
45	10:24
46	10:64
47	10:70
48	10:88
49	10:98
50	11:15
51	11:60
52	12:101
53	13:26
54	13:26
55	13:34
56	14:3
57	14:27
58	16:30
59	16:41
60	16:107
61	16:122
62	18:28
63	18:45
64	18:46
65	18:104
66	20:72
67	20:131
68	22:9
69	22:11
70	22:15
71	23:33
72	23:37
73	24:14
74	24:19
75	24:23
76	24:33
77	28:42
78	28:60
79	28:61
80	28:77
81	28:79
82	29:25
83	29:27
84	29:64
85	30:7
86	31:15
87	31:33
88	33:28
89	33:57
90	35:5
91	37:6
92	39:10
93	39:26
94	40:39
95	40:43
96	40:51
97	41:12
98	41:16
99	41:31
100	42:20
101	42:36
102	43:32
103	43:35
104	45:24
105	45:35
106	46:20
107	47:36
108	53:29
109	57:20
110	57:20
111	59:3
112	79:38
113	87:16

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 The word ''dunya'' is derived from the trilateral root دنو (d-n-w). Just like from the root سلم (s-l-m) we can derive different words, like submission (''al-islam'', الإسلام) and peace (''al-salam'', السلم), from the root دنو we can also derive different words. The first word in the Qur'an with this root is ''adna'' (أَدْنَىٰ), meaning "worse":
 * Qur'an 2:61 "...exchange that which is better for that which is worse (أَدْنَىٰ, ''adna'')..."
+Words derived from this root can also have a meaning of "nearer" or "lower" or "lesser".
 Here is the list of occurrences of the word dunya:

Dunya and akhira word count in the Qur'an: Difference between revisions

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