Dunya and akhira word count in the Qur'an

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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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