متق

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Arabic

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Etymology

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The derived from the active participle اِتَّقَى (ittaqā, to fear), from the root و ق ي (w-q-y); compare وَقَى (waqā, to protect).

Adjective

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مُتَّقٍ (muttaqin) (informal مُتَّقِي (muttaqī), feminine مُتَّقِيَة (muttaqiya), masculine plural مُتَّقُونَ (muttaqūna), feminine plural مُتَّقِيَات (muttaqiyāt))

  1. active participle of اِتَّقَى (ittaqā)
  2. God-fearing, pious
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 38:28:
      أَمْ نَجْعَلُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا ٱلصَّالِحَاتِ كَٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ كَٱلْفُجَّارِ
      ʔam najʕalu llaḏīna ʔāmanū wa-ʕamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti ka-l-mufsidīna fī l-ʔarḍi ʔam najʕalu l-muttaqīna ka-l-fujjāri
      Or should we treat those who believe and do righteous deeds like corrupters in the land? Or should We treat those who fear Allah like the wicked?

Declension

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