Dunya

Dunyá (دُنْيا) is an Arabic word that means, in Islamic terminology, the temporal world—and its earthly concerns and possessions—as opposed to the eternal spiritual realm, or the hereafter (ākhira). Dunyá literally means 'closer' or 'lower'. In the Qur'an, dunyá and ākhira represent oppositions in temporal, spatial and moral dimensions: now and later, below and above, evil and good, respectively.

• Ordain for us the good in this world [al-dunyá] and in the hereafter [al-ākhira]. (Sura 7:156)
• You are my Friend in this world [al-dunyá] and the next [al-ākhira]. (S 12:101)

External links

• Religious discussion of Dunya