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برزخ

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily concerns the concept of a barrier, partition, or interval that separates two things. It extends to the intermediate state between death and resurrection.

Derived headwords

البَرْزَخnoun
  1. 1.
    The barrier between two things.both

    The barrier between two things.

  2. 2.
    It is also what is between this world and the afterlife, from the time of death until the resurrection.both

    It is also what is between this world and the afterlife, from the time of death until the resurrection.

Parallel reading

الحاجز بين الشيئين
The barrier between two things.
ما بين الدنيا والآخرة من وقت الموت إلى البعث
What is between this world and the hereafter, from the time of death until the resurrection.
فمن مات فقد دخل البرزخ
So whoever dies has entered the intermediate state.