A1verb
اِعْتَقَدَ
iʿtaqada
to believe / to think
Example
اعتقدتُ أنّهُ صادقٌ
iʿtaqadtu annahu ṣādiqun
I believed that he was honest
Grammar
Form VIII verb (اِفْتَعَلَ). Past: i'taqada, Present: ya'taqidu.
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Arabic root
ع-ق-د
4 words from this root family
A1adjective
مُعَقَّد
muʿaqqad
complex / complicated
Example
المَوضوعُ مُعَقَّد
al-mawḍūʿu muʿaqqad
The topic is complicated
Grammar
Feminine form: muʿaqqada (مُعَقَّدة). Passive participle pattern (mufa''al).
A2noun
عَقْد
ʿaqd
contract
Example
وَقَّعْنا العَقْد اليَوْم.
waqqaʿnā al-ʿaqd al-yawm.
We signed the contract today.
B2noun
عَقِيدَةٌ
ʿaqīdah
creed / belief system / doctrine
Example
آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ
āmana ar-rasūlu bimā unzila ilayhi min rabbihī wal-muʾminūna kullun āmana billāhi wa-malāʾikatihī wa-kutubihī wa-rusulih
The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and the believers. Each one has believed in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers (2:285)
Grammar
Feminine noun. From عَقَدَ (to tie/bind). Literally 'that which is firmly tied/bound in the heart.' The six articles of faith are the core ʿaqīdah.
Culture
ʿAqīdah encompasses the six pillars of faith: belief in God, angels, scriptures, messengers, the Last Day, and divine decree — the theological foundation of Islam.