Arabic root

ه-د-ي

4 words from this root family

A2noun

هَدِيّة

hadiyya

gift / present

Example

اشْتَرَيْتُ هَدِيّة لِصَديقي.

ishtaraytu hadiyya liṣadīqī.

I bought a gift for my friend.

Root: ه-د-ي Shopping

A2verb

هَدَى

hadā

he guided

Example

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ

ihdinā aṣ-ṣirāṭa al-mustaqīm

Guide us to the straight path (1:6)

Root: ه-د-ي Quranic

Grammar

Defective verb (nāqiṣ). Past: هَدَى, Present: يَهْدِي. Imperative: اِهْدِ. Related: هُدًى (guidance), هَادٍ (guide). God is الْهَادِي (The Guide).

Culture

This supplication from Surah Al-Fatiha is recited by every Muslim at least 17 times daily in the five prayers. It is the most repeated prayer in Islam.

A2noun

هُدًى

hudā

guidance

Example

هُدًى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

hudan lil-muttaqīn

A guidance for the God-conscious (2:2)

Root: ه-د-ي Quranic

Grammar

Masculine verbal noun (maṣdar) of هَدَى. Written with alif maqṣūrah. In the accusative indefinite: هُدًى. With the article: الْهُدَى. Opposite: ضَلَالٌ (misguidance).

Culture

The Quran describes itself as hudā (guidance). Seeking guidance is the central request in Surah Al-Fatiha, recited in every unit of prayer.

A2noun

هِدَايَةٌ

hidāyah

guidance / divine guidance

Example

إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ

innaka lā tahdī man aḥbabta wa-lākinna Allāha yahdī man yashāʾ

Indeed, you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills (28:56)

Root: ه-د-ي Quranic

Grammar

Feminine noun (maṣdar). Verb: هَدَى (q053). Two types of hidāyah: showing the path (prophetic) and enabling the heart to accept (divine). Only God grants the second.

Culture

This verse was revealed about the Prophet's uncle Abū Ṭālib — even the Prophet ﷺ couldn't guide his beloved uncle. Guidance ultimately comes from God.