Discover the meaning of the term Wada (وادى) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 2 min readSuch a one such a one: to take the blood-money. Al-diya: the wealth given to the guardian of the slain in place of the person. (plural) diyat. In the Quran: [an-Nisa, 92: 'It is not for a believer to kill a believer save by error. And whoever kills a believer by error, the freeing of a believing slave and a blood-money delivered to his family, unless they give it as alms.']. In the Law: the name of the wealth that stands in place of the person. (al-Haskafi). According to the Law: the wealth made due for injury to the person of a free man, or below it, when there is an assessed compensation. (al-Bajirmi). Al-wadi: the hollow between two mountains serving as an outlet for the torrent. (plural) awdiya and awda'. Al-wady: the thin white liquid that comes out after urination, a secretion of the prostate; it may also come out upon carrying a heavy load. Al-wadiyy: the wady; the wady is more chaste in the language. Young palms. The wadiyya: one of them. Al-wara': the son of the son. The massive thick planks. Behind. Before, as its opposite; it is a feminine word, mostly employed for the times of days and nights.