Which Arabic nature words will help my child understand the Quran?

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Start with ten that appear often in the Quran, several as surah names: شَمْس (sun, Surah Ash-Shams), قَمَر (moon, Al-Qamar), نَجْم (star, An-Najm), سَمَاء (sky), أَرْض (earth), بَحْر (sea), جَبَل (mountain), نَهْر (river), شَجَرَة (tree) and مَطَر (rain). Learn them outdoors and spot them in recitation. The Quran constantly points to nature as signs of Allah. Learning these words makes recitation come alive.Ten wordsArabicMeaningIn the QuranشَمْسsunSurah Ash-Shams (91)قَمَرmoonSurah Al-Qamar (54)نَجْمstarSurah An-Najm (53)سَمَاءskyVery often, e.g. Al-MulkأَرْضearthVery oftenبَحْرseaAr-Rahman 55:19, the two seasجَبَلmountainPlural جِبَال, e.g. An-Naba 78:7نَهْرriverPlural أَنْهَار, rivers of ParadiseشَجَرَةtreeMany storiesمَطَرrainAlso مَاء (water)Spot them in Juz AmmaAsh-Shams: وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا ۝ وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا.An-Naba: وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا (and the mountains as pegs).Learn outdoorsOn a walk, point and say: شَجَرَة، سَمَاء.At night: قَمَر، نُجُوم.When it rains, say the word and the dua for rain. See dua when it rains.Teacher’s tip: when your child recites Ash-Shams, ask them to point up for الشَّمْس and الْقَمَر. Linking words to gestures makes the meaning stick.Related: Weather words.

Arabic	Meaning	In the Quran
شَمْس	sun	Surah Ash-Shams (91)
قَمَر	moon	Surah Al-Qamar (54)
نَجْم	star	Surah An-Najm (53)
سَمَاء	sky	Very often, e.g. Al-Mulk
أَرْض	earth	Very often
بَحْر	sea	Ar-Rahman 55:19, the two seas
جَبَل	mountain	Plural جِبَال, e.g. An-Naba 78:7
نَهْر	river	Plural أَنْهَار, rivers of Paradise
شَجَرَة	tree	Many stories
مَطَر	rain	Also مَاء (water)

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