Khala in the Lexicons

Introduction

In various articles we ave shown the meaning of “Khala” meaning death is multiple circumstances of Qur’an and Ahadith, although this should be sufficient enough, below are various Arabic dictionaries that show the word meaning death.

Lisaan ul arab

قال ابن الأَعرابي : خَلا فلان إِذا مات

Ibn al-A’rabi said: ‘So-and-so passed i.e. he died‘

[Lisaan ul arab]

Samaw’al b. ‘Adiya

إذا سيد منا خلا قام سيد

When a noble person from among us passes away (خلا), another one stands [in his place]

[Samaw’al b. ‘Adiya – pre-Islamic poet]