14/03/2016
Ideal Muslim Youth
JazakAllah or JazakAllah Khair? Understanding Grammar
Behind The word JazakAllah
Jazaak comes from the root word jazaa' ( ﺟﺰﺍﺀ ) which
according to the popular Arabic-English dictionary, Al-
Mawrid, has two meanings that are completely opposite
to eachother!
Thus jazaa' ( ﺟﺰﺍﺀ ) can either mean reward OR
punishment.
So :"JazakAllah" can may either mean "may Allah reward
you" or "may Allah punish you", while
"JazakAllah Khair" means ... "may Allah reward you with
the Best / Good",
So the correct way is to say Jazakallah khair & not just
JazakAllah. Though someone might say that the intention
by saying JazakAllah is the same like JazakAllahu
khayran, if it's so, then why not use the complete
wordings as used by Prophet(salallahu alaihi wa sallam)
and the Sahabas (radiAllahu Anhum), which is
"JazakAllahu khayran" !
Jazak Allahu Khair depending on situation:
Masculine: Jazak Allahu Khair/Khairan
Feminine: Jazaki Allahu Khair/Khairan
Plural: Jazakum Allahu Khair/Khairan
You may also use "JazakAllahu khairan katheeran" which
means May Allah reward you with good in abundance" as
"Katheeran" means "abundance/abundantly".
Instead of Jazakallahu khair you may also use:
Feminine: Barakallahu Feeki
Masculine: Barakallahu Feek
Plural: Barakallahu Feekum
Which means "May Allah bless you", which is an
appropriate way of thanking someone and replying to
someone who's said JazakAllahu Khair to you.
It can be used both as a thanking and a reply.
As a reply you may also say:
(Below are the replies to someone who has thanked you
with JazakAllahu Khair or Barakallahu Feek)
Feminine- Wa Iyyaki
Masculine- Wa Iyyak
Plural- Wa Iyyakum
They all mean, "same to you".
*They are the most appropriate replies.
Another reply could be
Feminine- Wa Anti Aydan
Masculine- Wa Anta Aydan
Plural- Wa Antum Aydan
They all mean, "you too". (Not very preferable, but it's
okay to use this as a reply too).
And another reply could be:
Feminine: Jazana wa Iyaaki
Masculine: Jazana Wa Iyyak
Plura
