[Dunyâ (world) is the feminine form of adnâ, i.e., ism-i tafdîl (adjective in the superlative degree). Its masdar (infinitive) is either dunuwwun or danâatun. When it is derived from the former, it means ‘the nearest’. The word dunyâ in the âyat, ‘We have adorned the lowest (nearest to the earth) heaven with stars giving lights like lamps’ is so. It has been used with the second meaning in some places. For instance, it bears the second meaning in the hadîth, “Things that are danî, base, are mal’ûn.” That is, the world is mal’ûn. Despicable things are the nahy-i iqtizâ-i and nahy-i gayri-iqtizâi of Allâhu ta’âlâ, that is, they are harâm and makrûh. Property was not spoken ill of because property is a blessing in the view ofAllâhu ta’âlâ.The evidence for our position is the property of Hadrat Ibrahîm Khalîl-ur-Rahmân ‘’alaihi-s-salâm’, who is the second most valuable creation of all creatures and humanity. His livestock included half a million heads of cattle that filled plains and valleys.]
Source: Endless Bliss (Se’âdet-i Ebediyye) by Hüseyn Hilmi Işık, Nineteenth Edition, Hakikat Kitabevi, 20014
