hasanat means credit for good deeds, which Allah weighs up against one's bad deeds at the final judgement after death. It carries an Arena rating of 1589, earned across 49 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, hasanat ranks #214 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #729 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #1,700 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #3,030 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words.
Why “hasanat” is a great word
HASANAT — [Noun] In Islam, a countable unit of credit accrued for a good deed, to be weighed against one's bad deeds at the final judgement. From Arabic حَسَنَات (ḥasanāt), plural of حَسَنَة (ḥasana, "good deed"), from the root ḥ-s-n relating to goodness and beauty. Unlike *thawab* (which denotes the divine spiritual reward itself) or *sayyi’ah* (which specifically names a sin), a *hasanat* is the fundamental, countable merit—the currency of celestial accounting. It is a copper coin dropped into a clay savings jar, a patient word withheld in anger, and a single stitch in a garment woven for a day unseen—each a quiet, granular tessera in the mosaic of a soul, a modest coin minted for the day all other currencies fail.
Etymology
From Arabic حَسَنَات (ḥasanāt), plural of حَسَنَة (ḥasana, “good deed”).
noun
- Credit for good deeds, which Allah weighs up against one's bad deeds at the final judgement after death.e.g.“2003, Abu Alwafa, A study of the word "love" in the Qur'an Group: alt.religion.islam
The muhasneen or those who do good deeds (hasanats).”
Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Words closest in meaning
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- ajr 67% match — hasanat vs hasanat →
- thawab 66% match — divine reward (for good deeds) vs hasanat →
- zadakat 55% match — Voluntary alms, or righteous acts. vs hasanat →
- sadaqa 52% match — Alms, charity. vs hasanat →
- ihsan 50% match — The practice of showing one's faith in deed and action, as though watched by Allah. vs hasanat →
- tasbih 47% match — A form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances of short sentences in glorification of Allah in Islam by saying "Subḥānallāh" (glorified is Allah). vs hasanat →
- zakat 47% match — Almsgiving, usually in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes; the third of the five pillars of Islam. vs hasanat →
- kapparah 45% match — Atonement. vs hasanat →