Al-Wārith
The Inheritor
Root و ر ث (w-r-th). Lane gives wariṯa as ‘he inherited’. The term mīrāth means inheritance and is used of the heavens and earth in Qur'an 3:180. Awratha means caused to inherit, found in Qur'an 33:27. Turāth also means inheritance and appears in Qur'an 89:19. Although the singular Al-Wārith does not occur in the Qur'an, Allah refers to Himself in the plural al-wārithūn and Zakariyyā addresses Him as khayr al-wārithīn (21:89). ‘and We are the Inheritor’ (15:23).
The root
و ر ثw-r-th
Inheriting. Lane gives wariṯa as 'he inherited'.
- مِيرَاثmīrāthinheritance (3:180, of the heavens and earth)
- أَوْرَثَawrathacaused to inherit (33:27)
- تُرَاثturāthinheritance (89:19)
Pronunciation
الْوَارِثُ
al-WAA-rith
In the Qur'an
وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْيِي وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحْنُ الْوَارِثُونَ
And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.
15:23 · Sahih International