مهتد

Derived from the active participle of اِهْتَدَى (ihtadā, “to be rightly guided”)

• IPA^(key): /muh.ta.din/

مُهْتَدٍ • (muhtadin) (informal مُهْتَدِي (muhtadī), feminine مُهْتَدِيَة (muhtadiya), masculine plural مُهْتَدُون (muhtadūn), feminine plural مُهْتَدِيَات (muhtadiyāt))

1. active participle of اِهْتَدَى (ihtadā)
   1. rightly guided, following the right path
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 107:5:

        مَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا

        man yahdi l-lahu fahuwa al-muhtadi waman yuḍlil falan tajida lahu waliyyan muršidan

        Whoever Allah guides is truly guided. But whoever He leaves to stray, you will never find for them a guiding mentor.