Discover the meaning of the word To acquire / To buy (قنى) in the Quran, with 1 verse in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
📖 1 min readAl-Qinyah refers to what one acquires and possesses.
The Almighty says: 'And it is He who enriches and causes to possess' (An-Najm 48), meaning He gave wealth and possession.
Iqtanā ash-shay' means to acquire it to keep.
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