What does « Hardship / Misery » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Hardship / Misery (عنا) 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.

عنا

Hardship / Misery

Root: ع - ن

Jurisprudence (fiqh) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Hardship / Misery

'Anat al-wujuh lil-Hayy al-Qayyum: 'Faces have submitted to the Living, the Eternal' (Ta-Ha 111), meaning they humbled before Him.

Al-'anwa: total submission.

Faces humble before divine majesty.

Hardship / Misery in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0

Surah Ta-Ha : 111 Meccan

﴿۞ وَعَنَتِ ٱلْوُجُوهُ لِلْحَىِّ ٱلْقَيُّومِ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ حَمَلَ ظُلْمًۭا﴾

And [all] faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. And he will have failed who carries injustice.

Words from the same root as Hardship / Misery

ذعن

To submit / To obey

رعن

Weakness / Ineptitude

صنع

To manufacture / Craftsman

طعن

To attack / To criticize

Manifest / To publish

عن

Of / About

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