What does « To move away / To be far » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To move away / To be far (نأى) in the Quran, with 3 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

Definition of To move away / To be far

An-Na'y refers to distance.

The Almighty says: 'And he turns away in arrogance' (Al-Isra 83).

Na'ā means to distance oneself.

An-nā'ī is the distant one.

Manā'ī are distant places.

To move away / To be far in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-An'am 1

Al-Isra 1

Fussilat 1

Surah Al-An'am : 26 Meccan

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﴿وَهُمْ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ وَيَنْـَٔوْنَ عَنْهُ وَإِن يُهْلِكُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ﴾

And they prevent [others] from him and are [themselves] remote from him. And they do not destroy except themselves, but they perceive [it] not.

Surah Al-Isra : 83 Meccan

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﴿وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ يَـُٔوسًا﴾

And when We bestow favor upon the disbeliever, he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.

Surah Fussilat : 51 Meccan

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﴿وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَذُو دُعَآءٍ عَرِيضٍ﴾

And when We bestow favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself; but when evil touches him, then he is full of extensive supplication.

Words from the same root as To move away / To be far

أب

Father

عم

Paternal uncle

عمر

Prosperity / Life

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