Quran Vocabulary

بخع

Bkhʿ

Al-bakh': to kill oneself from grief. Allah says: 'Perhaps you would destroy yourself (bâkhi' nafsak)' (Al-Kahf: 6), urging the Prophet ﷺ not to destr...

2 verses

جثى

Jthā

Jathâ 'alâ rukbatayhi yajthû juthuwwan wa jithiyyan: he knelt. The participle is 'jâthin', plural 'juthiyy'. Allah says: 'You will see every nation kn...

2 verses

خبر

Khbr

Al-khubr: knowledge of things obtained through information. One says 'khabartuhu' (I informed him). Allah says: 'And Allah is fully Aware (khabîr) of ...

30 verses

درى

Drā

Al-dirâya: knowledge acquired through effort of cunning or reflection. One says 'daraytu' (I knew). Allah says: 'And what will make you know (mâ adrâk...

28 verses

سعر

SʿR

As-si'r: the kindling of fire. One says: I lit and stoked the fire. The Almighty says: 'when Hell is set ablaze' (At-Takwir 12). As-sa'ir: the blazing...

19 verses

شعل

ShʿL

Ash-sha'l: the kindling of fire. One says: a flame of fire. Ash'altu an-nar: I lit the fire. The Almighty says: 'And my head has ignited with white ha...

1 verse

صلا

Ṣlā

Originally, as-saly is kindling fire. One says: he was burned by fire. The Almighty says: 'He will burn in a blazing Fire' (Al-Masad 3). 'They will bu...

30 verses

عدس

ʿDs

Al-'adas: the known legume. The Almighty says: 'its lentils and its onions' (Al-Baqara 61). The Children of Israel asked Moses to give them varied veg...

1 verse

عهد

ʿHd

Al-'ahd: keeping something and watching it state after state. The binding covenant is called thus. The Almighty says: 'And fulfill the covenant' (Al-I...

30 verses

فيل

Fyl

Al-Fīl is the known animal. The Almighty says: 'Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant' (Al-Fil 1). This refe...

1 verse

قطن

Qṭn

Al-Quṭn is the known cotton. Qaṭana bi-l-makān means to reside in a place. The Almighty says: 'And of His signs is that the heaven and earth remain by...

1 verse

نسب

Nsb

An-Nasab refers to kinship and lineage. The Almighty says: 'When the Horn is blown, there will be no kinship among them' (Al-Mu'minun 101). Nasaba mea...

3 verses