Quran Vocabulary

أد

Ad

Allah says: 'You have committed a monstrous thing (iddan)' (Maryam: 89), meaning a reprehensible thing that causes tumult. This comes from 'addat an-n...

1 verse

ألك

Alk

Al-malâ'ika (the angels): its singular is 'malak', originally 'ma'lak', or said to be inverted from 'mal'ak'. Al-ma'laka and al-alûk: the message. 'Al...

بخل

Bkhl

Al-bukhl (miserliness): withholding what should be given. Opposite of 'jûd' (generosity). Allah says: 'Those who are stingy (yabkhalûn) and enjoin sti...

7 verses

بغل

Bghl

Allah says: 'Horses, mules (al-bighâl), and donkeys' (An-Nahl: 8). The mule is the hybrid between a horse and a female donkey. Allah mentions these th...

1 verse

بك

Bk

Bakka is Mecca according to Mujâhid, like saying 'sabada' and 'samada' (synonyms). Allah says: 'The first House established for mankind is that at Bak...

بكم

Bkm

Al-bakam (muteness): inability to speak. Abkam: mute. Plural 'bukm'. Allah says: 'Deaf, mute (bukm), blind' (Al-Baqara: 18). This can mean physical in...

6 verses

جبل

Jbl

Al-jabal (mountain): massive earth elevation. Plural 'jibâl'. Allah says: 'And the mountains (al-jibâl) as pegs' (An-Naba': 7). Jabalahu: he created h...

30 verses

جعل

JʿL

Ja'ala: a general term for all actions, broader than fa'ala and sana'a. It has five meanings: 1) To create: 'Who made (ja'ala) for you the earth a bed...

30 verses

جود

Jwd

Allah says: 'And it settled on the Jûdî' (Hûd: 44). Al-Jûdî is the name of the mountain where Noah's ark landed after the Flood. It is a blessed place...

2 verses

حرك

Ḥrk

Allah says: 'Do not move (lâ tuharrik) your tongue with it' (Al-Qiyâma: 16). Al-haraka (movement) is the opposite of rest. This verse was revealed to ...

1 verse

حشر

Ḥshr

Al-hashr: making a group leave their place and pushing them toward war or other. Allah says: 'The day We will gather (nahshuru) the pious toward the M...

30 verses

خدع

Khdʿ

Al-khidâ': making others descend from what they seek by something appearing contrary to what is hidden. Allah says: 'They seek to deceive (yukhâdi'ûn)...

3 verses

خزى

Khzā

Khaziya al-rajul: the man was humiliated, either by himself or by others. The first is shame, the second is humiliation. Allah says: 'Our Lord, do not...

24 verses

خصف

Khṣf

Allah says: 'They began to sew (yakhsifân) over themselves leaves' (Al-A'râf: 22). Khassafa: to sew, assemble. Adam and Eve sewed leaves to cover thei...

2 verses

خلع

Khlʿ

Al-khal': the man removes his garment, the horse its cover and halter. Allah says: 'Remove (ikhla') your sandals' (Tâ-Hâ: 12). Moses was ordered to re...

1 verse

رطب

Rṭb

Al-ratb: the opposite of dry. Allah says: 'Nor moist (ratb) nor dry' (Al-An'âm: 59). Everything that exists is in the Book. Al-rutab: fresh dates. All...

2 verses

رهق

Rhq

Rahiqahu al-amr: the matter overwhelmed him by force. Allah says: 'Humiliation will cover them (yarhaqu)' (Yûnus: 27). Humiliation will overwhelm sinn...

10 verses

زرع

Zrʿ

Al-zar': to make grow. True growth comes from Allah. Allah says: 'Is it you who make it grow (tazra'ûnahu) or is it We?' (Al-Wâqi'a: 64). Man sows but...

12 verses

سار

Sār

As-sayr: moving on land. A walking man is sa'ir and sayyar. As-sayyara: the group of travelers. The Almighty says: 'a caravan came' (Yusuf 19). 'We ma...

16 verses

شرك

Shrk

Ash-sharika and al-musharaka: mixing properties. One says: a thing exists in two subjects without one being distinguished from the other. The Almighty...

30 verses

شفق

Shfq

Ash-shafaq: the mixing of daylight with night's darkness at sunset. The Almighty says: 'By the twilight' (Al-Inshiqaq 16). Ash-shafaqa: pity and fear ...

11 verses

شقا

Shqā

Ash-shaqawa: the opposite of happiness (as-sa'ada). Shaqiya yashqa shaqwatan: he became miserable. The Almighty says: 'As for the wretched, they will ...

12 verses

شكا

Shkā

Ash-shakw, ash-shikaya, ash-shakat and ash-shakwa: manifesting one's affliction. The Almighty says: 'I only complain of my suffering and grief to Alla...

3 verses

شهر

Shhr

Ash-shahr: a period made famous (mashhura) by the crescent's rising, or by considering part of the year. The Almighty says: 'the month of Ramadan' (Al...

17 verses

شوب

Shwb

Ash-shawb: the mixing. The Almighty says: 'a mixture of scalding water' (As-Saffat 67). Mixing can be of two liquids or two qualities. Punishment is a...

1 verse

صبغ

Ṣbgh

As-sabgh: the masdar of 'I dyed'. As-sibgh: what is dyed. The Almighty says: 'The dye of Allah' (Al-Baqara 138), meaning His religion that dyes hearts...

2 verses

صير

Ṣyr

As-sir: the crack, and it is the masdar. It was recited: 'incline them toward you' (Al-Baqara 260) in different ways. The Almighty says: 'How will be ...

29 verses

ضرب

Ḍrb

Ad-darb: making one thing fall on another. To conceive different forms of striking, prepositions were varied. The Almighty says: 'Allah presents an ex...

30 verses

ضن

Ḍn

The Almighty says: 'And he is not stingy with the unseen' (At-Takwir 24), meaning the Prophet does not hide what is revealed to him. Ad-dann: stingine...

1 verse

طور

Ṭwr

Tiwar ad-dar and tawaruha: what extends from the building. One says: he exceeded his limits. At-tur: the mountain. The Almighty says: 'By the Mount' (...

11 verses

عبث

ʿBth

Al-'abath: mixing play with one's action, like saying: he mixed the dried cheese. The Almighty says: 'Did you think We created you in vain?' (Al-Mu'mi...

2 verses

عبد

ʿBd

Al-'ubudiyya: manifesting humility. Al-'ibada is more intense as it is the peak of humility. The Almighty says: 'It is You we worship' (Al-Fatiha 5). ...

30 verses

عذر

ʿDhr

Al-'udhr: man's search for what erases his sins. One says: 'udhr and 'udhur. The Almighty says: 'Presenting their excuses' (At-Tawba 90). 'To have an ...

11 verses

عزا

ʿZā

'Izin: meaning separate groups, singular 'izza. Originally from 'aza (to console). The Almighty says: 'in groups' (Al-Ma'arij 37). People arrive on Ju...

1 verse

عصر

ʿṢr

Al-'asr: the masdar of 'I pressed'. Al-ma'sur: the pressed thing. Al-'asir: the raining cloud. The Almighty says: 'By time' (Al-'Asr 1). Al-'asr also ...

5 verses

عور

ʿWr

Al-'awra: the private parts of man, it is a metaphor. Its origin is from al-'ar (shame). The Almighty says: 'Our houses are exposed' (Al-Ahzab 13). 'T...

3 verses

عون

ʿWn

Al-'awn: mutual help and support. One says: so-and-so is my helper. The Almighty says: 'Help one another in piety and fear' (Al-Ma'ida 2). 'It is You ...

11 verses

غيظ

Ghyẓ

Al-Ghayz refers to the most intense form of anger. It is the heat a person feels from the boiling of the blood of their heart. The Almighty says: 'Say...

10 verses

فوه

Fwh

Al-Fam and al-fūh refer to the mouth. Fāhahu bi-sh-shay' means to tell him something mouth to mouth. The Almighty says: 'They say with their mouths wh...

13 verses

قاب

Qāb

Al-Qāb refers to the measure between the middle of the bow and one of its ends. The Almighty says: 'He was at a distance of two bows or nearer' (An-Na...

1 verse

قدر

Qdr

Al-Qadr refers to measure and evaluation. The Almighty says: 'And everything with Him is by due measure' (Ar-Ra'd 8). Al-qadar is the divine decree. T...

30 verses

قرد

Qrd

Al-Qird refers to the monkey. The Almighty says: 'Be despised apes' (Al-Baqarah 65), and: 'And made of them apes and pigs' (Al-Ma'idah 60). This refer...

3 verses

قيل

Qyl

Al-Qaylūlah refers to the midday rest. The Almighty says: 'Better in position and better in rest' (Al-Furqan 24). Qāla yaqīlu qaylūlatan means to rest...

2 verses

كهل

Khl

Al-Kahl refers to the mature man, between youth and old age. The Almighty says: 'And he will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity' (Al-'I...

2 verses

كيل

Kyl

Al-Kayl refers to the measure of capacity. The Almighty says: 'And give full measure' (Al-An'am 152). Kāla lahu means to measure for him. The Almighty...

13 verses

لبن

Lbn

Al-Laban refers to milk. The Almighty says: 'Pure milk, palatable to drinkers' (An-Nahl 66). Al-labinah is the mud brick. The Almighty says: 'From bet...

2 verses

لحم

Lḥm

Al-Laḥm refers to meat/flesh. The Almighty says: 'And the meat of fowl of their choice' (Al-Waqi'ah 21). The Almighty also says: 'Their meat will not ...

12 verses

لحن

Lḥn

Al-Laḥn refers to the manner of speaking and intonation. The Almighty says: 'And you will surely recognize them by the tone of their speech' (Muhammad...

1 verse

لقم

Lqm

Al-Luqmah refers to the morsel. Luqmān is the wise man mentioned in the surah bearing his name. Laqqamahu means to put the morsel in his mouth....

1 verse

لقى

Lqā

Al-Liqā' refers to meeting. The Almighty says: 'Those who believe they will meet their Lord' (Al-Baqarah 46). Laqiya means to meet. The Almighty says:...

30 verses