Quran Vocabulary

أجر

Ajr

Al-ajr and al-ujra: the reward for work, whether in this world or the Hereafter. Allah says: 'My reward is only from Allah' (Yûnus: 72), 'We gave him ...

30 verses

أصل

Aṣl

Al-asl (the root): what something is built upon. Plural 'usûl'. Allah says: 'A good word is like a good tree whose root is firm' (Ibrâhîm: 24). Aslahu...

10 verses

أوب

Awb

Al-awb (the return): returning to one's original state. Âba ya'ûbu: he returned. Allah says: 'And the birds assembled, all to Him returning (awwâb)' (...

17 verses

أوى

Awā

Al-ma'wâ (refuge): the place where one takes shelter. Awâ ilayhi: he took refuge with him. Âwâhu: he gave him refuge. Allah says: 'And when the young ...

30 verses

بدل

Bdl

Al-badal (replacement): putting one thing in place of another. Baddala: he changed. Allah says: 'They did not change (baddadû) their commitment' (Al-A...

30 verses

برم

Brm

Al-ibrâm (confirmation): making something firm and solid. Abrama: he confirmed. Allah says: 'Have they decided (abramû) a matter?' (Az-Zukhruf: 79). M...

1 verse

بزغ

Bzgh

Allah says: 'When he saw the sun rising (bâzighatan)' (Al-An'âm: 78), and: 'When he saw the moon rising (bâzighan)' (Al-An'âm: 77). Al-buzûgh refers t...

2 verses

بسل

Bsl

Al-basl: to tighten and prevent something. Since it contains the meaning of tightening, it is used metaphorically for frowning. One says: he has a 'bâ...

1 verse

بعث

BʿTh

Al-ba'th (sending): sending someone or resurrecting them. Allah says: 'It is He who sent you (ba'athakum) on earth' (Al-An'âm: 165). Ba'atha: he resur...

30 verses

بل

Bl

Bal: a particle of rectification. It is of two types: 1) When what follows contradicts what precedes, like 'Say: My Lord projects the truth' then 'Bal...

30 verses

بلغ

Blgh

Al-bulûgh (reaching): arriving at a goal. Balagha: he reached. Allah says: 'And when they reach (balaghû) their term' (Al-Baqara: 234). Balîgh: eloque...

30 verses

بور

Bwr

Al-bûr (ruin): land that produces nothing. Bâra: he perished. Allah says: 'And they were a ruined (bûran) people' (Al-Furqân: 18). Bâ'ir: ruined, barr...

5 verses

تفث

Tfth

Allah says: 'Then let them end their state of consecration (tafathahum)' (Al-Hajj: 29). That is: let them remove the dirt accumulated during ihrâm. Al...

1 verse

تكأ

Tka

Al-muttaka': the place where one reclines. The cushion: what one reclines on. Allah says in the story of Yûsuf: 'She prepared for them a place of recl...

8 verses

توب

Twb

At-tawba (repentance): returning to Allah by abandoning sin. Tâba: he repented. Allah says: 'And repent (tûbû) to Allah all of you' (An-Nûr: 31). At-T...

30 verses

ثرب

Thrb

Al-tathrîb: reproach and reminder of sin. Allah says: 'No reproach (lâ tathrîba) upon you today' (Yûsuf: 92). These are Yûsuf's words to his brothers ...

1 verse

جزا

Jzā

Al-jazâ': sufficiency and compensation. Allah says: 'A father will not compensate (lâ yajzî) for his son' (Luqmân: 33). Al-jazâ' is retribution, good ...

3 verses

جمح

Jmḥ

Allah says: 'And they rush (yajmahûn)' (At-Tawba: 57). Al-jamûh originally refers to the horse that bolts and escapes its rider. The meaning is: they ...

1 verse

حبل

Ḥbl

Al-habl: the rope, well-known. Allah says: 'Around her neck a rope (habl) of fiber' (Al-Masad: 5). And: 'Hold firmly to the rope (habl) of Allah' (Âl ...

6 verses

حزن

Ḥzn

Al-huzn and al-hazan: roughness of land and of the soul due to grief. Allah says: 'Do not grieve (lâ tahzan)' (At-Tawba: 40). The Prophet ﷺ is console...

30 verses

حنذ

Ḥndh

Allah says: 'He came with a roasted calf (hanîdh)' (Hûd: 69). Hanîdh: roasted between two hot stones. This is the cooking method used by Ibrahim to se...

1 verse

حور

Ḥwr

Al-hawr: return, either physically or by thought. Allah says: 'He thought he would never return (lan yahûr)' (Al-Inshiqâq: 14). The disbeliever though...

12 verses

خسر

Khsr

Al-khusr and al-khusrân: reduction of capital. This is attributed to man and his deeds. Allah says: 'Those are the real losers (al-khâsirûn)' (Al-Baqa...

30 verses

خنس

Khns

Allah says: 'From the evil of the retreating tempter (al-khannâs)' (An-Nâs: 4). Al-khannâs: one who hides and retreats. The devil is khannâs because h...

2 verses

دحر

Dḥr

Al-dahr: repelling and distancing. One says 'daharahu duhûran'. Allah says: 'Get out of here, expelled (madhûran)' (Al-A'râf: 18). Iblis was expelled ...

4 verses

دحض

Dḥḍ

Allah says: 'Their argument is refuted (dâhida) with their Lord' (Ash-Shûrâ: 16). Dâhida: invalidated, refuted, without foundation. Disbelievers' argu...

4 verses

درج

Drj

Al-daraja is like manzila (rank), but one says manzila when ascending by degrees. Allah says: 'They have degrees (darajât) with their Lord' (Al-Anfâl:...

20 verses

رجع

Rjʿ

Al-rujû': return to where the beginning came from, or to its evaluation. Allah says: 'To Him you will be returned (turja'ûn)' (Al-Baqara: 28). All wil...

30 verses

رد

Rd

Al-radd: returning something by its essence or state. Allah says: 'And if Allah intends harm for a people, there is no repelling (maradd)' (Al-Ra'd: 1...

30 verses

ردأ

Rda

Al-rid': one who follows another to help him. Allah says: 'My brother Harûn, he is more eloquent than me, send him as an assistant (rid'an)' (Al-Qasas...

1 verse

رس

Rs

Allah says: 'The people of the Rass (ashâb al-Rass)' (Al-Furqân: 38). It is said to be a well or valley. This people was destroyed for rejecting their...

2 verses

رشد

Rshd

Al-rashad and al-rushd: the opposite of misguidance. Used like 'hidâya' (guidance). Allah says: 'Perhaps they will be rightly guided (yarshudûn)' (Al-...

19 verses

رفع

Rfʿ

Al-raf' is said sometimes of placed bodies when elevated, sometimes of ranks. Allah says: 'And We raised (rafa'nâ) for you your reputation' (Ash-Sharh...

29 verses

رم

Rm

Al-ramm: repairing a worn thing. Al-rimma: rotten bone. Allah says: 'Who will give life to bones while they are decomposed (ramîm)?' (Yâ-Sîn: 78). All...

2 verses

رين

Ryn

Al-rayn: rust covering a bright thing. Allah says: 'No, but rust (râna) has covered their hearts' (Al-Mutaffifîn: 14). Sins accumulate rust on hearts ...

1 verse

زج

Zj

Al-zujâj: transparent stone (glass). Unit is 'zujâja'. Allah says: 'The torch is in a glass (zujâja), the glass is like a star' (An-Nûr: 35). Glass sy...

1 verse

زحح

Zḥḥ

Allah says: 'One who is removed (zuhziha) from the Fire' (Âl 'Imrân: 185). Zuhziha: removed, pushed away. One removed from Fire and admitted to Paradi...

2 verses

زعم

ZʿM

Al-za'm: reporting words supposed true or false. Allah says: 'Say: Call upon those you claim (za'amtum)' (Al-Isrâ': 56). The idols polytheists claim t...

16 verses

زلف

Zlf

Az-zulfa: rank and favor. The Almighty says: 'When they saw it approaching' (Al-Mulk 27), meaning close and imminent. 'Parts of the night' (Hud 114): ...

10 verses

سأل

Sal

As-su'al: requesting knowledge or what leads to knowledge, and requesting money or what leads to it. The Almighty says: 'They ask you about the Hour' ...

30 verses

سبب

Sbb

As-sabab: the rope used to climb palm trees, plural asbab. The Almighty says: 'Let them ascend the ways of heaven' (Sad 10). Everything that connects ...

10 verses

سبح

Sbḥ

As-sabh: rapid movement in water and air. One says: sabaha sabhan wa sibaha. The stars swim in their orbits. The Almighty says: 'each swimming in an o...

30 verses

سقف

Sqf

Saqf al-bayt: the roof of the house, plural suquf. The sky is made a roof in His saying: 'And We made the sky a protected ceiling' (Al-Anbiya 32). The...

4 verses

سمك

Smk

As-samk: the roof of the house. Samakahu: he raised it. The Almighty says: 'He raised its ceiling' (An-Nazi'at 28). As-samak: fish, plural asmak. Fish...

1 verse

شطن

Shṭn

Ash-shaytan: the nun is a radical letter, and the word comes from shatana meaning to distance. The devil is so named because he distances from truth a...

30 verses

شكل

Shkl

Al-mushakala: resemblance in form and appearance. An-nidd: in kind. Ash-shabih: in quality. The Almighty says: 'Everyone acts according to his manner'...

2 verses

شهق

Shhq

Ash-shahiq: the long inhalation, which is the return of breath. Az-zafir: its expulsion. The Almighty says: 'they will have therein moaning and sobbin...

2 verses

صاح

Ṣāḥ

As-sayha: raising the voice. The Almighty says: 'It was only one cry' (Ya-Sin 29). 'And the cry seized them' (Hud 67) for the people of Thamud. The di...

13 verses

صبر

Ṣbr

As-sabr: restraint in hardship. One says: I restrained the animal, I held it without food. The Almighty says: 'Be patient and excel in patience' (Al '...

30 verses

صرف

Ṣrf

As-sarf: returning something from one state to another, or exchanging it for something else. The Almighty says: 'And We have diversified the signs' (A...

29 verses