What does « Aym » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Aym (أيم) 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.

أيم

Aym

Root: ء - م

Creed (aqida) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Aym

Al-ayyim: the woman without a husband, whether virgin or widow.

Tâmat: she became without a husband.

Allah says: 'And marry the unmarried (ayâmâ) among you' (An-Nûr: 32).

This also applies to a man without a wife.

Aym in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 0 Medinan: 1

Surah An-Nur : 32 Medinan

﴿وَأَنكِحُوا۟ ٱلْأَيَٰمَىٰ مِنكُمْ وَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِكُمْ وَإِمَآئِكُمْ إِن يَكُونُوا۟ فُقَرَآءَ يُغْنِهِمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ﴾

And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves and female slaves. If they should be poor, Allah will enrich them from His bounty, and Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.

Words from the same root as Aym

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Thu 25 Rabi' al-Thani
الخميس 25 ربيع الآخر

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ

What does « Aym » mean in the Quran?

Definition of Aym

Aym in the Quran (1)

Words from the same root as Aym

What does « Aym » mean in the Quran?