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Quran Maqasid

أَحْيا

أحيا in the Quran

Meaning: He will give you life

أحيا occurs 51 times in 47 verses across 28 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
51
Verses
47
Surahs
28

أَحْيا

Verb · 51 times

Meaning: He will give you life · Also translated as: gives life, He gives life, then He gave you life, revives

Forms in the Quran

  • يُحْىِ ×18
  • يُحْيِيكُمْ ×5
  • فَأَحْيَا ×4
  • نُحْىِۦ ×3
  • أَحْيَاهَا ×2
  • فَأَحْيَٰكُمْ ×1
  • أَحْيَٰهُمْ ×1
  • أُحْىِۦ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الحياة تستعمل على أوجه:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وما الحياة الدنيا إلا متاع الغرور﴾ [آل عمران: 185] سماها دنيا باعتبار الحياة في الدار الآخرة؛ فإنها عليا لأن هذه تنقطع وتيك لا تنقطع.

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ح ي ي

Verses with أحيا

Verses 21–40 of 47

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who gives Life and death, and to Him (Is due) the alternation Of Night and Day: Will ye not then understand?

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:80
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    That with it We may give Life to a dead land, And slake the thirst Of things We have created,— Cattle and men in great numbers.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:49
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Who will cause me to die, And then to live (again);

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:81
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if indeed thou ask them Who it is that sends down Rain from the sky, And gives life therewith To the earth after its death, They will certainly reply, "God!" Say, "Praise be To God!" But most Of them understand not.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:63
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who brings out The living from the dead, And brings out the dead From the living, and Who Gives life to the earth After it is dead: And thus shall ye be Brought out (from the dead).

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:19
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And among His Signs, He shows you the lightning, By way both of fear And of hope, and He sends Down rain from the sky And with it gives life to The earth after it is dead: Verily in that are Signs For those who are wise.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:24
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is God Who has Created you: further, He has Provided for your sustenance; Then He will cause you To die; and again He will Give you life. Are there Any of your (false) "Partners" Who can do any single One of these things? Glory to Him! and High Is He above the partners They attribute (to Him)!

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:40
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then contemplate (O man!) The memorials of God's Mercy!— How He gives life To the earth after Its death: verily the Same Will give life to the men Who are dead: for He Has power over all things.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:50
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is God Who sends Forth the Winds, so that They raise up the Clouds, And We drive them To a land that is dead, And revive the earth therewith After its death: even so (Will be) the Resurrection!

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:9
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily We shall give life To the dead, and We record That which they send before And that which they leave Behind, and of all things Have We taken account In a clear Book (Of evidence).

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:12
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    A Sign for them Is the earth that is dead: We do give it life, And produce grain therefrom, Of which ye do eat.

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:33
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    And he makes comparisons For Us, and forgets his own (Origin and) Creation: He says, "Who can give Life to (dry) bones And decomposed ones (at that)?"

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:78
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say, "He will give them Life Who created them For the first time! For He is well-versed In every kind of creation!

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:79
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will say: "Our Lord! Twice hast Thou made us Without life, and twice Hast Thou given us Life! Now have we recognised Our sins: is there Any way out (of this)?"

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:11
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who gives Life And Death; and when He Decides upon an affair, He says to it, "Be", And it is.

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:68
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    And among His Signs In this: thou seest The earth barren and desolate; But when We send down Rain to it, it is stirred To life and yields increase. Truly, He Who gives life To the (dead) earth Can surely give life To (men) who are dead. For He has power Over all things.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:39
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    What! Have they taken (For worship) protectors Besides Him? But it is God,—He is the Protector, And it is He Who Gives life to the dead: It is He Who has power Over all things.

    Surah Ash-Shuraa, verse 42:9
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life And gives death, The Lord and Cherisher To you and your earliest Ancestors.

    Surah Ad-Dukhan, verse 44:8
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And in the alternation Of Night and Day, And the fact that God Sends down Sustenance from The sky, and revives therewith The earth after its death, And in the change Of the winds,—are Signs For those that are wise.

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:5
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "It is God Who Gives you life, then Gives you death; then He will gather you together For the Day of Judgment About which there is No doubt": but most Men do not understand.

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:26