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Quran Maqasid

أَيّ

أي in the Quran

Meaning: O you

أي occurs 215 times in 214 verses across 57 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
215
Verses
214
Surahs
57

أَيّ

Noun · 215 times

Meaning: O you · Also translated as: O, which of them

Forms in the Quran

  • يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ×142
  • فَبِأَىِّ ×35
  • أَيُّهَا ×8
  • أَيُّهُمْ ×6
  • أَىُّ ×6
  • أَيُّكُمْ ×4
  • فَأَىُّ ×2
  • أَيُّهَ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الهمزة والياء والياء أصل واحد، وهو النظر. يقال: تأيا يتأيا تأييا، أي: تمكث. قال:

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root أ ي ي

Verses with أي

Verses 61–80 of 214

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Give your response to God And His Apostle, when He Calleth you to that which Will give you life; And know that God Cometh in between a man And his heart, and that It is He to Whom Ye shall (all) be gathered.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:24
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye that believe! Betray not the trust Of God and the Apostle, Nor misappropriate knowingly Things entrusted to you.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:27
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! If ye fear God, He will grant you a Criterion (To judge between right and wrong), Remove from you (all) evil (That may afflict) you, And forgive you: For God is the Lord Of grace unbounded.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:29
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! When ye meet a force, Be firm, and call God In remembrance much (and often); That ye may prosper:

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:45
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Apostle! Sufficient Unto thee is God,— (Unto thee) and unto those Who follow thee Among the Believers.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:64
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Apostle! rouse the Believers To the fight. If there are Twenty amongst you, patient And persevering, they will Vanquish two hundred: if a hundred, They will vanquish a thousand Of the Unbelievers: for these Are a people without understanding.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:65
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Apostle! say to those Who are captives in your hands: "If God findeth any good In your hearts, He will Give you something better Than what has been taken From you, and He will Forgive you: for God Is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:70
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Take not For protectors your fathers And your brothers if they love Infidelity above Faith: If any of you do so, They do wrong.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:23
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Truly The Pagans are unclean; So let them not, After this year of theirs, Approach the Sacred Mosque. And if ye fear poverty, Soon will God enrich you, If He wills, out of His bounty, For God is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:28
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! There are Indeed many among the priests And anchorites, who in falsehood Devour the substance of men And hinder (them) from the Way Of God. And there are those Who bury gold and silver And spend it not in the Way. Of God: announce unto them A most grievous penalty—

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:34
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! what Is the matter with you, That, when ye are asked To go forth in the Cause of God, Ye cling heavily to the earth? Do ye prefer the life Of this world to the Hereafter? But little is the comfort Of this life, as compared With the Hereafter.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:38
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Prophet! strive hard against The Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, And be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,— An evil refuge indeed.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:73
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Fear God And be with those Who are true (in word and deed).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:119
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Fight The Unbelievers who gird you about, And let them find firmness In you: and know that God Is with those who fear Him.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:123
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Whenever there cometh down' A Sūra, some of them say: "Which of you has had His faith increased by it?" Yea, those who believe,— Their faith is increased, And they do rejoice.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:124
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when he delivereth them, Behold! they transgress Insolently through the earth In defiance of right! O mankind! your insolence Is against your own souls,— An enjoyment of the life Of the Present: in the end, To Us is your return, And We shall show you The truth of all that ye did.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:23
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    O mankind! there hath come To you a direction from your Lord And a healing for the (diseases) In your hearts,—and for those Who believe, a Guidance And a Mercy.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:57
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O ye men! If ye are in doubt As to my religion, (behold!) I worship not what ye Worship, other than God! But I worship God Who will take your souls (At death): I am commanded To be (in the ranks) Of the Believers,

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:104
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O ye men! Now Truth hath reached you From your Lord! Those who receive Guidance, do so for the good Of their own souls; those Who stray, do so to their own loss: And I am not (set) over you To arrange your affairs."

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:108
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    He it is Who created The heavens and the earth In six Days—and His Throne Was over the Waters— That He might try you, Which of you is best In conduct. But if Thou wert to say to them, "Ye shall indeed be raised up After death", the Unbelievers Would be sure to say, "This is nothing but Obvious sorcery!"

    Surah Hud, verse 11:7