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رِيح

ريح in the Quran

Meaning: the winds

ريح occurs 29 times in 28 verses across 26 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
29
Verses
28
Surahs
26

رِيح

Noun · 29 times

Meaning: the winds · Also translated as: the wind, a wind, your strength, with a wind

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلرِّيَٰحِ ×17
  • رِيحٍ ×4
  • رِيحًا ×4
  • بِرِيحٍ ×2
  • رِيحُكُمْ ×1
  • ٱلرِّيَاحَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الراء والواو والحاء أصل كبير مطرد، يدل على سعة وفسحة واطراد. وأصل [ذلك] كله الريح. وأصل الياء في الريح الواو، وإنما قلبت ياء لكسرة ما قبلها. فالروح روح الإنسان، وإنما هو مشتق من الريح، وكذلك الباب كله. والروح: نسيم الريح. ويقال أراح الإنسان، إذا تنفس. وهو في شعر امرئ القيس. ويقال أروح الماء وغيره: تغيرت رائحته.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس

الريح: نسيم الهواء، وكذلك نسيم كل شيء، وهي مؤنثة؛ وفي التنزيل: مثل ريح فيها صر أصابت حرث قوم ؛ هو عند سيبويه فعل، وهو عند أبي الحسن فعل وفعل. والريحة: طائفة من الريح؛ عن سيبويه، قال: وقد يجوز أن يدل الواحد على ما يدل عليه الجمع، وحكى بعضهم: ريح وريحة مع كوكب وكوكبة وأشعر أنهما لغتان، وجمع الريح أرواح، وأراويح جمع…

لسان العرب — ابن منظور
The full entries on the root ر و ح

Verses with ريح

Verses 1–20 of 28

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! In the creation Of the heavens and the earth; In the alternation Of the Night and the Day; In the sailing of the ships Through the Ocean For the profit of mankind; In the rain which God Sends down from the skies, And the life which He gives therewith To an earth that is dead; In the beasts of all kinds That He scatters Through the earth; In the change of the winds, And the clouds which they Trail like their slaves Between the sky and the earth;— (Here) indeed are Signs For a people that are wise.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:164
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    What they spend In the life Of this (material) world May be likened to a Wind Which brings a nipping frost: It strikes and destroys the harvest Of men who have wronged Their own souls: it is not God That hath wronged them, but They wrong themselves.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:117
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who sendeth The Winds like heralds Of glad tidings, going before His Mercy: when they have Carried the heavy-laden Clouds, We drive them To a land that is dead, Make rain to descend thereon, And produce every kind Of harvest therewith: thus Shall We raise up the dead: Perchance ye may remember.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:57
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And obey God and His Apostle; And fall into no disputes, Lest ye lose heart And your power depart; And be patient and persevering: For God is with those Who patiently persevere:

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:46
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    He it is who enableth you To traverse through land And sea; so that ye even board Ships;—they sail with them With a favourable wind, And they rejoice thereat; Then comes a stormy wind And the waves come to them From all sides, and they think They are being overwhelmed: They cry unto God, sincerely Offering (their) duty unto Him, Saying, "If Thou dost deliver us From this, we shall truly Show our gratitude!"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:22
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    When the Caravan left (Egypt), Their father said: "I do indeed Scent the presence of Joseph: Nay, think me not a dotard."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:94
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    The parable of those who Reject their Lord is that Their works are as ashes, On which the wind blows Furiously on a tempestuous day: No power have they over Aught that they have earned: That is the straying Far, far (from the goal).

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:18
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We send the fecundating winds, Then cause the rain to descend From the sky, therewith providing You with water (in abundance), Though ye are not the guardians Of its stores.

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:22
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or do ye feel secure That He will not send you Back a second time To sea and send against you A heavy gale to drown you Because of your ingratitude, So that ye find no helper Therein against Us?

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:69
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Set forth to them The similitude of the life Of this world: it is like The rain which We send Down from the skies: The earth's vegetation absorbs it, But soon it becomes Dry stubble, which the winds Do scatter: it is (only) God Who prevails over all things.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:45
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    (It was Our power that Made) the violent (unruly) Wind flow (tamely) for Solomon, To his order, to the land Which We had blessed: For We do know all things.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:81
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Being true in faith to God, And never assigning partners To Him: if anyone assigns Partners to God, he is As if he had fallen From heaven and been snatched up By birds, or the wind Had swooped (like a bird On its prey) and thrown him Into a far-distant place.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:31
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And He it is Who sends The Winds as heralds Of glad tidings, going before His Mercy, and We send down Pure water from the sky,—

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:48
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or, who guides you Through the depths of darkness On land and sea, and who Sends the winds as heralds Of glad tidings, going before His Mercy? (Can there be Another) god besides God?— High is God above what They associate with Him!

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:63
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Among His Signs is this, That He sends the Winds, As heralds of Glad Tidings, Giving you a taste Of His (Grace and) Mercy,— That the ships may sail (Majestically) by His Command And that ye may seek Of His Bounty: in order That ye may be grateful.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:46
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is God Who sends The Winds, and they raise The Clouds: then does He Spread them in the sky As He wills, and break them Into fragments, until thou seest Rain-drops issue from the midst Thereof: then when He has Made them reach such His servants as He wills, Behold, they do rejoice!—

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:48
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if We (but) send A Wind from which They see (their tilth) Turn yellow,—behold, They become, thereafter, Ungrateful (Unbelievers)!

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:51
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Remember the Grace of God, (Bestowed) on you, when There came down on you Hosts (to overwhelm you): But We sent against them A hurricane and forces That ye saw not: But God sees (clearly) All that ye do.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:9
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And to Solomon (We Made) the Wind (obedient): Its early morning (stride) Was a month's (journey), And its evening (stride) Was a month's (journey); And We made a Font Of molten brass to flow For him; and there were Jinns that worked in front Of him, by the leave Of his Lord, and if any Of them turned aside From Our command, We Made him taste Of the Penalty Of the Blazing Fire.

    Surah Saba, verse 34:12
  20. 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