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Quran Maqasid

زَوْج

زوج in the Quran

Meaning: spouses

زوج occurs 76 times in 68 verses across 40 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
76
Verses
68
Surahs
40

زَوْج

Noun · 76 times

Meaning: spouses · Also translated as: wives, its mate, a wife, pairs

Forms in the Quran

  • أَزْوَٰجًا ×14
  • أَزْوَٰجٌ ×7
  • أَزْوَٰجُكُمْ ×6
  • زَوْجٍ ×6
  • أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ ×5
  • زَوْجَهَا ×4
  • زَوْجَيْنِ ×4
  • وَأَزْوَٰجِهِمْ ×4

Its root in the classical dictionaries

يقال لكل واحد من القرينين من الذكر والأنثى في الحيوانات المتزاوجة زوج، ولكل قرينين فيها وفي غيرها زوج، كالخف والنعل، ولكل ما يقترن بآخر مماثلا له أو مضاد زوج. قال تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الزاء والواو والجيم أصل يدل على مقارنة شيء لشيء. من ذلك [الزوج زوج المرأة. والمرأة] زوج بعلها، وهو الفصيح. قال الله جل ثناؤه: ﴿اسكن أنت وزوجك الجنة﴾ [البقرة: 35]. ويقال لفلان زوجان من الحمام، يعني ذكرا وأنثى. فأما قوله جل وعز في ذكر النبات: ﴿من كل زوج بهيج﴾ [الحج: 5]، فيقال أراد به اللون، كأنه قال: من كل لون بهيج.…

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The full entries on the root ز و ج

Verses with زوج

Verses 1–20 of 68

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    But give glad tidings To those who believe And work righteousness, That their portion is Gardens, Beneath which rivers flow. Every time they are fed With fruits therefrom, They say: "Why, this is What we were fed with before," For they are given things in similitude; And they have therein Companions pure (and holy); And they abide therein (for ever).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:25
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    We said: "O Adam! dwell thou And thy wife in the Garden; And eat of the bountiful things therein As (where and when) ye will; but approach not this tree, Or ye run into harm and transgression."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:35
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    They followed what the evil ones Gave out (falsely) Against the power Of Solomon: the blasphemers Were, not Solomon, but The evil ones, teaching men Magic, and such things As came down at Babylon To the angels Hārūt and Mārūt. But neither of these taught anyone (Such things) without saying: "We are only for trial; So do not blaspheme." They learned from them The means to sow discord Between man and wife. But they could not thus Harm anyone except By God's permission. And they learned what harmed them, Not what profited them. And they knew that the buyers Of (magic) would have No share in the happiness Of the Hereafter. And vile Was the price for which They did sell their souls, If they but knew!

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:102
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    So if a husband Divorces his wife (irrevocably), He cannot, after that, Re-marry her until After she has married Another husband and He has divorced her. In that case there is No blame on either of them If they re-unite, provided They feel that they Can keep the limits Ordained by God. Such are the limits Ordained by God, Which He makes plain To those who understand.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:230
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    When ye divorce Women, and they fulfil The term of their (’Iddat), Do not prevent them From marrying Their (former) husbands, If they mutually agree On equitable terms. This instruction Is for all amongst you, Who believe in God And the Last Day. That is (the course Making for) most virtue And purity amongst you, And God knows, And ye know not.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:232
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    If any of you die And leave widows behind, They shall wait concerning themselves Four months and ten days: When they have fulfilled Their term, there is no blame On you if they dispose Of themselves in a just And reasonable manner. And God is well acquainted With what ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:234
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those of you Who die and leave widows Should bequeath For their widows A year's maintenance And residence; But if they leave (The residence), There is no blame on you For what they do With themselves, Provided it is reasonable. And God is Exalted in Power, Wise.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:240
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: Shall I give you Glad tidings of things Far better than those? For the righteous are Gardens In nearness to their Lord, With rivers flowing beneath; Therein is their eternal home; With Companions pure (and holy); And the good pleasure of God. For in God's sight Are (all) His servants,—

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:15
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    O mankind! reverence Your Guardian-Lord, Who created you From a single Person, Created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain Scattered (like seeds) Countless men and women;— Reverence God, through Whom Ye demand your mutual (rights), And (reverence) the wombs (That bore you): for God Ever watches over you.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:1
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    In what your wives leave, Your share is a half, If they leave no child; But if they leave a child, Ye get a fourth; after payment Of legacies and debts. In what ye leave, Their share is a fourth, If ye leave no child; But if ye leave a child, They get an eighth; after payment Of legacies and debts. If the man or woman Whose inheritance is in question, Has left neither ascendants nor descendants, But has left a brother Or a sister, each one of the two Gets a sixth; but if more Than two, they share in a third; After payment of legacies And debts; so that no loss Is caused (to any one). Thus is it ordained by God; And God is All-knowing, Most Forbearing.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:12
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if ye decide to take One wife in place of another, Even if ye had given the latter A whole treasure for dower, Take not the least bit of it back: Would ye take it by slander And a manifest wrong?

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:20
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those who believe And do deeds of righteousness, We shall soon admit to Gardens, With rivers flowing beneath,— Their eternal home: Therein shall they have Companions pure and holy: We shall admit them To shades, cool and ever deepening.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:57
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    They say: "What is In the wombs of Such and such cattle Is specially reserved (For food) for our men, And forbidden to our women; But if it is still-born, Then all have shares therein. For their (false) attribution (Of superstitions to God), He will soon punish them: For He is full Of wisdom and knowledge.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:139
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Take) eight (head of cattle) In (four) pairs: Of sheep a pair, And of goats a pair; Say, hath He forbidden The two males, Or the two females, Or (the young) which the wombs Of the two females enclose? Tell me with knowledge If ye are truthful:

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:143
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O Adam! dwell thou And thy wife in the Garden, And enjoy (its good things) As ye wish: but approach not This tree, or ye run Into harm and transgression."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:19
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who created You from a single person, And made his mate Of like nature, in order That he might dwell with her (In love). When they are United, she bears a light Burden and carries it about (Unnoticed). When she grows Heavy, they both pray To God their Lord, (saying): "If Thou givest us A goodly child, We vow we shall (Ever) be grateful."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:189
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say; If it be that your fathers, Your sons, your brothers, Your mates, or your kindred; The wealth that ye have gained; The commerce in which ye fear A decline: or the dwellings In which ye delight— Are dearer to you than God, Or His Apostle, or the striving In His cause;—then wait Until God brings about His Decision: and God Guides not the rebellious.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:24
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    At length, behold! There came Our Command, And the fountains of the earth Gushed forth! We said: "Embark therein, of each kind Two, male and female, And your family—except Those against whom the Word Has already gone forth,— And the Believers." But only a few Believed with him.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:40
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And it is He Who spread out The earth, and set thereon Mountains standing firm, And (flowing) rivers: and fruit Of every kind He made In pairs, two and two: He draweth the Night as a veil O'er the Day. Behold, verily In these things there are Signs For those who consider!

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:3
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Gardens of perpetual bliss: They shall enter there, As well as the righteous Among their fathers, their spouses, And their offspring: And angels shall enter unto them From every gate (with the salutation):

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:23