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آباء

آباء in the Quran

Meaning: our forefathers

آباء occurs 64 times in 60 verses across 32 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
64
Verses
60
Surahs
32

آباء

Noun · 64 times

Meaning: our forefathers · Also translated as: their forefathers, your fathers, Your parents, their fathers

Forms in the Quran

  • ءَابَآءَنَآ ×10
  • ءَابَآؤُنَا ×7
  • ءَابَآؤُكُمْ ×5
  • وَءَابَآؤُكُم ×5
  • ءَابَآؤُهُمْ ×4
  • ءَابَآءَهُمُ ×4
  • ءَابَآئِكُمْ ×4
  • ءَابَآءَكُمْ ×3

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الأب: الوالد، ويسمى كل من كان سببا في إيجاد شيء أو صلاحه أو ظهوره أبا، ولذلك يسمى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أبا المؤمنين، قال الله تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الهمزة والباء والواو يدل على التربية والغذو. أبوت الشيء آبوه أبوا: إذا غذوته. وبذلك سمي الأب أبا. ويقال في النسبة إلى أب: أبوي. وعنز أبواء: إذا أصابها وجع عن شم أبوال الأروى. قال الخليل: الأب معروف، والجمع آباء وأبوة. قال:

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

Verses with آباء

Verses 21–40 of 60

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And I follow the ways Of my fathers,—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and never Could we attribute any partners Whatever to God: that (comes) Of the grace of God to us And to mankind: yet Most men are not grateful

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:38
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    "If not Him, ye worship nothing But names which ye have named,— Ye and your fathers,— For which God hath sent down No authority: the Command Is for none but God: He Hath commanded that ye worship None but Him: that is The right religion, but Most men understand not…

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:40
  3. 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
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Their apostles said: "Is there A doubt about God, The Creator of the heavens And the earth? It is He Who invites you, in order That He may forgive you Your sins and give you Respite for a term appointed!" They said: "Ah! ye are No more than human, Like ourselves! Ye wish To turn us away from The (gods) our fathers Used to worship: then Bring us some clear authority."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:10
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    The worshippers of false gods Say: "If God had so willed, We should not have worshipped Aught but Him—neither we Nor our fathers,—nor should We have prescribed prohibitions Other than His." So did those Who went before them. But what is the mission Of apostles but to preach The Clear Message?

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:35
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    No knowledge have they Of such a thing, nor Had their fathers. It is A grievous thing that issues From their mouths as a saying. What they say is nothing But falsehood!

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:5
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nay, We gave the good things Of this life to these men And their fathers until The period grew long for them; See they not that We Gradually reduce the land (In their control) from Its outlying borders? Is it Then they who will win?

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:44
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said, "We found Our fathers worshipping them."

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:53
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said, "Indeed ye Have been in manifest Error—ye and your fathers."

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:54
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    The chiefs of the Unbelievers Among his people said: "He is no more than a man Like yourselves: his wish is To assert his superiority Over you: if God had wished (To send messengers), He could have sent down Angels: never did we hear Such a thing (as he says), Among our ancestors of old."

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:24
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they not ponder over The Word (of God), or Has anything (new) come To them that did not Come to their fathers of old?

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:68
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Such things have been promised To us and to our fathers Before! They are nothing But tales of the ancients!"

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:83
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And say to the believing women That they should lower Their gaze and guard Their modesty; that they Should not display their Beauty and ornaments except What (must ordinarily) appear Thereof; that they should Draw their veils over Their bosoms and not display Their beauty except To their husbands, their fathers, Their husbands’ fathers, their sons, Their husbands’ sons, Their brothers or their brothers’ sons, Or their sisters’ sons, Or their women, or the slaves Whom their right hands Possess, or male servants Free of physical needs, Or small children who Have no sense of the shame Of sex; and that they Should not strike their feet In order to draw attention To their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together Towards God, that ye May attain Bliss.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:31
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is no fault in the blind Nor in one born lame, nor In one afflicted with illness, Nor in yourselves, that ye Should eat in your own houses, Or those of your fathers, Or your mothers, or your brothers, Or your sisters, or your father's brothers Or your father's sisters, Or your mother's brothers, Or your mother's sisters, Or in houses of which The keys are in your possession, Or in the house of a sincere Friend of yours: there is No blame on you, whether Ye eat in company or Separately. But if ye Enter houses, salute each other— A greeting of blessing And purity as from God. Thus does God make clear The Signs to you: that ye May understand.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:61
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will say: "Glory to Thee! Not meet was it for us That we should take For protectors others besides Thee: But Thou didst bestow, On them and their fathers, Good things (in life), until They forgot the Message: For they were a people (Worthless and) lost."

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:18
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Moses) said: "Your Lord And the Lord of your fathers From the beginning!"

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

    They said: "Nay, but we Found our fathers doing Thus (what we do)."

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:74
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Ye and your fathers before you?—

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:76
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Unbelievers say: "What! When we become dust, We and our fathers,—shall we Really be raised (from the dead)?

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:67
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    "It is true we were promised This,—we and our fathers Before (us): these are nothing But tales of the ancients."

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:68