Meaning: gave shelter · Also translated as: he took, then He sheltered you, and We sheltered them, or you may take
Forms in the Quran
ءَاوَوا۟×2
ءَاوَىٰٓ×2
فَـَٔاوَىٰكُمْ×1
وَءَاوَيْنَٰهُمَآ×1
وَتُـْٔوِىٓ×1
تُـْٔوِيهِ×1
فَـَٔاوَىٰ×1
Its root in the classical dictionaries
المأوى مصدر أوى يأوي أويا ومأوى، تقول:
الهمزة والواو والياء أصلان: أحدهما التجمع، والثاني الإشفاق. قال الخليل: يقال: أوى الرجل إلى منزله وآوى غيره أويا وإيواء. ويقال: أوى إواء أيضا. والأوي أحسن. قال الله تعالى: ﴿إذ أوى الفتية إلى الكهف﴾ [الكهف: 10]، وقال: ﴿وآويناهما إلى ربوة﴾ [المؤمنون: 50]. والمأوى: مكان كل شيء يأوى إليه ليلا أو نهارا. وأوت الإبل إلى…
Call to mind when ye
Were a small (band),
Despised through the land,
And afraid that men might
Despoil and kidnap you;
But He provided a safe asylum
For you, strengthened you
With His aid, and gave you
Good things for sustenance:
That ye might be grateful.
Those who believed,
And adopted exile,
And fought for the Faith,
With their property
And their persons,
In the cause of God,
As well as those
Who gave (them) asylum
And aid,—these are (all)
Friends and protectors,
One of another.
As to those who believed
But came not into exile,
Ye owe no duty
Of protection to them
Until they come into exile;
But if they seek
Your aid in religion,
It is your duty
To help them,
Except against a people
With whom ye have
A treaty of mutual alliance.
And (remember) God
Seeth all that ye do.
Those who believe,
And adopt exile,
And fight for the Faith,
In the cause of God,
As well as those
Who give (them) asylum
And aid,—these are (all)
In very truth the Believers:
For them is the forgiveness
Of sins and a provision
Most generous.
Now when they came
Into Joseph's presence,
He received his (full) brother
To stay with him. He said
(To him): "Behold! I am thy (own)
Brother; so grieve not
At aught of their doings."
Then when they entered
The presence of Joseph,
He provided a home
For his parents with himself,
And said: "Enter ye
Egypt (all) in safety
If it please God."
And We made
The son of Mary
And his mother
As a Sign:
We gave them both
Shelter on high ground,
Affording rest and security
And furnished with springs.
Thou mayest defer (the turn
Of) any of them that thou
Pleasest, and thou mayest receive
Any thou pleasest: and there
Is no blame on thee if
Thou invite one whose (turn)
Thou hadst set aside.
This were nigher to
The cooling of their eyes,
The prevention of their grief,
And their satisfaction—
That of all of them—
With that which thou
Hast to give them:
And God knows (all)
That is in your hearts:
And God is All-Knowing,
Most Forbearing.