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Quran Maqasid

آيَة

آية in the Quran

Meaning: a sign

آية occurs 382 times in 353 verses across 59 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
382
Verses
353
Surahs
59

آيَة

Noun · 382 times

Meaning: a sign · Also translated as: Verses, His verses, Our Signs, My Signs

Forms in the Quran

  • بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ ×57
  • ءَايَٰتٍۭ ×52
  • ءَايَةٍ ×47
  • بِـَٔايَٰتِ ×34
  • ءَايَٰتِنَا ×32
  • ءَايَٰتِهِۦ ×31
  • ٱلْءَايَٰتِ ×31
  • لَءَايَٰتٍ ×29

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 آية

Verses 1–20 of 353

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    "But those who reject Faith And belie Our Signs, They shall be Companions of the Fire; They shall abide therein."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:39
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And believe in what I reveal, Confirming the revelation Which is with you, And be not the first to reject Faith therein, nor sell My Signs For a small price; and fear Me, And Me alone.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:41
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember ye said: "O Moses! we cannot endure One kind of food (always); So beseech thy Lord for us To produce for us of what the earth Groweth,—its pot-herbs, and cucumbers, Its garlic, lentils, and onions." He said: "Will ye exchange The better for the worse? Go ye down to any town," And ye shall find what ye want!" They were covered with humiliation And misery; they drew On themselves the wrath of God. This because they went on Rejecting the Signs of God And slaying His Messengers Without just cause. This because they rebelled And went on transgressing.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:61
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    So We said: "Strike the (body) With a piece of the (heifer)." Thus God bringeth the dead To life and showeth you His Signs: Perchance ye may understand.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:73
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    We have sent down to thee Manifest Signs (āyāt); And none reject them But those who are perverse.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:99
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    None of Our revelations Do We abrogate Or cause to be forgotten, But We substitute Something better or similar: Knowest thou not that God Hath power over all things?

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:106
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say those without knowledge: "Why speaketh not God Unto us? Or why cometh not Unto us a Sign?" So said the people before them Words of similar import. Their hearts are alike. We have indeed made clear The Signs unto any people Who hold firmly To Faith (in their hearts).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:118
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Our Lord! send amongst them An Apostle of their own, Who shall rehearse Thy Signs To them and instruct them In Scripture and Wisdom, And sanctify them: For Thou art the Exalted in Might, The Wise."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:129
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Even if thou wert to bring To the people of the Book All the Signs (together), They would not follow Thy Qibla; nor art thou Going to follow their Qibla; Nor indeed will they follow Each other's Qibla. If thou After the knowledge hath reached thee, Wert to follow their (vain) Desires,—then wert thou Indeed (clearly) in the wrong.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:145
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    A similar (favour Have ye already received) In that We have sent Among you an Apostle Of your own, rehearsing to you Our Signs, and sanctifying You, and instructing you In Scripture and Wisdom, And in new Knowledge.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:151
  11. 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
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Permitted to you, On the night of the fasts, Is the approach to your wives. They are your garments And ye are their garments. God knoweth what ye Used to do secretly among yourselves; But He turned to you And forgave you; So now associate with them, And seek what God Hath ordained for you, And eat and drink, Until the white thread Of dawn appear to you Distinct from its black thread; Then complete your fast Till the night appears; But do not associate With your wives While ye are in retreat In the mosques. Those are Limits (set by) God: Approach not nigh thereto. Thus doth God make clear His Signs to men: that They may learn self-restraint.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:187
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ask the Children of Israel How many Clear (Signs) We have sent them. But if any one, After God's favour Has come to him, Substitutes (something else), God is strict in punishment.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:211
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee Concerning wine and gambling. Say: "In them is great sin, And some profit, for men; But the sin is greater Than the profit." They ask thee how much They are to spend; Say: "What is beyond Your needs." Thus doth God Make clear to you His Signs: in order that Ye may consider—

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:219
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do not marry Unbelieving women (idolaters), Until they believe: A slave woman who believes Is better than an unbelieving woman, Even though she allure you. Nor marry (your girls) To unbelievers until They believe: A man slave who believes Is better than an unbeliever, Even though he allure you. Unbelievers do (but) Beckon you to the Fire. But God beckons by His Grace To the Garden (of Bliss) And forgiveness, And makes His Signs Clear to mankind: That they may Celebrate His praise.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:221
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    When ye divorce Women, and they fulfil The term of their (’Iddat), Either take them back On equitable terms Or set them free On equitable terms; But do not take them back To injure them, (or) to take Undue advantage; If any one does that, He wrongs his own soul. Do not treat God's Signs As a jest, But solemnly rehearse God's favours on you, And the fact that He Sent down to you The Book And Wisdom, For your instruction. And fear God, And know that God Is well acquainted With all things.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:231
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus doth God Make clear His Signs To you: in order that Ye may understand.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:242
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    And (further) their Prophet Said to them: "A Sign Of his authority Is that there shall come To you the Ark of the Covenant, With (an assurance) therein Of security from your Lord, And the relics left By the family of Moses And the family of Aaron, Carried by angels. In this is a Symbol For you if ye indeed Have faith."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:248
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    These are the Signs Of God: we rehearse them To thee in truth: verily Thou art one of the Apostles.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:252
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or (take) the similitude Of one who passed By a hamlet, all in ruins To its roofs. He said: "Oh! how shall God Bring it (ever) to life, After (this) its death?" But God caused him To die for a hundred years, Then raised him up (again). He said: "How long Didst thou tarry (thus)?" He said: "(Perhaps) a day Or part of a day." He said: "Nay, thou hast tarried Thus a hundred years; But look at thy food And thy drink; they show No signs of age; and look At thy donkey: and that We may make of thee A Sign unto the people, Look further at the bones, How We bring them together And clothe them with flesh." When this was shown clearly To him, he said: "I know That God hath power Over all things."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:259