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أَب

أب in the Quran

Meaning: O our father

أب occurs 47 times in 41 verses across 15 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
47
Verses
41
Surahs
15

أَب

Noun · 46 times

Meaning: O our father · Also translated as: your father, their father, to his father, O my father

Forms in the Quran

  • لِأَبِيهِ ×9
  • يَٰٓأَبَتِ ×8
  • يَٰٓأَبَانَا ×6
  • أَبِيكُمْ ×4
  • أَبِىٓ ×4
  • أَبُوهُم ×2
  • أَبًا ×2
  • أَبِينَا ×1

أَبّ

Noun · 1 time

Meaning: and grass

Forms in the Quran

  • وَأَبًّا ×1

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 أب

Verses 1–20 of 41

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Lo! Abraham said To his father Āzar: "Takest thou idols for gods? For I see thee And thy people In manifest error."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:74
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And Abraham prayed For his father's forgiveness Only because of a promise He had made to him. But when it became clear To him that he was An enemy to God, he Dissociated himself from him: For Abraham was most Tender-hearted, forbearing.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:114
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold, Joseph said To his father: "O my father! I did see eleven stars And the sun and the moon: I saw them prostrate themselves To me!"

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

    They said: "Truly Joseph And his brother are loved More by our father than we: But we are a goodly body! Really our father is obviously Wandering (in his mind)!

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:8
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Slay ye Joseph or cast him out To some (unknown) land, That so the favour Of your father may be Given to you alone: (There will be time enough) For you to be righteous after that!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:9
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "O our father! Why dost thou not Trust us with Joseph, Seeing we are indeed His sincere well-wishers?

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:11
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then they came To their father In the early part Of the night, Weeping.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:16
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "O our father! We went racing with one another, And left Joseph with our things; And the wolf devoured him.… But thou wilt never believe us Even though we tell the truth.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:17
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And when he had furnished Them forth with provisions (Suitable) for them, he said: "Bring unto me a brother Ye have, of the same father As yourselves, (but a different mother): See ye not that I pay out Full measure, and that I Do provide the best hospitality?

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:59
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "We shall Certainly seek to get Our wish about him From his father: Indeed we shall do it."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:61
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Now when they returned To their father, they said: "O our father! No more Measure of grain shall we get (Unless we take our brother): So send our brother with us, That we may get our measure; And we will indeed Take every care of him."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:63
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then when they opened Their baggage, they found Their stock-in-trade had been Returned to them. They said: "O our father! What (more) Can we desire? This our Stock-in-trade has been returned To us: so we shall get (More) food for our family; We shall take care of our brother; And add (at the same time) A full camel's load (of grain To our provisions). This is but a small quantity.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:65
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And when they entered In the manner their father Had enjoined, it did not Profit them in the least Against (the Plan of) God: It was but a necessity Of Jacob's soul, which he Discharged. For he was, By Our instruction, full Of knowledge (and experience): But most men know not.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:68
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "O exalted one! Behold! he has a father, Aged and venerable, (who will Grieve for him); so take One of us in his place; For we see that thou art (Gracious) in doing good."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:78
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Now when they saw No hope of his (yielding), They held a conference in private. The leader among them said: "Know ye not that your father Did take an oath from you In God's name, and how, Before this, ye did fail In your duty with Joseph? Therefore will I not leave This land until my father Permits me, or God Commands me; and He Is the best to command.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:80
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Turn ye back to your father, And say, "O our father! Behold! thy son committed theft! We bear witness only to what We know, and we could not Well guard against the unseen!

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:81
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Go with this my shirt, And cast it over the face Of my father: he will Come to see (clearly). Then come Ye (here) to me together With all your family."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:93
  18. 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
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "O our father! Ask for us forgiveness For our sins, for we Were truly at fault."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:97
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    And he raised his parents High on the throne (of dignity), And they fell down in prostration, (All) before him. He said: "O my father! this is The fulfilment of my vision Of old! God hath made it Come true! He was indeed Good to me when He Took me out of prison And brought you (all here) Out of the desert, (Even) after Satan had sown Enmity between me and my brothers. Verily my Lord understandeth Best the mysteries of all that He planneth to do. For verily He is full Of knowledge and wisdom.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:100