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أَبَى

أبى in the Quran

Meaning: He refused

أبى occurs 13 times in 12 verses across 8 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
13
Verses
12
Surahs
8

أَبَى

Verb · 13 times

Meaning: He refused · Also translated as: refuse, but refuse, but refused, but they refused

Forms in the Quran

  • أَبَىٰ ×3
  • فَأَبَىٰٓ ×3
  • يَأْبَ ×2
  • وَتَأْبَىٰ ×1
  • وَيَأْبَى ×1
  • فَأَبَوْا۟ ×1
  • وَأَبَىٰ ×1
  • فَأَبَيْنَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الإباء: شدة الامتناع، فكل إباء امتناع وليس كل امتناع إباءا.

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الهمزة والباء والياء يدل على الامتناع. أبيت الشيء آباه، وقوم أبيون وأباة. قال:

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

Verses with أبى

Verses 1–12 of 12

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And behold, We said to the angels: "Bow down to Adam: "and they bowed down: Not so Iblīs: he refused and was haughty: He was of those who reject Faith.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:34
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! When ye deal with each other, In transactions involving Future obligations In a fixed period of time, Reduce them to writing Let a scribe write down Faithfully as between The parties: let not the scribe Refuse to write: as God Has taught him, So let him write. Let him who incurs The liability dictate, But let him fear His Lord God, And not diminish Aught of what he owes. If the party liable Is mentally deficient, Or weak, or unable Himself to dictate, Let his guardian Dictate faithfully. And get two witnesses, Out of your own men, And if there are not two men, Then a man and two women, Such as ye choose, For witnesses, So that if one of them errs, The other can remind her. The witnesses Should not refuse When they are called on (For evidence). Disdain not to reduce To writing (your contract) For a future period, Whether it be small Or big: it is juster In the sight of God, More suitable as evidence, And more convenient To prevent doubts Among yourselves But if it be a transaction Which ye carry out On the spot among yourselves, There is no blame on you If ye reduce it not To writing. But take witnesses Whenever ye make A commercial contract; And let neither scribe Nor witness suffer harm. If ye do (such harm), It would be wickedness In you. So fear God; For it is God That teaches you. And God is well acquainted With all things.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:282
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    How (can there be such a league), Seeing that if they get an advantage Over you, they respect not In you the ties either of kinship Or of covenant? With (fair words From) their mouths they entice you, But their hearts are averse From you; and most of them Are rebellious and wicked.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:8
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Fain would they extinguish God's Light with their mouths, But God will not allow But that His Light should be Perfected, even though the Unbelievers May detest (it).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:32
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Not so Iblīs: he refused to be Among those who prostrated themselves.

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:31
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We have explained To man, in this Qur-ān, Every kind of similitude: Yet the greater part of men Refuse (to receive it) Except with ingratitude!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:89
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    See they not that God, Who created the heavens And the earth, has power To create the like of them (Anew)? Only He has Decreed a term appointed, Of which there is no doubt. But the unjust refuse (To receive it) except With ingratitude.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:99
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then they proceeded: Until, when they came To the inhabitants of a town, They asked them for food, But they refused them Hospitality. They found there A wall on the point of Falling down, but he Set it up straight. (Moses) said: "If thou Hadst wished, surely thou Couldst have exacted some Recompense for it!"

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:77
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We showed Pharaoh All Our Signs, but he Did reject and refuse.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:56
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    When We said to the angels, "Prostrate yourselves to Adam", They prostrated themselves, but not Iblīs: he refused.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:116
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We have distributed The (water) amongst them, in order That they may celebrate (Our) praises, but most men Are averse (to aught) but (Rank) ingratitude.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:50
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    We did indeed offer The Trust to the Heavens And the Earth And the Mountains; But they refused To undertake it, Being afraid thereof: But man undertook it;— He was indeed unjust And foolish;—

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:72