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Quran Maqasid

أَثارُ

أثار in the Quran

Meaning: to plough

أثار occurs 5 times in 5 verses across 4 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
5
Verses
5
Surahs
4

أَثارُ

Verb · 5 times

Meaning: to plough · Also translated as: and they dug, so they raise, so that they raise, Then raise

Forms in the Quran

  • فَتُثِيرُ ×2
  • تُثِيرُ ×1
  • وَأَثَارُوا۟ ×1
  • فَأَثَرْنَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

ثار الغبار والسحاب ونحوهما، يثور ثورا وثورانا: انتشر ساطعا، وقد أثرته، قال تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الثاء والواو والراء أصلان قد يمكن الجمع بينهما بأدنى نظر. فالأول انبعاث الشيء، والثاني جنس من الحيوان.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root ث و ر

Verses with أثار

Verses 1–5 of 5

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "He says: a heifer Not trained to till the soil Or water the fields: sound And without blemish." They said: "Now hast thou brought The truth." Then they offered Her in sacrifice, But not with good-will.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:71
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they not travel Through the earth, and see What was the End Of those before them? They were superior to them In strength: they tilled The soil and populated it In greater numbers than these Have done: there came to them Their apostles with Clear (Signs), (Which they rejected, to their Own destruction): it was not God who wronged them, but They wronged their own souls.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:9
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is God Who sends The Winds, and they raise The Clouds: then does He Spread them in the sky As He wills, and break them Into fragments, until thou seest Rain-drops issue from the midst Thereof: then when He has Made them reach such His servants as He wills, Behold, they do rejoice!—

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:48
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is God Who sends Forth the Winds, so that They raise up the Clouds, And We drive them To a land that is dead, And revive the earth therewith After its death: even so (Will be) the Resurrection!

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:9
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And raise the dust In clouds the while,

    Surah Al-'Adiyat, verse 100:4