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Quran Maqasid

أَحْسَن

أحسن in the Quran

Meaning: better

أحسن occurs 57 times in 55 verses across 30 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
57
Verses
55
Surahs
30

أَحْسَن

Noun · 36 times

Meaning: better · Also translated as: best, the best, and more suitable, best of it

Forms in the Quran

  • أَحْسَنُ ×25
  • وَأَحْسَنُ ×5
  • بِأَحْسَنَ ×4
  • بِأَحْسَنِهَا ×1
  • أَحْسَنَهُۥٓ ×1

أَحْسَنَ

Verb · 21 times

Meaning: And do good · Also translated as: did good, do good, you do good, made good

Forms in the Quran

  • أَحْسَنَ ×7
  • أَحْسَنُوا۟ ×5
  • وَأَحْسِنُوٓا۟ ×2
  • أَحْسَنتُمْ ×2
  • فَأَحْسَنَ ×2
  • تُحْسِنُوا۟ ×1
  • يُحْسِنُونَ ×1
  • وَأَحْسِن ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الحسن: عبارة عن كل مبهج مرغوب فيه، وذلك ثلاثة أضرب:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وحسن مآب﴾ [الرعد: 29] الحسن هو الشيء المبهج من ينظر إليه، والمرغوب فيه، وذلك إما من جهة العقل أو الشرع أو الهوى أو الحس. وقوله: ﴿آتنا في الدنيا حسنة وفي الآخرة حسنة﴾ [البقرة: 201] هي النعمة، سميت بذلك لأنها تبهج صاحبها ويرغب فيها، والسيئة تضادها، وهما من أسماء الأجناس المشتملة على أنواع، فيفسران في كل…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ح س ن

Verses with أحسن

Verses 1–20 of 55

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Our religion is) The Baptism of God: And who can baptize better Than God? And it is He Whom we worship.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:138
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And spend of your substance In the cause of God, And make not your own hands Contribute to (your) destruction; But do good; For God loveth those Who do good.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:195
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of those who answered The call of God And the Apostle, Even after being wounded, Those who do right And refrain from wrong Have a great reward;—

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:172
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Obey God, and obey the Apostle, And those charged With authority among you. If ye differ in anything Among yourselves, refer it To God and His Apostle, If ye do believe in God And the Last Day: That is best, and most suitable For final determination.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:59
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    When a (courteous) greeting Is offered you, meet it With a greeting still more Courteous, or (at least) Of equal courtesy. God takes careful account Of all things.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:86
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who can be better In religion than one Who submits his whole self To God, does good, And follows the way Of Abraham the true in faith? For God did take Abraham for a friend.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:125
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    If a wife fears Cruelty or desertion On her husband's part, There is no blame on them If they arrange An amicable settlement Between themselves; And such settlement is best; Even though men's souls Are swayed by greed. But if ye do good And practise self-restraint, God is well-acquainted With all that ye do.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:128
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they then seek after A judgment of (the Days Of) Ignorance? But who, For a people whose faith Is assured, can give Better judgment than God?

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:50
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    On those who believe And do deeds of righteousness There is no blame For what they ate (in the past), When they guard themselves From evil, and believe, And do deeds of righteousness,— (Or) again, guard themselves From evil and believe,— (Or) again, guard themselves From evil and do good. For God loveth those Who do good.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:93
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    And come not nigh To the orphan's property, Except to improve it, Until he attain the age Of full strength; give measure And weight with (full) justice;— No burden do We place On any soul, but that Which it can bear;— Whenever ye speak, speak justly, Even if a near relative Is concerned; and fulfil The Covenant of God: Thus doth He command you, That ye may remember.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:152
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Moreover, We gave Moses The Book, completing (Our favour) to those Who would do right, And explaining all things In detail,—and a guide And a mercy, that they Might believe in the meeting With their Lord.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:154
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We ordained laws For him in the Tablets In all matters, both Commanding and explaining All things, (and said): "Take and hold these With firmness, and enjoin Thy people to hold fast By the best in the precepts: Soon shall I show you The homes of the wicked,— (How they lie desolate)."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:145
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor could they spend anything (For the Cause)—small or great— Nor cut across a valley, But the deed is inscribed To their credit; that God May requite their deed With the best (possible reward).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:121
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    To those who do right Is a goodly (reward)— Yea, more (than in measure)! No darkness nor shame Shall cover their faces! They are Companions of the Garden; They will abide therein (For aye)!

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:26
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    He it is Who created The heavens and the earth In six Days—and His Throne Was over the Waters— That He might try you, Which of you is best In conduct. But if Thou wert to say to them, "Ye shall indeed be raised up After death", the Unbelievers Would be sure to say, "This is nothing but Obvious sorcery!"

    Surah Hud, verse 11:7
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    We do relate unto thee The most beautiful of stories, In that We reveal to thee This (portion of the) Qur-ān: Before this, thou too Was among those Who knew it not.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:3
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    But she in whose house He was, sought to seduce him From his (true) self: she fastened The doors, and said: "Now come, thou (dear one)!" He said: "God forbid! Truly (thy husband) is My lord! he made My sojourn agreeable! Truly to no good Come those who do wrong!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:23
  18. 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
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    To the righteous (When) it is said, "What Is it that your Lord Has revealed?" they say, "All that is good." To those Who do good, there is good In this world, and-the Home Of the Hereafter is even better And excellent indeed is the Home Of the righteous,—

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:30
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    What is with you must vanish: What is with God will endure. And We will certainly bestow, On those who patiently persevere, Their reward according to The best of their actions.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:96