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Quran Maqasid

أَذْقان

أذقان in the Quran

Meaning: on their faces

أذقان occurs 3 times in 3 verses across 2 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
3
Verses
3
Surahs
2
Root
ذ ق ن

أَذْقان

Noun · 3 times

Meaning: on their faces · Also translated as: the chins

Forms in the Quran

  • لِلْأَذْقَانِ ×2
  • ٱلْأَذْقَانِ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

قوله تعالى: ويخرون للأذقان يبكون

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿فهي إلى الأذقان﴾ [يس: 8]. الأذقان: جمع ذقن. والذقن: ملتقى اللحيين وعليها تنبت اللحية. وذقنته ضربت ذقنه. وناقة ذقون: تستعين بذقنها في سيرها. ودلو ذقون ضخمة حائلة تشبيها بذلك. وقالت عائشة رضي الله عنها: "مات النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام بين حاقنتي وذاقنتي". وقيل: هي الذقن، وقيل: هي طرف الحلقوم وهو أقرب لقولها…

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

Verses with أذقان

Verses 1–3 of 3

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Whether ye believe In it or not, it is true That those who were given Knowledge beforehand, when It it recited to them, Fall down on their faces In humble prostration,

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:107
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    They fall down on their faces In tears, and it increases Their (earnest) humility!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:109
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    We have put yokes Round their necks Right up to their chins, So that their heads are Forced up (and they cannot see).

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:8