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أَرادَ

أراد in the Quran

Meaning: wishes

أراد occurs 139 times in 112 verses across 45 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
139
Verses
112
Surahs
45

أَرادَ

Verb · 139 times

Meaning: wishes · Also translated as: Intends, they wish, desires, desire

Forms in the Quran

  • يُرِيدُ ×38
  • أَرَادَ ×18
  • يُرِيدُونَ ×13
  • يُرِدْ ×8
  • أُرِيدُ ×8
  • تُرِيدُونَ ×5
  • أَرَادُوٓا۟ ×4
  • أَرَدْنَآ ×4

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الرود: التردد في طلب الشيء برفق، يقال:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الراء والواو والدال معظم بابه [يدل] على مجيء وذهاب من انطلاق في جهة واحدة. تقول: راودته على أن يفعل كذا، إذا أردته على فعله. والرود: فعل الرائد. يقال بعثنا رائدا يرود الكلأ، أي ينظر ويطلب.

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

Verses with أراد

Verses 21–40 of 112

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    If any one desires A reward in this life, In God's (gift) is the reward (Both) of this life And of the Hereafter: For God is He that heareth And seeth (all things).

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:134
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Take not for friends Unbelievers rather than Believers: do ye wish To offer God an open Proof against yourselves?

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:144
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who deny God And His apostles, and (those Who) wish to separate God from His apostles, Saying: "We believe in some But reject others": And (those who) wish To take a course midway,—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:150
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Fulfil (all) obligations Lawful unto you (for food) Are all four-footed animals, With the exceptions named: But animals of the chase Are forbidden while ye Are in the Sacred Precincts Or in pilgrim garb: For God doth command According to His Will and Plan

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:1
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! When ye prepare For prayer, wash Your faces, and your hands (And arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); And (wash) your feet To the ankles. If ye are in a state Of ceremonial impurity, Bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill, Or on a journey, Or one of you cometh From offices of nature, Or ye have been In contact with women, And ye find no water, Then take for yourselves Clean sand or earth, And rub therewith Your faces and hands. God doth not wish To place you in a difficulty, But to make you clean, And to complete His favour to you, That ye may be grateful.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:6
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    In blasphemy indeed Are those that say That God is Christ The son of Mary. Say: "Who then Hath the least power Against God, if His Will Were to destroy Christ The son of Mary, his mother, And all—every one That is on the earth? For to God belongeth The dominion of the heavens And the earth, and all That is between. He createth What He pleaseth. For God Hath power over all things."

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:17
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    "For me, I intend to let Thee draw on thyself My sin as well as thine, For thou wilt be among The Companions of the Fire, And that is the reward Of those who do wrong."

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:29
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Their wish will be To get out of the Fire, But never will they Get out therefrom: Their Penalty will be One that endures.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:37
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Apostle! let not Those grieve thee, who race Each other into Unbelief: (Whether it be) among those Who say "We believe" With their lips but Whose hearts have no faith; Or it be among the Jews,— Men who will listen To any lie,—will listen Even to others who have Never so much as come To thee. They change the words From their (right) times And places; they say, "If ye are given this, Take it, but if not, Beware!" If any one's trial Is intended by God, thou hast No authority in the least For him against God. For such—it is not God's will to purify Their hearts. For them There is disgrace In this world, and In the Hereafter A heavy punishment.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:41
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    And this (He commands): Judge thou between them By what God hath revealed, And follow not their vain Desires, but beware of them Lest they beguile thee From any of that (teaching) Which God hath sent down To thee. And if they turn Away, be assured that For some of their crimes It is God's purpose to punish Them. And truly most men Are rebellious.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:49
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Satan's plan is (but) To excite enmity and hatred Between you, with intoxicants And gambling, and hinder you From the remembrance Of God, and from prayer: Will ye not then abstain?

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:91
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "We only wish To eat thereof and satisfy Our hearts, and to know That thou hast indeed Told us the truth; and That we ourselves may be Witnesses to the miracle."

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:113
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Send not away those Who call on their Lord Morning and evening, Seeking His Face. In naught art thou accountable For them, and in naught are they Accountable for thee, That thou shouldst turn Them away, and thus be (One) of the unjust.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:52
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those whom God (in His Plan) Willeth to guide,—He openeth Their breast to Islam; Those whom He willeth To leave straying,—He maketh Their breast close and constricted, As if they had to climb Up to the skies: thus Doth God (heap) the penalty On those who refuse to believe.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:125
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    "His plan is to get you out Of your land: then What is it ye counsel?"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:110
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! God promised you One of the two (enemy) parties, That it should be yours: Ye wished that the one Unarmed should be yours, But God willed To justify the Truth According to His words, And to cut off the roots Of the Unbelievers;—

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:7
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Should they intend To deceive thee,—verily God Sufficeth thee: He it is That hath strengthened thee With his aid and With (the company of) The Believers;

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:62
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is not fitting For an Apostle That he should have Prisoners of war until He hath thoroughly subdued The land. Ye look For the temporal goods Of this world; but God Looketh to the Hereafter: And God is Exalted in might, Wise.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:67
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if they have Treacherous designs against thee, (O Apostle!), they have already Been in treason against God, And so hath He given (Thee) power over them. And God is He who hath (Full) knowledge and wisdom.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:71
  20. 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