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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 41–60 of 112

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    If they had intended To come out, they would Certainly have made Some preparation therefor; But God was averse To their being sent forth; So He made them lag behind, And they were told, "Sit ye among those Who sit (inactive)."

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:46
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let not their wealth Nor their (following in) sons Dazzle thee: in reality God's Plan is to punish them With these things in this life, And that their souls may perish In their (very) denial of God.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:55
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor let their wealth Nor their (following in) sons Dazzle thee: God's Plan Is to punish them With these things in this world, And that their souls may perish In their (very) denial of God.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:85
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And there are those Who put up a mosque By way of mischief and infidelity— To disunite the Believers And in preparation for one Who warred against God And His Apostle aforetime. They will indeed swear That their intention is nothing But good; but God doth declare That they are certainly liars.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:107
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    If God do touch thee With hurt, there is none Can remove it but He: If He do design some benefit For thee, there is none Can keep back His favour: He causeth it to reach Whomsoever of His servants He pleaseth. And He is The Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:107
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who desire The life of the Present And its glitter,—to them We shall pay (the price Of) their deeds therein,— Without diminution.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:15
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Of no profit will be My counsel to you, Much as I desire To give you (good) counsel, If it be that God Willeth to leave you astray: He is your Lord! And to Him will ye return!"

    Surah Hud, verse 11:34
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "Well dost thou Know we have no need Of thy daughters: indeed Thou knowest quite well What we want!"

    Surah Hud, verse 11:79
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my people! See ye whether I have A Clear (Sign) from my Lord, And He hath given me Sustenance (pure and) good As from Himself? I wish not, In opposition to you, to do That which I forbid you to do. I only desire (your) betterment To the best of my power; And my success (in my task) Can only come from God. In Him I trust, And unto Him I look.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:88
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will dwell therein For all the time that The heavens and the earth Endure, except as thy Lord Willeth: for thy Lord Is the (sure) Accomplisher Of what He planneth.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:107
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    So they both raced each other To the door, and she Tore his shirt from the back: They both found her lord Near the door. She said: "What is the (fitting) punishment For one who formed An evil design against Thy wife, but prison Or a grievous chastisement?"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:25
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    For each (such person) There are (angels) in succession, Before and behind him: They guard him by command Of God. Verily never Will God change the condition Of a people until they Change it themselves (With their own souls). But when (once) God willeth A people's punishment, There can be no Turning it back, nor Will they find, besides Him, Any to protect

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:11
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Their apostles said: "Is there A doubt about God, The Creator of the heavens And the earth? It is He Who invites you, in order That He may forgive you Your sins and give you Respite for a term appointed!" They said: "Ah! ye are No more than human, Like ourselves! Ye wish To turn us away from The (gods) our fathers Used to worship: then Bring us some clear authority."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:10
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    For to anything which We Have willed, We but say The Word, "Be ", and it is.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:40
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    When We decide to destroy A population, We (first) send A definite order to those Among them who are given The good things of this life And yet transgress; so that The word is proved true Against them: then (it is) We destroy them utterly.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:16
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    If any do wish For the transitory things (Of this life), We readily Grant them—such things As We will, to such persons As We will: in the end Have We provided Hell For them: they will burn Therein, disgraced and rejected.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:18
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who do wish For the (things of) the Hereafter, And strive therefor With all due striving, And have Faith,— They are the ones Whose striving is acceptable (To God).

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:19
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    So he resolved to remove them From the face of the earth: But We did drown him And all who were with him.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:103
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And keep thy soul content With those who call On their Lord morning And evening, seeking His Face; and let not Thine eyes pass beyond them, Seeking the pomp and glitter Of this Life; nor obey Any whose heart We Have permitted to neglect The remembrance of Us, One who follows his own Desires, whose case has Gone beyond all bounds.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:28
  20. 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