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أَرْض

أرض in the Quran

Meaning: the earth

أرض occurs 461 times in 440 verses across 80 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
461
Verses
440
Surahs
80

أَرْض

Noun · 461 times

Meaning: the earth

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلْأَرْضِ ×287
  • وَٱلْأَرْضِ ×157
  • أَرْضُ ×4
  • أَرْضِكُمْ ×3
  • أَرْضِنَآ ×3
  • يَٰٓأَرْضُ ×1
  • أَرْضًا ×1
  • أَرْضِى ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الأرض: الجرم المقابل للسماء، وجمعه أرضون، ولا تجيء مجموعة في القرآن ، ويعبر بها عن أسفل الشيء، كما يعبر بالسماء عن أعلاه. قال الشاعر في صفة فرس:12-وأحمر كالديباج أما سماؤه ... فريا، وأما أرضه فمحول

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الهمزة والراء والضاد ثلاثة أصول، أصل يتفرع وتكثر مسائله، وأصلان لا ينقاسان بل كل واحد موضوع حيث وضعته

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root أ ر ض

Verses with أرض

Verses 81–100 of 440

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    To those who inherit The earth in succession To its (previous) possessors, Is it not a guiding (lesson) That, if We so willed, We could punish them (too) For their sins, and seal up Their hearts so that they Could not hear?

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:100
  2. 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
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Said the chiefs of Pharaoh's People: "Wilt thou leave Moses and his people, To spread mischief in the land, And to abandon thee And thy gods?" He said: "Their male children will we Slay; (only) their females Will we save alive; And we have over them (Power) irresistible."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:127
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Said Moses to his people: "Pray for help from God,. And (wait) in patience and constancy: For the earth is God's, To give as a heritage To such of His servants As He pleaseth; and the end Is (best) for the righteous.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:128
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "We have had (Nothing but) trouble, both before And after thou camest To us." He said: "It may be that your Lord Will destroy your enemy And make you inheritors In the earth; that so He may try you By your deeds."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:129
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We made a people, Considered weak (and of no account), Inheritors of lands In both East and West,— Lands whereon We sent Down Our blessings. The fair promise of thy Lord Was fulfilled for the Children Of Israel, because they had Patience and constancy, And We levelled to the ground The great Works and fine Buildings Which Pharaoh and his people Erected (with such pride).

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:137
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who behave arrogantly On the earth in defiance Of right—them will I Turn away from My Signs: Even if they see all the Signs, They will not believe in them; And if they see the way Of right conduct, they will Not adopt it as the Way; But if they see the way Of error, that is The Way they will adopt. For they have rejected Our Signs, and failed To take warning from them.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:146
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O men! I am sent Unto you all, as the Apostle Of God, to Whom belongeth The dominion of the heavens And the earth: there is no god But He: it is He that giveth Both life and death. So believe In God and His Apostle, The unlettered Prophet, Who believeth in God And His Words: follow him That (so) ye may be guided."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:158
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    We broke them up Into sections on this earth. There are among them some That are the righteous, and some That are the opposite. We have tried them With both prosperity and adversity: In order that they Might turn (to Us).

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:168
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    If it had been Our Will, We should have elevated him With Our Signs; but he Inclined to the earth, And followed his own vain desires. His similitude is that Of a dog: if you attack Him, he lolls out his tongue, Or if you leave him alone, He (still) lolls out his tongue. That is the similitude Of those who reject Our Signs; So relate the story; Perchance they may reflect.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:176
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they see nothing In the government of the heavens And the earth and all That God hath created? (Do they not see) that It may well be that Their term is nigh Drawing to an end? In what Message after this Will they then believe?

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:185
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee about The (final) Hour—when Will be its appointed time? Say: "The knowledge thereof Is with my Lord (alone): None but He can reveal As to when it will occur. Heavy were its burden through The heavens and the earth. Only, all of a sudden Will it come to you." They ask thee as if thou Wert eager in search thereof: Say: "The knowledge thereof Is with God (alone), But most men know not."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:187
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Call to mind when ye Were a small (band), Despised through the land, And afraid that men might Despoil and kidnap you; But He provided a safe asylum For you, strengthened you With His aid, and gave you Good things for sustenance: That ye might be grateful.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:26
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And (moreover) He hath put Affection between their hearts: Not if thou hadst spent All that is in the earth, Couldst thou have produced That affection, but God Hath done it: for He Is Exalted in might, Wise.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:63
  15. 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
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Unbelievers are Protectors, one of another: Unless ye do this, (Protect each other), There would be Tumult and oppression On earth, and great mischief.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:73
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Go ye, then, for four months, Backwards and forwards, (As ye will), throughout the land, But know ye that ye cannot Frustrate God (by your falsehood) But that God will cover With shame those who reject Him.

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

    Assuredly God did help you In many battle-fields And on the day of Ḥunain: Behold! your great numbers Elated you, but they availed You naught: the land, For all that it is wide, Did. constrain you, and ye Turned back in retreat.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:25
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    The number of months In the sight of God Is twelve (in a year) So ordained by Him The day He created The heavens and the earth; Of them four are sacred: That is the straight usage. So wrong not yourselves Therein, and fight the Pagans All together as they Fight you all together. But know that God Is with those who restrain Themselves.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:36
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! what Is the matter with you, That, when ye are asked To go forth in the Cause of God, Ye cling heavily to the earth? Do ye prefer the life Of this world to the Hereafter? But little is the comfort Of this life, as compared With the Hereafter.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:38