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أَشَدّ

أشد in the Quran

Meaning: stronger

أشد occurs 39 times in 37 verses across 24 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
39
Verses
37
Surahs
24

أَشَدّ

Noun · 31 times

Meaning: stronger · Also translated as: more intense, more severe, most severe, worse

Forms in the Quran

  • أَشَدُّ ×28
  • وَأَشَدَّ ×3

أَشُدّ

Noun · 8 times

Meaning: his maturity · Also translated as: their maturity, [your] maturity

Forms in the Quran

  • أَشُدَّهُۥ ×5
  • أَشُدَّكُمْ ×2
  • أَشُدَّهُمَا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الشد: العقد القوي. يقال: شددت الشيء:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿إذا بلغ أشده﴾ [الأحقاف: 15] قيل: هو خمس عشرة سنة إلى أربعين سنة. وهو جمع شدة نحو نعمة وأنعم. وهي القوة والجلادة في البدن والعقل. وقد شد يشد شدة: إذا كان قويا. وأصل الشدة: العقد القوي وشددت الشيء: قويت عقده ومنه قوله تعالى: ﴿أشدد به أزري﴾ [طه: 31] قرئ أمرا ومضارعا وقد بينا ذلك في غير هذا. والشد يستعمل في…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ش د د

Verses with أشد

Verses 1–20 of 37

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thenceforth were your hearts Hardened: they became Like a rock and even worse In hardness. For among rocks There are some from which Rivers gush forth; others There are which when split Asunder send forth water; And others which sink For fear of God. And God is Not unmindful of what ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:74
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    After this it is ye, the same people, Who slay among yourselves, And banish a party of you From their homes; assist (Their enemies) against them, In guilt and rancour; And if they come to you As captives, ye ransom them, Though it was not lawful For you to banish them. Then is it only a part of the Book That ye believe in, And do ye reject the rest? But what is the reward for those Among you who behave like this But disgrace in this life?— And on the Day of Judgment They shall be consigned To the most grievous penalty. For God is not unmindful Of what ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:85
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yet there are men Who take (for worship) Others besides God, As equal (with God): They love them As they should love God. But those of Faith are Overflowing in their love For God. If only The unrighteous could see, Behold, they would see The Penalty: that to God Belongs all power, and God Will strongly enforce The Penalty.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:165
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And slay them Wherever ye catch them, And turn them out From where they have Turned you out; For tumult and oppression Are worse than slaughter; But fight them not At the Sacred Mosque, Unless they (first) Fight you there; But if they fight you, Slay them. Such is the reward Of those who suppress faith.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:191
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    So when ye have Accomplished your holy rites, Celebrate the praises of God, As ye used to celebrate The praises of your fathers,— Yea, with far more Heart and soul. There are men who say: "Our Lord! Give us (Thy bounties) in this world!" But they will have No portion in the Hereafter.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:200
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    If We had ordered them To sacrifice their lives Or to leave their homes, Very few of them Would have done it: But if they had done What they were (actually) told, It would have been best For them, and would have gone Farthest to strengthen their (faith);

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:66
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those Who were told to hold back Their hands (from fight) But establish regular prayers And spend in regular Charity? When (at length) the order For fighting was issued to them, Behold! a section of them Feared men as Or even more than They should have feared God: They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordered us To fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite To our (natural) term, Near (enough)?" Say: "Short Is the enjoyment of this world: The Hereafter is the best For those who do right: Never will ye be Dealt with unjustly In the very least!

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:77
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then fight in God's cause— Thou art held responsible Only for thyself— And rouse the Believers. It may be that God Will restrain the fury Of the Unbelievers; For God is the strongest In might and in punishment.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:84
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Strongest among men in enmity To the Believers wilt thou Find the Jews and Pagans; And nearest among them in love To the Believers wilt thou Find those who say, "We are Christians": Because amongst these are Men devoted to learning And men who have renounced The world, and they Are not arrogant.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:82
  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.

    As in the case of those Before you: they were Mightier than you in power, And more flourishing in wealth And children. They had Their enjoyment of their portion: And ye have of yours, as did Those before you; and ye Indulge in idle talk As they did. They!— Their works are fruitless In this world and in the Hereafter, And they will lose (All spiritual good).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:69
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who were left behind (In the Tabūk expedition) Rejoiced in their inaction Behind the back of the Apostle Of God: they hated to strive And fight, with their goods And their persons, in the Cause Of God: they said, "Go not forth in the heat." Say, "The fire of Hell Is fiercer in heat." If Only they could understand!

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:81
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Arabs of the desert Are the worst in unbelief And hypocrisy, and most fitted To be in ignorance Of the command which God Hath sent down to His Apostle: But God is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:97
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    When Joseph attained His full manhood, We gave him Power and knowledge: thus do We Reward those who do right.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:22
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Come not nigh To the orphan's property Except to improve it, Until he attains the age Of full strength; and fulfil (Every) engagement, For (every) engagement Will be enquired into (On the Day of Reckoning).

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:34
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    "As for the wall, It belonged to two youths, Orphans, in the Town; There was, beneath it, A buried treasure, to which They were entitled; their father Had been a righteous man: So thy Lord desired that They should attain their age Of full strength and get out Their treasure—a mercy (And favour) from thy Lord. I did it not of my own Accord. Such is the interpretation Of (those things) over which Thou wast unable To hold patience."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:82
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then shall We certainly Drag out from every sect All those who were worst In obstinate rebellion Against (God) Most Gracious.

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:69
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Pharaoh) said: "Believe ye In Him before I give You permission? Surely This must be your leader, Who has taught you magic! Be sure I will cut off Your hands and feet On opposite sides, and I Will have you crucified On trunks of palm-trees: So shall ye know for certain, Which of us can give The more severe and the more Lasting Punishment!"

    Surah Taha, verse 20:71
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And thus do We recompense Him who transgresses beyond bounds And believes not in the Signs Of his Lord: and the Penalty Of the Hereafter is far more Grievous and more enduring.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:127
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    O mankind! if ye have A doubt about the Resurrection, (Consider) that We created you Out of dust, then out of Sperm, then out of a leech-like Clot, then out of a morsel Of flesh, partly formed And partly unformed, in order That We may manifest (Our power) to you; And We cause whom We will To rest in the wombs For an appointed term, Then do We bring you out As babes, then (foster you) That ye may reach your age Of full strength; and some Of you are called to die, And some are sent back To the feeblest old age, So that they know nothing After having known (much), And (further), thou seest The earth barren and lifeless, But when We pour down Rain on it, it is stirred (To life), it swells, And it puts forth every kind Of beautiful growth (in pairs).

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:5