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Quran Maqasid

أَضَلَّ

أضل in the Quran

Meaning: He lets go astray

أضل occurs 73 times in 68 verses across 33 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
73
Verses
68
Surahs
33

أَضَلَّ

Verb · 64 times

Meaning: He lets go astray · Also translated as: is let astray, He lets him go astray, they could lead you astray, they lead astray

Forms in the Quran

  • يُضْلِلِ ×12
  • يُضِلُّ ×10
  • لِّيُضِلَّ ×5
  • أَضَلَّ ×4
  • يُضِلُّونَ ×2
  • يُضِلُّوكَ ×2
  • يُضِلَّهُۥ ×2
  • لِيُضِلُّوا۟ ×2

أَضَلّ

Noun · 9 times

Meaning: and farthest astray · Also translated as: more astray, and more astray

Forms in the Quran

  • أَضَلُّ ×6
  • وَأَضَلُّ ×3

Its root in the classical dictionaries

قوله تعالي: ﴿ولا الضالين﴾ [الفاتحة: 7] قيل: هم النصارى، ﴿والمغضوب عليهم﴾ [الفاتحة: 7] هم اليهود، لقوله في حق النصارى: ﴿قد ضلوا من قبل وأضلوا كثيرا وضلوا عن سواء السبيل﴾ [المائدة: 77]. وفي حق اليهود: ﴿من لعنه الله وغضب عليه﴾ [المائدة: 60]. والضلال في الأصل: إما العدول عن الطريق المستقيم وإما الغيبوبة والضياع، والأول…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي

الضاد واللام أصل صحيح يدل على معنى واحد، وهو ضياع الشيء وذهابه في غير حقه. يقال: ضل يضل ويضل، لغتان. وكل جائر عن القصد ضال. والضلال والضلالة بمعنى. ورجل ضليل ومضلل، إذا كان صاحب ضلال وباطل. ومما يدل على أن أصل الضلال ما ذكرناه قولهم أضل الميت، إذا دفن. وذاك كأنه شيء قد ضاع. ويقولون: ضل اللبن في الماء، ثم يقولون…

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

Verses with أضل

Verses 61–68 of 68

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then seest thou such A one as takes As his god his own Vain desire? God has, Knowing (him as such), Left him astray, and sealed His hearing and his heart (And understanding), and put A cover on his sight. Who, then, will guide him After God (has withdrawn Guidance)? Will ye not Then receive admonition?

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:23
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And who is more astray Than one who invokes, Besides God, such as will Not answer him to the Day Of Judgment, and who (In fact) are unconscious Of their call (to them)?

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:5
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject God And hinder (men) from The Path of God, Their deeds will God Render astray (From their mark).

    Surah Muhammad, verse 47:1
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Therefore, when ye meet The Unbelievers (in fight), Smite at their necks; At length, when ye have Thoroughly subdued them, Bind a bond Firmly (on them): thereafter (Is the time for) either Generosity or ransom: Until the war lays down Its burdens. Thus (are ye Commanded): but if it Had been God's Will, He could certainly have exacted Retribution from them (Himself); But (He lets you fight) In order to test you, Some with others. But those who are slain In the way of God, He will never let Their deeds be lost.

    Surah Muhammad, verse 47:4
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those who reject (God), For them is destruction, And (God) will render Their deeds astray (From their mark).

    Surah Muhammad, verse 47:8
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    "They have already Misled many; and Grant Thou no increase To the wrong-doers but in Straying (from their mark)."

    Surah Nuh, verse 71:24
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    "For, if Thou dost leave (Any of) them, they will But mislead Thy devotees, And they will breed none But wicked ungrateful ones.

    Surah Nuh, verse 71:27
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We have set none But angels as guardians Of the Fire; and We Have fixed their number Only as a trial For Unbelievers,—in order That the People of the Book May arrive at certainty, And the Believers may increase In Faith,—and that no doubts May be left for the People Of the Book and the Believers, And that those in whose hearts Is a disease and the Unbelievers May say, "What symbol Doth God intend by this? Thus doth God leave to stray Whom He pleaseth, and guide Whom He pleaseth: and none Can know the forces Of thy Lord, except He. And this is no other than A warning to mankind.

    Surah Al-Muddaththir, verse 74:31