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Quran Maqasid

أَلِيم

أليم in the Quran

Meaning: painful

أليم occurs 72 times in 72 verses across 42 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
72
Verses
72
Surahs
42

أَلِيم

Noun · 72 times

Meaning: painful

Forms in the Quran

  • أَلِيمٌۢ ×52
  • أَلِيمًا ×14
  • ٱلْأَلِيمَ ×6

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الألم الوجع الشديد، يقال: ألم يألم ألما فهو آلم.

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الهمزة واللام والميم أصل واحد، وهو الوجع. قال الخليل: الألم: الوجع، يقال: وجع أليم، والفعل من الألم ألم. وهو ألم، والمجاوز أليم، فهو على هذا القياس فعيل بمعنى مفعل. وكذلك وجيع بمعنى موجع. قال:

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

Verses with أليم

Verses 21–40 of 72

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! There are Indeed many among the priests And anchorites, who in falsehood Devour the substance of men And hinder (them) from the Way Of God. And there are those Who bury gold and silver And spend it not in the Way. Of God: announce unto them A most grievous penalty—

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:34
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Unless ye go forth, He will punish you With a grievous penalty, And put others in your place; But Him ye would not harm In the least. For God Hath power over all things.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:39
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Among them are men Who molest the Prophet And say, "He is (all) ear." Say, "He listens to what is Best for you: he believes In God, has faith In the Believers, and is a Mercy To those of you who believe." But those who molest the Apostle Will have a grievous penalty.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:61
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    They swear by God that they Said nothing (evil), but indeed They uttered blasphemy, And they did it after accepting Islam; and they meditated A plot which they were unable To carry out: this revenge Of theirs was (their) only return For the bounty with which God and His Apostle had enriched Them! If they repent, It will be best for them; But if they turn back (To their evil ways), God will punish them With a grievous penalty In this life and in the Hereafter: They shall have none on earth To protect or help them.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:74
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who slander such Of the Believers as give themselves Freely to (deeds of) charity, As well as such as can find Nothing to give except The fruits of their labour,— And throw ridicule on them,— God will throw back Their ridicule on them: And they shall have A grievous penalty.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:79
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And there were, among The desert Arabs (also), Men who made excuses And came to claim exemption; And those who were false To God and His Apostle (Merely) sat inactive. Soon will a grievous penalty Seize the Unbelievers Among them.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:90
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    To Him will be your return— Of all of you. The promise Of God is true and sure. It is He who beginneth The process of creation, And repeateth it, that He May reward with justice Those who believe And work righteousness; But those who reject Him Will have draughts Of boiling fluids, And a Penalty grievous, Because they did reject Him.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:4
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Moses prayed: "Our Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed On Pharaoh and his Chiefs Splendour and wealth in the life Of the Present, and so, Our Lord, they mislead (men) From Thy Path. Deface. Our Lord, the features of their wealth, And send hardness to their hearts, So they will not believe Until they see The grievous Penalty."

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:88
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Even if every Sign was brought Unto them,—until they see (For themselves) the Penalty Grievous.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:97
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "That ye serve none but God: Verily I do fear for you The Penalty of a Grievous Day."

    Surah Hud, verse 11:26
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    The word came: "O Noah! Come down (from the Ark) With Peace from Us, And Blessing on thee And on some of the Peoples (Who will spring) from those With thee: but (there will be Other) Peoples to whom We Shall grant their pleasures (For a time), but in the end Will a grievous Penalty Reach them from Us."

    Surah Hud, verse 11:48
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such is the chastisement Of thy Lord when He chastises Communities in the midst of Their wrong: grievous, indeed, And severe is His chastisement.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:102
  13. 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
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And Satan will say When the matter is decided: "It was God Who gave you A promise of Truth: I too Promised, but I failed In my promise to you. I had no authority over you Except to call you, but ye Listened to me: then Reproach not me, but reproach Your own souls. I cannot listen To your cries, nor can ye Listen to mine. I reject Your former act in associating Me with God. For wrong-doers there must be A grievous Penalty."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:22
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    And that My Penalty Will be indeed The most grievous Penalty.

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:50
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    By God, We (also) sent (Our apostles) to Peoples Before thee; but Satan Made, (to the wicked), Their own acts seem alluring: He is also their patron to-day, But they shall have A most grievous penalty.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:63
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who believe not In the Signs of God,— God will not guide them, And theirs will be A grievous Penalty.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:104
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    (In such falsehood) Is but a paltry profit; But they will have A most grievous Penalty.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:117
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And to those who believe not In the Hereafter, (it announceth) That We have prepared For them a Penalty Grievous (indeed).

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:10
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    As to those who have rejected (God), and would keep back (men) From the Way of God, and From the Sacred Mosque, which We have made (open) to (all) men— Equal is the dweller there And the visitor from the country And any whose purpose therein Is profanity or wrong-doing— Them will We cause to taste Of a most grievous Penalty.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:25