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Quran Maqasid

أَيّ

أي in the Quran

Meaning: O you

أي occurs 215 times in 214 verses across 57 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
215
Verses
214
Surahs
57

أَيّ

Noun · 215 times

Meaning: O you · Also translated as: O, which of them

Forms in the Quran

  • يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ×142
  • فَبِأَىِّ ×35
  • أَيُّهَا ×8
  • أَيُّهُمْ ×6
  • أَىُّ ×6
  • أَيُّكُمْ ×4
  • فَأَىُّ ×2
  • أَيُّهَ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الهمزة والياء والياء أصل واحد، وهو النظر. يقال: تأيا يتأيا تأييا، أي: تمكث. قال:

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

Verses with أي

Verses 41–60 of 214

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe Call in remembrance The favour of God Unto you when Certain men formed the design To stretch out Their hands against you, But (God) held back Their hands from you: So fear God. And on God Let Believers put (All) their trust.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:11
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Do your duty to God, Seek the means Of approach unto Him, And strive with might And main in His cause: That ye may prosper.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:35
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Apostle! let not Those grieve thee, who race Each other into Unbelief: (Whether it be) among those Who say "We believe" With their lips but Whose hearts have no faith; Or it be among the Jews,— Men who will listen To any lie,—will listen Even to others who have Never so much as come To thee. They change the words From their (right) times And places; they say, "If ye are given this, Take it, but if not, Beware!" If any one's trial Is intended by God, thou hast No authority in the least For him against God. For such—it is not God's will to purify Their hearts. For them There is disgrace In this world, and In the Hereafter A heavy punishment.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:41
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Take not the Jews And the Christians For your friends and protectors: They are but friends and protectors) To each other. And he Amongst you that turns to them (For friendship) is of them. Verily God guideth not A people unjust.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:51
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! If any from among you Turn back from his Faith, Soon will God produce A people whom He will love As they will love Him,— Lowly with the Believers, Mighty against the Rejecters, Fighting in the Way of God, And never afraid Of the reproaches Of such as find fault. That is the Grace of God, Which He will bestow On whom He pleaseth. And God encompasseth all, And He knoweth all things.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:54
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Take not for friends And protectors those Who take your religion For a mockery or sport,— Whether among those Who received the Scripture Before you, or among those Who reject Faith; But fear ye God, If ye have Faith (indeed).

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:57
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Apostle! proclaim The (Message) which hath been Sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou Wouldst not have fulfilled And proclaimed His Mission. And God will defend thee From men (who mean mischief). For God guideth not Those who reject Faith.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:67
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Make not unlawful The good things which God Hath made lawful for you, But commit no excess: For God loveth not Those given to excess.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:87
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (Dedication of) stones, And (divination by) arrows, Are an abomination,— Of Satan's handiwork: Eschew such (abomination), That ye may prosper.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:90
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! God doth but make a trial of you In a little matter Of game well within reach Of your hands and your lances, That He may test Who feareth Him unseen: Any who transgress Thereafter, will have A grievous penalty.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:94
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Kill not game While in the Sacred Precincts or in pilgrim garb. If any of you doth so Intentionally, the compensation Is an offering, brought To the Ka’ba, of a domestic animal Equivalent to the one he killed, As adjudged by two just men Among you; or by way Of atonement, the feeding Of the indigent; or its Equivalent in fasts: that he May taste of the penalty Of his deed. God Forgives what is past: For repetition God will Exact from him the penalty. For God is Exalted, And Lord of Retribution.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:95
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Ask not questions About things which, If made plain to you, May cause you trouble. But if ye ask about things When the Qur-ān is being Revealed, they will be Made plain to you, God will forgive those: For God is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:101
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Guard your own souls: If ye follow (right) guidance, No hurt can come to you From those who stray. The goal of you all Is to God: it is He That will show you The truth of all That ye do.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:105
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! When death approaches Any of you, (take) witnesses Among yourselves when making Bequests,—two just men Of your own (brotherhood) Or others from outside If ye are journeying Through the earth, And the chance of death Befalls you (thus). If ye doubt (their truth), Detain them both After prayer, and let them both Swear by God: "We wish not in this For any worldly gain, Even though the (beneficiary) Be our near relation: We shall hide not The evidence before God: If we do, then behold! The sin be upon us!"

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:106
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "What thing is most Weighty in evidence?" Say: "God is witness Between me and you; This Qur-ān hath been Revealed to me by inspiration, That I may warn you And all whom it reaches. Can ye possibly bear witness That besides God there is Another God?" Say: "Nay! I cannot bear witness!" Say: But in truth He is the One God, And I truly am innocent Of (your blasphemy of) joining Others with Him."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:19
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    "How should I fear (The beings) ye associate With God, when ye Fear not to give partners To God without any warrant Having been given to you? Which of (us) two parties Hath more right to security? (Tell me) if ye know.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:81
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! When ye meet The Unbelievers In hostile array, Never turn your backs To them.

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

    O ye who believe! Obey God and His Apostle, And turn not away from him When ye hear (him speak).

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:20