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إِثْم

إثم in the Quran

Meaning: sin

إثم occurs 35 times in 29 verses across 12 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
35
Verses
29
Surahs
12

إِثْم

Noun · 35 times

Meaning: sin

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلْإِثْمِ ×8
  • إِثْمًا ×7
  • إِثْمَ ×6
  • بِٱلْإِثْمِ ×5
  • وَإِثْمًا ×3
  • إِثْمُهُۥ ×1
  • وَإِثْمُهُمَآ ×1
  • لِّإِثْمٍ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الإثم والأثام: اسم للأفعال المبطئة عن الثواب ، وجمعه آثام، ولتضمنه لمعنى البطء قال الشاعر:6-جمالية تغتلي بالرادف

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الهمزة والثاء والميم تدل على أصل واحد، وهو البطء والتأخر. يقال: ناقة آثمة، أي: متأخرة. قال الأعشى:

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
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Verses with إثم

Verses 1–20 of 29

  1. 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
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    He hath only forbidden you Dead meat, and blood, And the flesh of swine, And that on which Any other name hath been invoked Besides that of God. But if one is forced by necessity, Without wilful disobedience, Nor transgressing due limits,— Then is he guiltless. For God is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:173
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    If anyone changes the bequest After hearing it, The guilt shall be on those Who make the change. For God hears and knows (All things).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:181
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if anyone fears Partiality or wrong-doing On the part of the testator, And makes peace between (The parties concerned), There is no wrong in him: For God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:182
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And do not eat up Your property among yourselves For vanities, nor use it As bait for the judges, With intent that ye may Eat up wrongfully and knowingly A little of (other) people's property.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:188
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Celebrate the praises of God During the Appointed Days. But if any one hastens To leave in two days, There is no blame on him, And if any one stays on, There is no blame on him, If his aim is to do right. Then fear God, and know That ye will surely Be gathered unto Him.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:203
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    When it is said to him, "Fear God," He is led by arrogance To (more) crime. Enough for him is Hell;— An evil bed indeed (To lie on)!

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:206
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee Concerning wine and gambling. Say: "In them is great sin, And some profit, for men; But the sin is greater Than the profit." They ask thee how much They are to spend; Say: "What is beyond Your needs." Thus doth God Make clear to you His Signs: in order that Ye may consider—

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:219
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let not the Unbelievers Think that Our respite To them is good for themselves: We grant them respite That they may grow In their iniquity: But they will have A shameful punishment.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:178
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if ye decide to take One wife in place of another, Even if ye had given the latter A whole treasure for dower, Take not the least bit of it back: Would ye take it by slander And a manifest wrong?

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:20
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    God forgiveth not That partners should be set up With Him; but He forgiveth Anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up Partners with God Is to devise a sin Most heinous indeed.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:48
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! how they invent A lie against God! But that by itself Is a manifest sin!

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:50
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if any one earns Sin, he earns it against His own soul: for God Is full of knowledge and wisdom.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:111
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if any one earns A fault or a sin And throws it on to one That is innocent, He carries (on himself) (Both) a falsehood And a flagrant sin.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:112
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Violate not the sanctity Of the Symbols of God, Nor of the Sacred Month, Nor of the animals brought For sacrifice, nor the garlands That mark out such animals, Nor the people resorting To the Sacred House, Seeking of the bounty And good pleasure Of their Lord. But when ye are clear Of the Sacred Precincts And of pilgrim garb, Ye may hunt And let not the hatred Of some people In (once) shutting you out Of the Sacred Mosque Lead you to transgression (And hostility on your part). Help ye one another In righteousness and piety, But help ye not one another In sin and rancour: Fear God: for God Is strict in punishment.

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

    Forbidden to you (for food) Are: dead meat, blood, The flesh of swine, and that On which hath been invoked The name of other than God; That which hath been Killed by strangling, Or by a violent blow, Or by a headlong fall, Or by being gored to death; That which hath been (partly) Eaten by a wild animal; Unless ye are able To slaughter it (in due form); That which is sacrificed On stone (altars); (Forbidden) also is the division (Of meat) by raffling With arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who Reject Faith given up All hope of your religion: Yet fear them not But fear Me. This day have I Perfected your religion For you, completed My favour upon you, And have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced By hunger, with no inclination To transgression, God is Indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

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

    "For me, I intend to let Thee draw on thyself My sin as well as thine, For thou wilt be among The Companions of the Fire, And that is the reward Of those who do wrong."

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:29
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Many of them dost thou See, racing each other In sin and rancour, And their eating of things Forbidden. Evil indeed Are the things that they do.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:62
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Why do not the Rabbis And the doctors of law forbid Them from their (habit Of) uttering sinful words And eating things forbidden? Evil indeed are their works.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:63
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if it gets known That these two were guilty Of the sin (of perjury), Let two others stand forth In their places,—nearest In kin from among those Who claim a lawful right: Let them swear by God: "We affirm that our witness Is truer than that Of those two, and that we Have not trespassed (beyond The truth): if we did, Behold! the wrong be Upon us!"

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:107