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Quran Maqasid

ارْتابَ

ارتاب in the Quran

Meaning: you doubt

ارتاب occurs 9 times in 9 verses across 9 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
9
Verses
9
Surahs
9

ارْتابَ

Verb · 9 times

Meaning: you doubt · Also translated as: and doubts, do they doubt, surely have doubted, doubt

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱرْتَبْتُمْ ×2
  • تَرْتَابُوٓا۟ ×1
  • وَٱرْتَابَتْ ×1
  • ٱرْتَابُوٓا۟ ×1
  • لَّٱرْتَابَ ×1
  • يَرْتَابُوا۟ ×1
  • وَٱرْتَبْتُمْ ×1
  • يَرْتَابَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

يقال رابني كذا، وأرابني، فالريب: أن تتوهم بالشيء أمرا ما، فينكشف عما تتوهمه، قال الله تعالى: يا أيها الناس إن كنتم في ريب من البعث [الحج/ 5] ، وإن كنتم في ريب مما نزلنا على عبدنا [البقرة/ 23] ، تنبيها أن لا ريب فيه، وقوله: ريب المنون

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿لا ريب فيه﴾ [آل عمران: 9] قيل: لا شك فيه. قال الزمخشري:

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ر ي ب

Verses with ارتاب

Verses 1–9 of 9

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! When ye deal with each other, In transactions involving Future obligations In a fixed period of time, Reduce them to writing Let a scribe write down Faithfully as between The parties: let not the scribe Refuse to write: as God Has taught him, So let him write. Let him who incurs The liability dictate, But let him fear His Lord God, And not diminish Aught of what he owes. If the party liable Is mentally deficient, Or weak, or unable Himself to dictate, Let his guardian Dictate faithfully. And get two witnesses, Out of your own men, And if there are not two men, Then a man and two women, Such as ye choose, For witnesses, So that if one of them errs, The other can remind her. The witnesses Should not refuse When they are called on (For evidence). Disdain not to reduce To writing (your contract) For a future period, Whether it be small Or big: it is juster In the sight of God, More suitable as evidence, And more convenient To prevent doubts Among yourselves But if it be a transaction Which ye carry out On the spot among yourselves, There is no blame on you If ye reduce it not To writing. But take witnesses Whenever ye make A commercial contract; And let neither scribe Nor witness suffer harm. If ye do (such harm), It would be wickedness In you. So fear God; For it is God That teaches you. And God is well acquainted With all things.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:282
  2. 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
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Only those ask thee for exemption Who believe not in God And the Last Day, and Whose hearts are in doubt, So that they are tossed In their doubts to and fro.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:45
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Is it that there is A disease in their hearts Or do they doubt, Or are they in fear, That God and His Apostle Will deal unjustly with them? Nay, it is they themselves Who do wrong.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:50
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And thou wast not (able) To recite a Book before This (Book came), nor art thou (Able) to transcribe it With thy right hand: In that case, indeed, would The talkers of vanities Have doubted.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:48
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Only those are Believers Who have believed in God And His Apostle, and have Never since doubted, but Have striven with their Belongings and their persons In the Cause of God: Such are the sincere ones.

    Surah Al-Hujurat, verse 49:15
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Those without) will call out, "Were we not with you? (The others) will reply, "True! But ye led yourselves Into temptation; ye looked forward (To our ruin); ye doubted (God's Promise); and (your false) Desires deceived you; until There issued the Command Of God. And the Deceiver Deceived you in respect of God.

    Surah Al-Hadid, verse 57:14
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such of your women As have passed the age Of monthly courses, for them The prescribed period, if ye Have any doubts, is Three months, and for those Who have no courses (It is the same): For those who carry (Life within their wombs), Their period is until They deliver their burdens: And for those who Fear God, He will Make their path easy.

    Surah At-Talaq, verse 65:4
  9. 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