اقْتَرَبَ
Verb · 5 timesMeaning: come near · Also translated as: approached, And has approached, and draw near
Forms in the Quran
- ٱقْتَرَبَ ×2
- وَٱقْتَرَبَ ×2
- ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ×1
اقْتَرَبَ
اقترب in the Quran
Meaning: come near
اقترب occurs 5 times in 5 verses across 4 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
- Occurrences
- 5
- Verses
- 5
- Surahs
- 4
- Root
- ق ر ب
Its root in the classical dictionaries
القرب والبعد يتقابلان. يقال: قربت منه أقرب ، وقربته أقربه قربا وقربانا، ويستعمل ذلك في المكان، وفي الزمان، وفي النسبة، وفي الحظوة، والرعاية، والقدرة.
قوله تعالى: ﴿ونحن أقرب إليه من حبل الوريد﴾ [ق:16] هذا من باب التمثيل لاقتداره وقهره، وأن العبد في قبضته وسلطانه بحال من ملك حبل وريده أي عرق حلقومه ولا قرب حسيا، تعالى الله عن الجهة، فقرب الله تعالى من عبده هو الإفضال عليه والفيض. ولهذا روي أن موسى رضي الله عنه قال: إلهي! أقريب فأناجيك أم بعيد فأناديك؟ فأوحى الله…
Verses with اقترب
Verses 1–5 of 5
- 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 - Each word opens its meaning.
Closer and closer to mankind Comes their Reckoning: yet they Heed not and they turn away.
Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:1 - Each word opens its meaning.
Then will the True Promise Draw nigh (of fulfilment): Then behold! the eyes Of the Unbelievers will Fixedly stare in horror: "Ah! Woe to us! we were indeed Heedless of this; nay, we Truly did wrong!"
Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:97 - Each word opens its meaning.
The Hour (of Judgment) Is nigh, and the moon Is cleft asunder.
Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:1 - Each word opens its meaning.
Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, And bring thyself The closer (to God)!
Surah Al-'Alaq, verse 96:19