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باطِل

باطل in the Quran

Meaning: the falsehood

باطل occurs 26 times in 25 verses across 21 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
26
Verses
25
Surahs
21

باطِل

Noun · 26 times

Meaning: the falsehood · Also translated as: wrongfully, [the] falsehood, with [the] falsehood, vain

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلْبَٰطِلَ ×10
  • بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ ×9
  • بَٰطِلًا ×2
  • وَبَٰطِلٌ ×2
  • أَفَبِٱلْبَٰطِلِ ×2
  • وَٱلْبَٰطِلَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الباطل: نقيض الحق، وهو ما لا ثبات له عند الفحص عنه، قال تعالى: ذلك بأن الله هو الحق وأن ما يدعون من دونه هو الباطل [الحج/ 62] وقد يقال ذلك في الاعتبار إلى المقال والفعال، يقال: بطل بطولا وبطلا وبطلانا، وأبطله غيره. قال عز وجل: وبطل ما كانوا يعملون [الأعراف/ 118] ، وقال تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الباطل: الشيء الزائل، وهو ما لا ثبات له عند التنقير عنه، لأنه نقيض الحق، والحق هو الثابت. ويقال ذلك بالاعتبار إلى المقال والفعال. يقال: بطل يبطل بطولا وبطلانا، وأبطلته إبطالا، وبطلته تبطيلا. والإبطال يقال تارة لمن يبطل شيئا أي يفسده ويزيله، حقا كان ذلك الشيء أو باطلا. قال تعالى: ﴿ويبطل الباطل﴾ [الأنفال: 80] وتارة لمن…

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

Verses with باطل

Verses 1–20 of 25

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And cover not Truth With falsehood, nor conceal The Truth when ye know (what it is).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:42
  2. 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
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ye People of the Book! Why do ye clothe Truth with falsehood, And conceal the Truth, While ye have knowledge?

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:71
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Men who celebrate The praises of God, Standing, sitting, And lying down on their sides, And contemplate The (wonders of) creation In the heavens and the earth, (With the thought): "Our Lord! not for naught Hast Thou created (all) this! Glory to Thee! Give us Salvation from the Penalty Of the Fire.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:191
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Eat not up your property Among yourselves in vanities: But let there be amongst you Traffic and trade By mutual good-will: Nor kill (or destroy) Yourselves: for verily God hath been to you Most Merciful!

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:29
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    That they took usury, Though they were forbidden; And that they devoured Men's substance wrongfully;— We have prepared for those Among them who reject Faith A grievous punishment.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:161
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    "As to these folk,— The cult they are in Is (but) a fragment of a ruin, And vain is the (worship) Which they practise."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:139
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    That He might justify Truth And prove Falsehood false, Distasteful though it be To those in guilt.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:8
  9. 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
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    They are those for whom There is nothing in the Hereafter But the Fire: vain Are the designs they frame therein, And of no effect Are the deeds that they do!

    Surah Hud, verse 11:16
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    He sends down water From the skies, and the channels Flow, each according to its measure: But the torrent bears away The foam that mounts up To the surface. Even so, From that (ore) which they heat In the fire, to make ornaments Or utensils therewith, There is a scum likewise. Thus doth God (by parables) Show forth Truth and Vanity. For the scum disappears Like froth cast out; While that which is for the good Of mankind remains On the earth. Thus doth God Set forth parables.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:17
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    And God has made for you Mates (and Companions) of your own nature, And made for you, out of them, Sons and daughters and grandchildren, And provided for you sustenance Of the best: will they Then believe in vain things, And be ungrateful for God's favours?—

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:72
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And say: "Truth has (now) Arrived, and Falsehood perished: For Falsehood is (by its nature) Bound to perish."

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:81
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    We only send the apostles To give glad tidings And to give warnings But the Unbelievers dispute With vain argument, in order Therewith to weaken the truth, And they treat My Signs As a jest, as also the fact That they are warned!

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:56
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nay, We hurl the Truth Against falsehood, and it knocks Out its brain, and behold, Falsehood doth perish! Ah! woe be to you For the (false) things Ye ascribe (to Us).

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:18
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    That is because God—He Is the Reality; and those Besides Him whom they invoke,— They are but vain Falsehood: Verily God is He, Most High, Most Great.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:62
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Enough is God For a Witness between me And you: He knows What is in the heavens And on earth. And it is Those who believe in vanities And reject God, that Will perish (in the end).

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:52
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they not then see That We have made A Sanctuary secure, and that Men are being snatched away From all around them? Then, do they believe in that Which is vain, and reject The Grace of God?

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:67
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    That is because God is The (only) Reality, and because Whatever else they invoke Besides Him is Falsehood; And because God,—He is The Most High, Most Great.

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:30
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "The Truth has arrived, And Falsehood neither creates Anything new, nor restores Anything."

    Surah Saba, verse 34:49