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Quran Maqasid

بَدا

بدا in the Quran

Meaning: And appear

بدا occurs 11 times in 10 verses across 9 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
11
Verses
10
Surahs
9

بَدا

Verb · 11 times

Meaning: And appear · Also translated as: apparent, made clear, it would be made clear, became manifest

Forms in the Quran

  • وَبَدَا ×4
  • بَدَتِ ×2
  • تُبْدَ ×2
  • بَدَا ×2
  • فَبَدَتْ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

بدا الشيء بدوا وبداء أي: ظهر ظهورا بينا، قال الله تعالى: وبدا لهم من الله ما لم يكونوا يحتسبون [الزمر/ 47] ، وبدا لهم سيئات ما كسبوا [الزمر/ 48] ، فبدت لهما سوآتهما [طه/ 121] .

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

البدو خلاف الحضر لأنها تبدو كل ما يعرفها أي تكشف وتظهر لخلوها من ساتر.

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

Verses with بدا

Verses 1–10 of 10

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Take not into your intimacy Those outside your ranks: They will not fail To corrupt you. They Only desire your ruin: Rank hatred has already Appeared from their mouths: What their hearts conceal Is far worse. We have made plain To you the Signs, If ye have wisdom.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:118
  2. 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
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yea, in their own (eyes) Will become manifest What before they concealed. But if they were returned, They would certainly relapse To the things they were forbidden, For they are indeed liars.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:28
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    So by deceit he brought about Their fall: when they Tasted of the tree, Their shame became manifest To them, and they began To sew together the leaves Of the Garden over their bodies. And their Lord called Unto them: "Did I not Forbid you that tree, And tell you that Satan Was an avowed Enemy unto you?"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:22
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then it occurred to the men, After they had seen the Signs, (That it was best) To Imprison him For a time.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:35
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    In the result, they both Ate of the tree, and so Their nakedness appeared To them: they began to sew Together, for their covering, Leaves from the Garden: Thus did Adam disobey His Lord, and allow himself To be seduced.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:121
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Even if the wrong-doers Had all that there is On earth, and as much more, (In vain) would they offer it For ransom from the pain Of the Penalty on the Day Of Judgment: but something Will confront them from God, Which they could never Have counted upon!

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:47
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    For the evils of their Deeds Will confront them, And they will be (completely) Encircled by that which They used to mock at!

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:48
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then will appear to them The evil (fruits) of what They did, and they will be Completely encircled by that Which they used to mock at!

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:33
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    There is for you An excellent example (to follow) In Abraham and those with him, When they said To their people: "We are clear of you And of whatever ye worship Besides God: we have rejected You, and there has arisen, Between us and you, enmity And hatred for ever,—unless Ye believe in God And Him alone": But not when Abraham Said to his father: "I will pray for forgiveness For thee, though I have No power (to get) aught On thy behalf from God." (They prayed): "Our Lord! In Thee do we trust, And to Thee do we turn In repentance: to Thee Is (our) final Goal.

    Surah Al-Mumtahanah, verse 60:4