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بَصَر

بصر in the Quran

Meaning: and the sight

بصر occurs 48 times in 44 verses across 29 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
48
Verses
44
Surahs
29

بَصَر

Noun · 48 times

Meaning: and the sight · Also translated as: and their sight, the eyes, their gaze, their vision

Forms in the Quran

  • أَبْصَٰرِهِمْ ×9
  • ٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ ×9
  • وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ ×7
  • ٱلْبَصَرِ ×6
  • وَأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ ×4
  • وَأَبْصَٰرَكُمْ ×1
  • أَبْصَٰرُنَا ×1
  • وَٱلْبَصَرَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

البصر يقال للجارحة الناظرة، نحو قوله تعالى: كلمح البصر [النحل/ 77] ، وو إذ زاغت الأبصار [الأحزاب/ 10] ، وللقوة التي فيها، ويقال لقوة القلب المدركة:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

البصر: يطلق على الجارحة تارة وعلى القوة التي فيها أخرى. والبصيرة: للإدراك الذي في القلب، ويقال لها بصر أيضا. فالبصر يطلق بإزاء هذه المعاني الثلاثة، ولا يكاد يقال في الجارحة بصيرة، ومن الجارحة أبصرت ومن البصيرة بصرته وبصرت به. قال تعالى: ﴿فبصرت به عن جنب﴾ [القصص: 11] أي تفطنت له. وقلما يقال من البصر: بصرت. وقوله: ﴿ادعو…

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

Verses with بصر

Verses 1–20 of 44

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    God hath set a seal On their hearts and on their hearing, And on their eyes is a veil; Great is the penalty they (incur).

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

    The lightning all but snatches away Their sight; every time the light (Helps) them, they walk therein, And when the darkness grows on them, They stand still. And if God willed, He could take away Their faculty of hearing and seeing; For God hath power over all things

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:20
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "There has already been For you a Sign In the two armies That met (in combat): One was fighting in the Cause Of God, the other Resisting God; these saw With their own eyes Twice their number. But God doth support With His aid whom He pleaseth. In this is a warning For such as have eyes to see."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:13
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say:"Think ye, if God Took away your hearing And your sight, and sealed up Your hearts, who—a god Other than God—could Restore them to you?" See how We explain The Signs by various (symbols); Yet they turn aside.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:46
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    No vision can grasp Him, But His grasp is over All vision: He is Above all comprehension, Yet is acquainted with all things.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:103
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    We (too) shall turn To (confusion) their hearts And their eyes, even as they Refused to believe in this In the first instance: We shall leave them In their trespasses, To wander in distraction.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:110
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    When their eyes shall be turned Towards the Companions Of the Fire, they will say: "Our Lord! send us not To the company Of the wrong-doers."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:47
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Who is it that Sustains you (in life) From the sky and from the earth? Or who is it that Has power over hearing And sight? And who Is it that brings out The living from the dead And the dead from the living? And who is it that Rules and regulates all affairs?" They will soon say, "God". Say, "Will ye not then Show piety (to Him)?"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:31
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Think not that God Doth not heed the deeds Of those who do wrong. He but giveth them respite Against a Day when The eyes will fixedly stare In horror,—

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:42
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    They would only say: "Our eyes have been intoxicated: Nay, we have been bewitched By sorcery."

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:15
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    To God belongeth the Mystery Of the heavens and the earth. And the Decision of the Hour (Of Judgment) is as The twinkling of an eye, Or even quicker: For God hath power Over all things.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:77
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who brought you Forth from the wombs Of your mothers when Ye knew nothing; and He Gave you hearing and sight And intelligence and affections: That ye may give thanks (To God).

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:78
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those are they whose hearts, Ears, and eyes God has sealed up And they take no heed.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:108
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And pursue not that Of which thou hast No knowledge; for Every act of hearing, Or of seeing Or of (feeling in) the heart Will be enquired into (On the Day of Reckoning).

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:36
  15. 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
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they not travel Through the land, so that Their hearts (and minds) May thus learn wisdom And their ears may Thus learn to hear? Truly it is not their eyes That are blind, but their Hearts which are In their breasts.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:46
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who has created For you (the faculties of) Hearing, sight, feeling And understanding: little thanks It is ye give!

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:78
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say to the believing men That they should lower Their gaze and guard Their modesty: that will make For greater purity for them: And God is well acquainted With all that they do.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:30
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And say to the believing women That they should lower Their gaze and guard Their modesty; that they Should not display their Beauty and ornaments except What (must ordinarily) appear Thereof; that they should Draw their veils over Their bosoms and not display Their beauty except To their husbands, their fathers, Their husbands’ fathers, their sons, Their husbands’ sons, Their brothers or their brothers’ sons, Or their sisters’ sons, Or their women, or the slaves Whom their right hands Possess, or male servants Free of physical needs, Or small children who Have no sense of the shame Of sex; and that they Should not strike their feet In order to draw attention To their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together Towards God, that ye May attain Bliss.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:31
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    By men whom neither Traffic nor merchandise Can divert from the Remembrance Of God, nor from regular Prayer, Nor from the practice Of regular Charity: Their (only) fear is For the Day when Hearts and eyes Will be transformed (In a world wholly new),—

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:37