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بَغْتَة

بغتة in the Quran

Meaning: suddenly

بغتة occurs 13 times in 13 verses across 10 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
13
Verses
13
Surahs
10

بَغْتَة

Noun · 13 times

Meaning: suddenly · Also translated as: unexpectedly

Forms in the Quran

  • بَغْتَةً ×13

Its root in the classical dictionaries

البغت: مفاجأة الشيء من حيث لا يحتسب.

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

البغت: مجيء الشيء على غفلة من حيث لا يحتسب. والبغتة كذلك، قال تعالى: ﴿حتى إذا جاءتهم الساعة بغتة﴾ [الأنعام: 31] أي فاجأتهم من غير علم لهم بمجيئها. ويقال: بغته الشيء بغتا وبغتة يبغت فهو باغت. قال الشاعر: [من الطويل]

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

Verses with بغتة

Verses 1–13 of 13

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Lost indeed are they Who treat it as a falsehood That they must meet God, Until on a sudden The hour is on them, And they say: "Ah! woe Unto us that we took No thought of it"; For they bear their burdens On their backs, And evil indeed are The burdens that they bear?

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:31
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when they forgot The warning they had received, We opened to them the gates Of all (good) things, Until, in the midst Of their enjoyment Of our gifts, On a sudden, We called Them to account, when lo! They were plunged in despair!

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:44
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say:"Think ye, if The Punishment of God Comes to you, Whether suddenly or openly, Will any be destroyed Except those who do wrong?

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:47
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then We changed their suffering Into prosperity, until they grew And multiplied, and began To say: "Our fathers (too) Were touched by suffering And affluence"… Behold! We called them to account Of a sudden, while they Realised not (their peril).

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:95
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee about The (final) Hour—when Will be its appointed time? Say: "The knowledge thereof Is with my Lord (alone): None but He can reveal As to when it will occur. Heavy were its burden through The heavens and the earth. Only, all of a sudden Will it come to you." They ask thee as if thou Wert eager in search thereof: Say: "The knowledge thereof Is with God (alone), But most men know not."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:187
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they then feel secure From the coming against them Of the covering veil Of the wrath of God, Or of the coming against them Of the (final) Hour All of a sudden While they perceive not?

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:107
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nay, it may come to them All of a sudden and confound Them: no power will they Have then to avert it, Nor will they (then) Get respite.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:40
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject Faith Will not cease to be In doubt concerning (Revelation) Until the Hour (of Judgment) Comes suddenly upon them, Or there comes to them The Penalty of a Day of Disaster.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:55
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    But the (Penalty) will come To them of a sudden, While they perceive it not;

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:202
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee To hasten on the Punishment (For them): had it not been For a term (of respite) Appointed, the Punishment Would certainly have come To them: and it will Certainly reach them,— Of a sudden, while they Perceive not!

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:53
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And follow the Best Of (the courses) revealed To you from your Lord, Before the Penalty comes On you—of a sudden, While ye perceive not!—

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:55
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they only wait For the Hour—that it Should come on them All of a sudden, While they perceive not?

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:66
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they then only wait For the Hour,—that it Should come on them Of a sudden? But already Have come some tokens Thereof, and when it (Actually) is on them, How can they benefit Then by their admonition?

    Surah Muhammad, verse 47:18