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بُنَىّ

بنى in the Quran

Meaning: Children

بنى occurs 91 times in 88 verses across 40 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
91
Verses
88
Surahs
40

بُنَىّ

Noun · 80 times

Meaning: Children · Also translated as: his sons, O my sons, to his sons, and [the] sons

Forms in the Quran

  • بَنِىٓ ×31
  • يَٰبَنِىٓ ×20
  • وَبَنِينَ ×6
  • لِّبَنِىٓ ×5
  • بَنِينَ ×2
  • بِبَنِىٓ ×2
  • بِٱلْبَنِينَ ×2
  • ٱلْبَنُونَ ×2

بَنَى

Verb · 11 times

Meaning: they built · Also translated as: Construct, Do you construct

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱبْنُوا۟ ×2
  • ٱبْنِ ×2
  • بَنَيْنَٰهَا ×2
  • بَنَىٰهَا ×2
  • بَنَوْا۟ ×1
  • أَتَبْنُونَ ×1
  • وَبَنَيْنَا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

يقال: بنيت أبني بناء وبنية وبنى. قال عز وجل: وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا [النبأ/ 12] . والبناء: اسم لما يبنى بناء، قال تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الباء والنون والياء أصل واحد، وهو بناء الشيء بضم بعضه إلى بعض. تقول بنيت البناء أبنيه. وتسمى مكة البنية. ويقال قوس بانية، وهي التي بنت على وترها، وذلك أن يكاد وترها ينقطع للصوقه بها. وطيئ تقول مكان بانية: باناة ; وهو قول امرئ القيس:

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root ب ن ي

Verses with بنى

Verses 41–60 of 88

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    We have honoured the sons Of Adam; provided them With transport on land and sea; Given them for sustenance things Good and pure; and conferred On them special favours, Above a great part Of Our Creation.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:70
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    To Moses We did give Nine Clear Signs: Ask the Children of Israel: When he came to them, Pharaoh said to him: "O Moses! I consider thee, Indeed, to have been Worked upon by sorcery!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:101
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We said thereafter To the Children of Israel, "Dwell securely in the land (Of promise)": but when The second of the warnings came To pass, We gathered you Together in a mingled crowd

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:104
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus did We make Their case known to the people, That they might know That the promise of God Is true, and that there can Be no doubt about the Hour Of Judgment. Behold, They dispute among themselves As to their affair. (Some) said, "Construct a building over them": Their Lord knows best About them: those who prevailed Over their affair said, "Let us surely build a place Of worship over them."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:21
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Wealth and sons are allurements Of the life of this world: But the things that endure, Good Deeds, are best In the sight of thy Lord, As rewards, and best As (the foundation for) hopes.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:46
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    "So go ye both to him, And say, "Verily we are Apostles sent by thy Lord: Send forth, therefore, the Children Of Israel with us, and Afflict them not: With a Sign, indeed, Have we come from thy Lord! And Peace to all Who follow guidance!

    Surah Taha, verse 20:47
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye Children of Israel! We delivered you from Your enemy, and We Made a Covenant with you On the right side of Mount (Sinai), and We sent Down to you Manna And quails:

    Surah Taha, verse 20:80
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Aaron) replied: "O son Of my mother! Seize (me) not By my beard nor by (The hair of) my head! Truly I feared lest thou Shouldst say, "Thou hast caused A division among the Children Of Israel, and thou didst not Respect my word!"

    Surah Taha, verse 20:94
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they think that because We have granted them abundance Of wealth and sons,

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:55
  10. 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
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    "'Send thou with us The Children of Israel.'"

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:17
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And this is the favour With which thou dost Reproach me,—that thou Hast enslaved the Children Of Israel!"

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:22
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus it was, but We made the Children Of Israel inheritors Of such things.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:59
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    "The Day whereon neither Wealth nor sons will avail,

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:88
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Do ye build a landmark On every high place To amuse yourselves?

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:128
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Freely has He bestowed On you cattle and sons,—

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:133
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Is it not a Sign To them that the Learned Of the Children of Israel Knew it (as true)?

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:197
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily this Qur-ān doth explain To the Children of Israel Most of the matters In which they disagree.

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:76
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold, Luqmān said To his son by way of Instruction: "O my son! Join not in worship (Others) with God: for False worship is indeed The highest wrong-doing."

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:13
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O my son!" (said Luqmān), "If there be (but) the weight Of a mustard-seed and It were (hidden) in a rock,' Or (anywhere) in the heavens or On earth, God will bring it Forth: for God understands' The finest mysteries, (and) Is well-acquainted (with them).

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:16