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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 61–80 of 88

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O my son! establish Regular prayer, enjoin what is Just, and forbid what is wrong: And bear with patient constancy Whate’er betide thee; for this Is firmness (of purpose) In (the conduct of) affairs.

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:17
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    We did indeed aforetime Give the Book to Moses: Be not then in doubt Of its reaching (thee): And We made it A guide to the Children Of Israel.

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:23
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Did I not enjoin On you, O ye children Of Adam, that ye Should not worship Satan; For that he was to you An enemy avowed?—

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:60
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said, "Build him A furnace, and throw him Into the blazing fire!"

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:97
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then, when (the son) Reached (the age of) (Serious) work with him, He said: "O my son I see in vision That I offer thee in sacrifice: Now see what is Thy view!" (The son) said: "O my father! Do As thou art commanded: Thou will find me, If God so wills one Practising Patience and Constancy!"

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:102
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Now ask them their opinion: Is it that thy Lord Has (only) daughters, and they Have sons?—

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:149
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Did He (then) choose Daughters rather than sons?

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:153
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Pharaoh said: "O Hāmān! Build me a lofty palace, That I may attain The ways and means—

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:36
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    We did aforetime give Moses The (Book of) Guidance, And We gave the Book In inheritance to the Children Of Israel,—

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:53
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    What! Has He taken Daughters out of what He Himself creates, and granted To you sons for choice?

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:16
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    He was no more than A servant: We granted Our favour to him, And We made him An example to the Children Of Israel.

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:59
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    We did deliver aforetime The Children of Israel From humiliating Punishment,

    Surah Ad-Dukhan, verse 44:30
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    We did aforetime Grant to the Children Of Israel the Book, The Power of Command, And Prophethood; We gave Them, for Sustenance, things Good and pure; and We Favoured them above the nations.

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:16
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "See ye? If (this teaching) be From God, and ye reject it, And a witness from among The Children of Israel testifies To its similarity (With earlier scripture), And has believed While ye are arrogant, (How unjust ye are!) Truly, God guides not A people unjust."

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:10
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they not look At the sky above them?— How We have made it And adorned it, And there are no Flaws in it?

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:6
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    With power and skill Did We construct The Firmament: For it is We Who create The vastness of Space.

    Surah Adh-Dhariyat, verse 51:47
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or has He only daughters And ye have sons?

    Surah At-Tur, verse 52:39
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember, Jesus, The son of Mary, said: "O Children of Israel! I am the apostle of God (Sent) to you, confirming The Law (which came) Before me, and giving Glad Tidings of an Apostle To come after me, Whose name shall be Aḥmad." But when he came to them With Clear Signs, They said, "This is Evident sorcery!"

    Surah As-Saf, verse 61:6
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Be ye helpers of God: As said Jesus the son of Mary To the Disciples, "Who will be My helpers to (the work Of) God?" Said the Disciples, "We are God's helpers!" Then a portion of the Children Of Israel believed, and A portion disbelieved: But We gave power To those who believed, Against their enemies, And they became The ones that prevailed.

    Surah As-Saf, verse 61:14
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    And God sets forth, As an example To those who believe, The wife of Pharaoh: Behold she said: "O my Lord! build For me, in nearness To Thee, a mansion In the Garden, And save me from Pharaoh And his doings, And save me from Those that do wrong";

    Surah At-Tahrim, verse 66:11