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Quran Maqasid

تابِع

تابع in the Quran

Meaning: a follower

تابع occurs 3 times in 2 verses across 2 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
3
Verses
2
Surahs
2

تابِع

Noun · 3 times

Meaning: a follower · Also translated as: followers, the attendants

Forms in the Quran

  • بِتَابِعٍ ×2
  • ٱلتَّٰبِعِينَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

يقال: تبعه واتبعه: قفا أثره، وذلك تارة بالجسم، وتارة بالارتسام والائتمار، وعلى ذلك

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الإتباع: اقتفاء الأثر. يقال: تبعه واتبعه؛ فتارة يكون بالجسم نحو تبعته في الطريق واتبعته فيها، وتارة بالامتثال. وعلى ذلك ﴿فمن اتبع هداي﴾ [طه: 123] وفي موضع ﴿فمن تبع هداي﴾ [البقرة: 38] ويقال: ﴿تعبه وأتبعه بمعنى لحقه وألحقه، وعليه﴾ فأتبعه شهاب ثاقب ﴿[الصافات: 10]﴾ فأتبعه الشيطان ﴿[الأعراف: 175]﴾ فأتبعهم فرعون بجنوده [طه:…

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

Verses with تابع

Verses 1–2 of 2

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Even if thou wert to bring To the people of the Book All the Signs (together), They would not follow Thy Qibla; nor art thou Going to follow their Qibla; Nor indeed will they follow Each other's Qibla. If thou After the knowledge hath reached thee, Wert to follow their (vain) Desires,—then wert thou Indeed (clearly) in the wrong.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:145
  2. 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