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Quran Maqasid

جَحَدُ

جحد in the Quran

Meaning: they reject

جحد occurs 12 times in 12 verses across 10 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
12
Verses
12
Surahs
10

جَحَدُ

Verb · 12 times

Meaning: they reject · Also translated as: reject, deny, rejecting

Forms in the Quran

  • يَجْحَدُونَ ×7
  • يَجْحَدُ ×3
  • جَحَدُوا۟ ×1
  • وَجَحَدُوا۟ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الجحود: نفي ما في القلب إثباته، وإثبات ما في القلب نفيه، يقال: جحد جحودا وجحدا قال عز وجل: وجحدوا بها واستيقنتها أنفسهم [النمل/ 14] ، وقال عز وجل: بآياتنا يجحدون [الأعراف/ 51] . وتجحد تخصص بفعل ذلك، يقال: رجل جحد: شحيح قليل الخير يظهر الفقر، وأرض جحدة: قليلة النبت، يقال: جحدا له ونكدا، وأجحد: صار ذا جحد.

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الجحد والجحود هو الإنكار، ومنه: جحده حقه، وذلك في معرفة حقيقية ما يدعي عليه به. وقوله: ﴿وجحدوا بها﴾ [النمل: 14] ضمن معنى كفروا بها جاحدين. وقيل: الجحود: إثبات ما في القلب نفيه، أو نفي ما في القلب إثباته، وتجحد: تخصص بفعل ذلك. ورجل جحد: [شحيح] قليل الخير يظهر الفقر. وأرض جحدة: قليلة النبات. وأجحد: صار ذا جحود. وجحدا له…

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The full entries on the root ج ح د

Verses with جحد

Verses 1–12 of 12

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    We know indeed the grief Which their words do cause thee: It is not thee they reject: It is the Signs of God, Which the wicked contemn.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:33
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Such as took their religion To be mere amusement And play, and were deceived By the life of the world." That day shall We forget them As they forgot the meeting Of this day of theirs, And as they were wont To reject Our Signs.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:51
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such were the ’Ād People: They rejected the Signs Of their Lord and Cherisher; Disobeyed His Apostles; And followed the command Of every powerful, obstinate Transgressor.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:59
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    God has bestowed His gifts Of sustenance more freely on some Of you than on others: those More favoured are not going To throw back their gifts To those whom their right hands Possess, so as to be equal In that respect. Will they then Deny the favours of God?

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:71
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And they rejected those Signs In iniquity and arrogance, Though their souls were convinced Thereof: so see what was The end of those Who acted corruptly!

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:14
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And thus (it is) that We Have sent down the Book To thee. So the People Of the Book believe therein, As also do some of these (Pagan Arabs): and none But Unbelievers reject Our Signs.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:47
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nay, here are Signs Self-evident in the hearts Of those endowed with knowledge: And none but the unjust Reject Our Signs.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:49
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    When a wave covers them Like the canopy (of clouds), They call to God Offering Him sincere devotion. But when He has delivered them Safely to land, there are Among them those that halt Between (right and wrong). But none reject Our Signs Except only a perfidious Ungrateful (wretch)!

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:32
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus are deluded those Who are wont to reject The Signs of God.

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:63
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Now the ‘Ād behaved Arrogantly through the land, Against (all) truth and reason, And said: "Who is superior To us in strength?" What! Did they not see that God, Who created them, Was superior to them In strength? But they Continued to reject Our Signs!

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:15
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such is the requital Of the enemies of God,— The Fire: therein will be For them the Eternal Home: A (fit) requital, for That they were wont To reject Our Signs.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:28
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We had firmly established Them in a (prosperity and) power Which We have not given To you (ye Quraish!) And We had endowed them With (faculties of) Hearing, seeing, heart and intellect But of no profit to them Were their (faculties of) Hearing, sight, and heart And intellect, when they Went on rejecting the Signs Of God; and they were (Completely) encircled By that which they Used to mock at!

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:26