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Quran Maqasid

حَرَّمَ

حرم in the Quran

Meaning: Forbidden

حرم occurs 39 times in 34 verses across 14 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
39
Verses
34
Surahs
14

حَرَّمَ

Verb · 39 times

Meaning: Forbidden · Also translated as: We forbade, made unlawful, We made unlawful, Are made unlawful

Forms in the Quran

  • حَرَّمَ ×18
  • حَرَّمْنَا ×6
  • وَحَرَّمَ ×3
  • حُرِّمَتْ ×3
  • تُحَرِّمُوا۟ ×1
  • وَحَرَّمُوا۟ ×1
  • حَرَّمَهُمَا ×1
  • وَيُحَرِّمُ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الحرام: الممنوع منه إما بتسخير إلهي وإما بشري، وإما بمنع قهري، وإما بمنع من جهة العقل أو من جهة الشرع، أو من جهة من يرتسم أمره، فقوله تعالى: وحرمنا عليه المراضع [القصص/ 12] ، فذلك تحريم بتسخير، وقد حمل على ذلك:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الحرم: المنع، وكذا الحرم. وقرئ: ﴿وحرام على قرية﴾ ﴿وحرم﴾ [الأنبياء: 95] أي ممنوع رجوعهم. والأشهر الحرم لكونها ممنوعا فيها القتال جاهلية وإسلاما، وهي: (ذو القعدة، وذو الحجة، المحرم، ورجب مضر بين جمادي وشعبان) وكذا في الحديث وأما إضافته لمضر فلأنها اختصت بتحريمه. وقيده بما اكتنفه تحرزا من الشر. وقد حققنا هذا في (القول…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ح ر م

Verses with حرم

Verses 21–34 of 34

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: The things that my Lord Hath indeed forbidden are: Shameful deeds, whether open Or secret; sins and trespasses Against truth or reason; assigning Of partners to God, for which He hath given no authority; And saying things about God Of which ye have no knowledge.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:33
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Companions of the Fire Will call to the Companions Of the Garden: "Pour down To us water or anything That God doth provide For your sustenance." They will say: "Both These things hath God forbidden To those who rejected Him;—

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:50
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Those who follow the Apostle, The unlettered Prophet, Whom they find mentioned In their own (Scriptures),— In the Law and the Gospel;— For he commands them What is just and forbids them What is evil; he allows Them as lawful what is good (And pure) and prohibits them From what is bad (and impure); He releases them From their heavy burdens And from the yokes That are upon them. So it is those who believe In him, honour him, Help him, and follow the Light Which is sent down with him,— It is they who will prosper."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:157
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Fight those who believe not In God nor the Last Day, Nor hold that forbidden Which hath been forbidden By God and His Apostle, Nor acknowledge the Religion Of Truth, (even if they are) Of the People of the Book, Until they pay the Jizya With willing submission, And feel themselves subdued.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:29
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily the transposing (Of a prohibited month) Is an addition to Unbelief: The Unbelievers are led To wrong thereby: for they make It lawful one year, And forbidden another year, In order to adjust the number Of months forbidden by God And make such forbidden ones Lawful. The evil of their course Seems pleasing to them. But God guideth not Those who reject Faith.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:37
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    The worshippers of false gods Say: "If God had so willed, We should not have worshipped Aught but Him—neither we Nor our fathers,—nor should We have prescribed prohibitions Other than His." So did those Who went before them. But what is the mission Of apostles but to preach The Clear Message?

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:35
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    He has only forbidden you Dead meat, and blood, And the flesh of swine, And any (food) over which The name of other than God Has been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, Without wilful disobedience, Nor transgressing due limits,— Then God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:115
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    To the Jews We prohibited Such things as We have Mentioned to thee before: We did them no wrong, But they were used to Doing wrong to themselves.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:118
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor take life—which God Has made sacred—except For just cause. And if Anyone is slain wrongfully, We have given his heir Authority (to demand Qiṣāṣ Or to forgive): but let him Not exceed bounds in the matter Of taking life; for he Is helped (by the Law).

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:33
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let no man guilty of Adultery or fornication marry Any but a woman Similarly guilty, or an Unbeliever: Nor let any but such a man Or an Unbeliever Marry such a woman: To the Believers such a thing Is forbidden.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:3
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who invoke not, With God, any other god, Nor slay such life as God Has made sacred, except For just cause, nor commit Fornication;—and any that does This (not only) meets punishment

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:68
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    For me, I have been Commanded to serve the Lord Of this City, Him Who has Sanctified it and to Whom (Belong) all things: And I am commanded To be of those who bow In Islam to God's Will,—

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:91
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We ordained that he Refused suck at first, until (His sister came up And) said: "Shall I Point out to you the people Of a house that will nourish And bring him up for you And be sincerely attached To him?"...

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:12
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Prophet! Why Holdest thou to be forbidden That which God has Made lawful to thee? Thou seekest to please Thy consorts. But God Is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah At-Tahrim, verse 66:1