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Quran Maqasid

خَمْر

خمر in the Quran

Meaning: wine

خمر occurs 7 times in 7 verses across 5 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
7
Verses
7
Surahs
5

خَمْر

Noun · 6 times

Meaning: wine · Also translated as: [the] intoxicants, the intoxicants, intoxicants

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلْخَمْرِ ×3
  • خَمْرًا ×2
  • خَمْرٍ ×1

خُمُر

Noun · 1 time

Meaning: their head covers

Forms in the Quran

  • بِخُمُرِهِنَّ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

أصل الخمر: ستر الشيء، ويقال لما يستر به: خمار، لكن الخمار صار في التعارف اسما لما تغطي به المرأة رأسها، وجمعه خمر، قال تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿يسألونك عن الخمر﴾ [البقرة: 219] الخمر: ما خامر العقل أي خالطه. وقيل: من خمره أي ستره. ومنه قيل للشجر الساتر: خمر. قال الشاعر: [من الوافر]

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

Verses with خمر

Verses 1–7 of 7

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee Concerning wine and gambling. Say: "In them is great sin, And some profit, for men; But the sin is greater Than the profit." They ask thee how much They are to spend; Say: "What is beyond Your needs." Thus doth God Make clear to you His Signs: in order that Ye may consider—

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:219
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (Dedication of) stones, And (divination by) arrows, Are an abomination,— Of Satan's handiwork: Eschew such (abomination), That ye may prosper.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:90
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Satan's plan is (but) To excite enmity and hatred Between you, with intoxicants And gambling, and hinder you From the remembrance Of God, and from prayer: Will ye not then abstain?

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:91
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Now with him there came Into the prison two young men. Said one of them: "I see Myself (in a dream) Pressing wine." Said the other: "I see myself (in a dream) Carrying bread on my head, And birds are eating thereof." "Tell us" (they said) "the truth And meaning thereof: for we See thou art one That doth good (to all)."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:36
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O my two companions Of the prison! As to one Of you, he will pour out The wine for his lord to drink: As for the other, he will Hang from the cross, and the birds Will eat from off his head. (So) hath been decreed That matter whereof Ye twain do enquire"…

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:41
  6. 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
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Here is) a Parable Of the Garden which The righteous are promised: In it are rivers Of water incorruptible; Rivers of milk Of which the taste Never changes; rivers Of wine, a joy To those who drink; And rivers of honey Pure and clear. In it There are for them All kinds of fruits; And Grace from their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) Be compared to such as Shall dwell for ever In the Fire, and be given, To drink, boiling water, So that it cuts up Their bowels (to pieces)?

    Surah Muhammad, verse 47:15