خَيْر
Noun · 178 timesMeaning: good · Also translated as: better, best
Forms in the Quran
- خَيْرٌ ×116
- خَيْرًا ×37
- ٱلْخَيْرُ ×9
- بِخَيْرٍ ×6
- وَخَيْرٌ ×3
- بِٱلْخَيْرِ ×2
- ٱلْأَخْيَارِ ×2
- لِّلْخَيْرِ ×2
خَيْر
Meaning: good
خير occurs 178 times in 162 verses across 52 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
Meaning: good · Also translated as: better, best
الخير: ما يرغب فيه الكل، كالعقل مثلا، والعدل، والفضل، والشيء النافع، وضده:
قوله: ﴿بيدك الخير﴾ [آل عمران: 26]. الخير: ما يرغب فيه كل أحد كالعقل والعدل والفضل والنفع. وقيل: الخير ضربان: ضرب مطلق، وهو أن يرغب فيه كل أحد بكل حال كما وصف عليه الصلاة والسلام به الجنة في قوله: "لا خير بخير بعده النار، ولا شر بشر بعده الجنة". وضرب خير مقيد، وهو أن يكون خير الواحد شرا لآخر كالمال مثلا؛ فإنه خير لمن…
Verses 21–40 of 162
Say: Shall I give you Glad tidings of things Far better than those? For the righteous are Gardens In nearness to their Lord, With rivers flowing beneath; Therein is their eternal home; With Companions pure (and holy); And the good pleasure of God. For in God's sight Are (all) His servants,—
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:15Say: "O God! Lord of Power (and Rule), Thou givest Power To whom Thou pleasest, And Thou strippest off Power From whom Thou pleasest: Thou enduest with honour Whom Thou pleasest, And Thou bringest low Whom Thou pleasest: In Thy hand is all Good." Verily, over all things Thou hast power.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:26"On the Day when every soul Will be confronted With all the good it has done, And all the evil it has done, It will wish there were A great distance Between it and its evil. But God cautions you (To remember) Himself. And God is full of kindness To those that serve Him."
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:30And (the unbelievers) Plotted and planned, And God too planned, And the best of planners Is God.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:54Let there arise out of you A band of people Inviting to all that is good, Enjoining what is right, And forbidding what is wrong: They are the ones To attain felicity.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:104Ye are the best Of Peoples, evolved For mankind, Enjoining what is right, Forbidding what is wrong, And believing in God. If only the People of the Book Had faith, it were best For them: among them Are some who have faith, But most of them Are perverted transgressors.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:110Of the good that they do, Nothing will be rejected Of them; for God knoweth well Those that do right.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:115Nay, God is your Protector, And He is the best of helpers.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:150And if ye are slain, or die, In the way of God, Forgiveness and mercy From God are far better Than all they could amass.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:157Let not the Unbelievers Think that Our respite To them is good for themselves: We grant them respite That they may grow In their iniquity: But they will have A shameful punishment.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:178And let not those Who covetously withhold Of the gifts which God Hath given them of His Grace, Think that it is good for them: Nay, it will be the worse For them: soon shall the things Which they covetously withheld Be tied to their necks Like a twisted collar, On the Day of Judgment. To God belongs the heritage Of the heavens and the earth; And God is well-acquainted With all that ye do.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:180On the other hand, for those Who fear their Lord, Are Gardens, with rivers Flowing beneath; therein Are they to dwell (for ever),— A gift from the Presence Of God; and that which is In the Presence of God Is the best (bliss) For the righteous.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:198O ye who believe! Ye are forbidden to inherit Women against their will. Nor should ye treat them With harshness, that ye may Take away part of the dower Ye have given them,—except Where they have been guilty Of open lewdness; On the contrary live with them On a footing of kindness and equity. If ye take a dislike to them It may be that ye dislike A thing, and God brings about Through it a great deal of good.
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:19If any of you have not The means wherewith To wed free believing women, They may wed believing Girls from among those Whom your right hands possess: God hath full knowledge About your Faith. Ye are one from another: Wed them with the leave Of their owners, and give them Their dowers, according to what Is reasonable: they should be Chaste, not lustful, nor taking Paramours: when they Are taken in wedlock, If they fall into shame, Their punishment is half That for free women. This (permission) is for those Among you who fear sin; But it is better for you That ye practise self-restraint. And God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:25Of the Jews there are those Who displace words From their (right) places, And say: "We hear And we disobey"; And "Hear what is not Heard"; and "Rā’inā";— With a twist of their tongues And a slander to Faith. If only they had said: "We hear and we obey; And "Do hear"; And "Do look at us": It would have been better For them, and more proper; But God hath cursed them For their Unbelief; and but few Of them will believe.
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:46O ye who believe! Obey God, and obey the Apostle, And those charged With authority among you. If ye differ in anything Among yourselves, refer it To God and His Apostle, If ye do believe in God And the Last Day: That is best, and most suitable For final determination.
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:59If We had ordered them To sacrifice their lives Or to leave their homes, Very few of them Would have done it: But if they had done What they were (actually) told, It would have been best For them, and would have gone Farthest to strengthen their (faith);
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:66Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those Who were told to hold back Their hands (from fight) But establish regular prayers And spend in regular Charity? When (at length) the order For fighting was issued to them, Behold! a section of them Feared men as Or even more than They should have feared God: They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordered us To fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite To our (natural) term, Near (enough)?" Say: "Short Is the enjoyment of this world: The Hereafter is the best For those who do right: Never will ye be Dealt with unjustly In the very least!
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:77In most of their secret talks There is no good: but if One exhorts to a deed Of charity or justice Or conciliation between men, (Secrecy is permissible): To him who does this, Seeking the good pleasure Of God, We shall soon give A reward of the highest (value).
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:114They ask thy instruction Concerning the Women Say: God doth Instruct you about them: And (remember) what hath Been rehearsed unto you In the Book, concerning The orphans of women to whom Ye give not the portions Prescribed, and yet whom ye Desire to marry, as also Concerning the children Who are weak and oppressed: That ye stand firm For justice to orphans. There is not a good deed Which ye do, but God Is well-acquainted therewith.
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:127