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Quran Maqasid

خَيْط

خيط in the Quran

Meaning: the thread

خيط occurs 2 times in 1 verse across 1 surah of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
2
Verses
1
Surahs
1

خَيْط

Noun · 2 times

Meaning: the thread

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلْخَيْطُ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الخيط معروف، وجمعه خيوط، وقد خطت الثوب أخيطه خياطة، وخيطته تخييطا. والخياط:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿حتى يتبين لكم الخيط الأبيض من الخيط الأسود﴾ [البقرة: 187] الخيط الأبيض: المراد به بياض النهار، والخيط الأسود: المراد به سواد الليل. وهذا من أبلغ الاستعارات حيث شبه ضوء النهار وظلام الليل لامتدادهما بخطين ممتدين هذه صفتهما. وقيل: بل فهموا أولا حقيقة الخيطين. فكانوا يأكلون ويشربون في الليل، ويجعلون عندهم…

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

Verses with خيط

Verses 1–1 of 1

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Permitted to you, On the night of the fasts, Is the approach to your wives. They are your garments And ye are their garments. God knoweth what ye Used to do secretly among yourselves; But He turned to you And forgave you; So now associate with them, And seek what God Hath ordained for you, And eat and drink, Until the white thread Of dawn appear to you Distinct from its black thread; Then complete your fast Till the night appears; But do not associate With your wives While ye are in retreat In the mosques. Those are Limits (set by) God: Approach not nigh thereto. Thus doth God make clear His Signs to men: that They may learn self-restraint.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:187