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دُنْيا

دنيا in the Quran

Meaning: the world

دنيا occurs 115 times in 111 verses across 40 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
115
Verses
111
Surahs
40

دُنْيا

Noun · 115 times

Meaning: the world

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلدُّنْيَا ×115

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الدنو: القرب بالذات، أو بالحكم، ويستعمل في المكان والزمان والمنزلة. قال تعالى: ومن النخل من طلعها قنوان دانية

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الدال والنون والحرف المعتل أصل واحد يقاس بعضه على بعض، وهو المقاربة. ومن ذلك الدني، وهو القريب، من دنا يدنو. وسميت الدنيا لدنوها، والنسبة إليها دنياوي. والدني من الرجال: الضعيف الدون، وهو من ذاك لأنه قريب المأخذ والمنزلة. ودانيت بين الأمرين: قاربت بينهما. وهو ابن عمه دنيا ودنية. والدني: الدون، مهموز. يقال رجل دنيء،…

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Verses with دنيا

Verses 21–40 of 111

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Hast 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 4:77
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! When ye go abroad In the cause of God, Investigate carefully, And say not to any one Who offers you a salutation: "Thou art none of a Believer!" Coveting the perishable goods Of this life: with God Are profits and spoils abundant. Even thus were ye yourselves Before, till God conferred On you His favours: therefore Carefully investigate. For God is well aware Of all that ye do.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:94
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ah! these are the sort Of men on whose behalf Ye may contend in this world; But who will contend with God On their behalf on the Day Of Judgment, or who Will carry their affairs through?

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:109
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    If any one desires A reward in this life, In God's (gift) is the reward (Both) of this life And of the Hereafter: For God is He that heareth And seeth (all things).

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:134
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    The punishment of those Who wage war against God And His Apostle, and strive With might and main For mischief through the land Is: execution, or crucifixion, Or the cutting off of hands And feet from opposite sides, Or exile from the land: That is their disgrace In this world, and A heavy punishment is theirs In the Hereafter;

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:33
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Apostle! let not Those grieve thee, who race Each other into Unbelief: (Whether it be) among those Who say "We believe" With their lips but Whose hearts have no faith; Or it be among the Jews,— Men who will listen To any lie,—will listen Even to others who have Never so much as come To thee. They change the words From their (right) times And places; they say, "If ye are given this, Take it, but if not, Beware!" If any one's trial Is intended by God, thou hast No authority in the least For him against God. For such—it is not God's will to purify Their hearts. For them There is disgrace In this world, and In the Hereafter A heavy punishment.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:41
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And they (sometimes) say: "There is nothing except Our life on this earth, And never shall we be Raised up again."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:29
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    What is the life of this world But play and amusement? But best is the Home In the Hereafter, for those Who are righteous. Will ye not then understand?

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:32
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Leave alone those Who take their religion To be mere play And amusement, And are deceived By the life of this world. But proclaim (to them) This (truth): that every soul Delivers itself to ruin By its own acts: It will find for itself No protector or intercessor Except God: if it offered Every ransom, (or Reparation), none Will be accepted: such is (The end of) those who Deliver themselves to ruin By their own acts: They will have for drink (Only) boiling water, And for punishment, One most grievous: For they persisted In rejecting God.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:70
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O ye assembly of Jinns And men! came there not Unto you apostles from amongst you Setting forth unto you My Signs, and warning you Of the meeting of this Day Of yours?" They will say: "We bear witness against Ourselves." It was The life of this world That deceived them. So Against themselves will they Bear witness that they Rejected Faith.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:130
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: Who hath forbidden The beautiful (gifts) of God, Which He hath produced For His servants, And the things, clean and pure, (Which He hath provided) For sustenance? Say: They are, in the life Of this world, for those Who believe, (and) purely For them on the Day Of Judgment. Thus do We Explain the Signs in detail For those who understand.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:32
  12. 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
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who took the calf (For worship) will indeed Be overwhelmed with wrath From their Lord, and with Shame in this life: Thus do We recompense Those who invent (falsehoods).

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:152
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And ordain for us That which is good, In this life And in the Hereafter: For we have turned unto Thee." He said: "With My Punishment I visit whom I will; But My Mercy extendeth To all things. That (Mercy) I shall ordain for those Who do right, and practise Regular charity, and those Who believe in Our Signs;—

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:156
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Remember ye were On the hither side Of the valley, and they On the farther side, And the caravan On lower ground than ye. Even if ye had made A mutual appointment To meet, ye would certainly: Have failed in the appointment: But (thus ye met), That God might accomplish A matter already enacted; That those who died might Die after a clear Sign (Had been given), and those who lived Might live after a Clear Sign (Had been given). And verily God is He who heareth And knoweth (all things).

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:42
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is not fitting For an Apostle That he should have Prisoners of war until He hath thoroughly subdued The land. Ye look For the temporal goods Of this world; but God Looketh to the Hereafter: And God is Exalted in might, Wise.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:67
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! what Is the matter with you, That, when ye are asked To go forth in the Cause of God, Ye cling heavily to the earth? Do ye prefer the life Of this world to the Hereafter? But little is the comfort Of this life, as compared With the Hereafter.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:38
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let not their wealth Nor their (following in) sons Dazzle thee: in reality God's Plan is to punish them With these things in this life, And that their souls may perish In their (very) denial of God.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:55
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    As in the case of those Before you: they were Mightier than you in power, And more flourishing in wealth And children. They had Their enjoyment of their portion: And ye have of yours, as did Those before you; and ye Indulge in idle talk As they did. They!— Their works are fruitless In this world and in the Hereafter, And they will lose (All spiritual good).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:69
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    They swear by God that they Said nothing (evil), but indeed They uttered blasphemy, And they did it after accepting Islam; and they meditated A plot which they were unable To carry out: this revenge Of theirs was (their) only return For the bounty with which God and His Apostle had enriched Them! If they repent, It will be best for them; But if they turn back (To their evil ways), God will punish them With a grievous penalty In this life and in the Hereafter: They shall have none on earth To protect or help them.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:74