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Quran Maqasid

دُون

دون in the Quran

Meaning: besides

دون occurs 144 times in 142 verses across 46 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
144
Verses
142
Surahs
46

دُون

Noun · 144 times

Meaning: besides · Also translated as: other than, instead of, excluding, other than yourselves

Forms in the Quran

  • دُونِ ×91
  • دُونِهِۦٓ ×38
  • دُونِهِمْ ×4
  • دُونِى ×3
  • دُونِكَ ×2
  • دُونِهِمَا ×2
  • دُونِكُمْ ×1
  • وَدُونَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

يقال للقاصر عن الشيء: دون، قال بعضهم:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الدال والواو والنون أصل واحد يدل على المداناة والمقاربة. يقال هذا دون ذاك، أي هو أقرب منه. وإذا أردت تحقيره قلت دوين. ولا يشتق منه فعل. ويقال في الإغراء: دونكه! أي خذه، اقرب منه وقربه منك. ويقولون أمر دون، وثوب دون، أي قريب القيمة. قال القتيبي: دان يدون دونا، إذا ضعف، وأدين إدانة. وأنشدوا:

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root د و ن

Verses with دون

Verses 21–40 of 142

  1. 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
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Shall we indeed Call on others besides God, Things that can do us Neither good nor harm,— And turn on our heels After receiving guidance From God?—like one Whom the evil ones Have made into a fool, Wandering bewildered Through the earth, his friends Calling 'Come to us', (Vainly) guiding him to the Path." Say: "God's guidance Is the (only) guidance, And we have been directed To submit ourselves To the Lord of the worlds;—

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:71
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Revile not ye Those whom they call upon Besides God, lest They out of spite Revile God In their ignorance. Thus have We made Alluring to each people' Its own doings. In the end will they Return to their Lord, And We shall then Tell them the truth Of all that they did.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:108
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Follow (O men!) the revelation Given unto you from your Lord, And follow not, as friends Or protectors, other than Him. Little it is ye remember Of admonition.

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

    Some He hath guided: Others have (by their choice) Deserved the loss of their way; In that they took The Evil Ones, in preference To God, for their friends And protectors, and think That they receive guidance.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:30
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who is more unjust Than one who invents A lie against God Or rejects His Signs? For such, their portion Appointed must reach them From the Book (of Decrees): Until, when Our messengers (Of death) arrive and take Their souls, they say: "Where are the things That ye used to invoke Besides God?" They will reply, "They Have left us in the lurch," And they will bear witness Against themselves, that they Had rejected God.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:37
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    "For ye practise your lusts On men in preference To women: ye are indeed A people transgressing Beyond bounds."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:81
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    We broke them up Into sections on this earth. There are among them some That are the righteous, and some That are the opposite. We have tried them With both prosperity and adversity: In order that they Might turn (to Us).

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:168
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily those whom ye Call upon besides God Are servants like unto you: Call upon them, and let them Listen to your prayer, If ye are (indeed) truthful!

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:194
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "But those ye call upon Besides Him, are unable To help you, and indeed To help themselves."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:197
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And do thou (O reader!) Bring thy Lord to remembrance In thy (very) soul, With humility and in reverence, Without loudness in words, In the mornings and evenings; And be not thou Of those who are unheedful.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:205
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Against them make ready Your strength to the utmost Of your power, including Steeds of war, to strike terror Into (the hearts of) the enemies, Of God and your enemies, And others besides, whom Ye may not know, but whom God doth know. Whatever Ye shall spend in the Cause Of God, shall be repaid Unto you, and ye shall not Be treated unjustly.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:60
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or think ye that ye Shall be abandoned, As though God did not know' Those among you who strive With might and main, and take None for friends and protectors Except God, His Apostle, And the (community of) Believers? But God is well-acquainted With (all) that ye do.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:16
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    They take their priests And their anchorites to be Their lords in derogation of God, And (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; Yet they were commanded To worship but One God: There is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him (Far is He) from having The partners they associate (With Him).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:31
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Unto God belongeth The dominion of the heavens And the earth. He giveth life And He taketh it. Except for Him Ye have no protector Nor helper.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:116
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    They serve, besides God, Things that hurt them not Nor profit them, and they say: "These are our intercessors With God." Say: "Do ye Indeed inform God of something He knows not, in the heavens Or on earth?—Glory to Him! And far is He above the partners They ascribe (to Him)!"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:18
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    This Qur-ān is not such As can be produced By other than God; On the contrary it is A confirmation of (revelations) That went before it, And a fuller explanation Of the Book—wherein There is no doubt From the Lord of the Worlds.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:37
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or do they say, "He forged it"? Say: "Bring then A Sūra like unto it, And call (to your aid) Anyone you can, Besides God, if it be Ye speak the truth!"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:38
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! verily to God Belong all creatures, In the heavens and on earth. What do they follow Who worship as His "partners" Other than God? They follow Nothing but fancy, and They do nothing but lie.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:66
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O ye men! If ye are in doubt As to my religion, (behold!) I worship not what ye Worship, other than God! But I worship God Who will take your souls (At death): I am commanded To be (in the ranks) Of the Believers,

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:104