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ذَنب

ذنب in the Quran

Meaning: for their sins

ذنب occurs 37 times in 36 verses across 25 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
37
Verses
36
Surahs
25

ذَنب

Noun · 37 times

Meaning: for their sins · Also translated as: our sins, their sins, your sins, the sins

Forms in the Quran

  • بِذُنُوبِهِمْ ×7
  • ذُنُوبَكُمْ ×6
  • ذُنُوبَنَا ×4
  • لِذَنۢبِكِ ×3
  • ٱلذُّنُوبَ ×2
  • ذُنُوبِهِمْ ×2
  • بِذُنُوبِ ×2
  • ذَنۢبٌ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

ذنب الدابة وغيرها معروف، ويعبر به عن المتأخر والرذل، يقال: هم أذناب القوم، وعنه استعير: مذانب التلاع، لمسائل مياهها.

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿ربنا اغفر لنا ذنوبنا﴾ [آل عمران: 147] جمع ذنب وهو كل معصية صغيرة كانت أو كبيرة. وأصله الأخذ بذنب الشيء؛ يقال فنبته، ثم استعملت في كل فعل تستوخم عقباه، ولهذا سمي تبعة اعتبارا بما يحصل من عاقبته. والذنب من الدابة وغيرها معروف، ويعبر به عن المتأخر والشيء الرذل. قال: والأذناب: الأتباع وجئت في أذناب القوم.…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ذ ن ب

Verses with ذنب

Verses 1–20 of 36

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Their plight will be) No better than that Of the people of Pharaoh, And their predecessors: They denied our Signs, And God called them to account For their sins. For God is strict In punishment.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:11
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Namely), those who say: "Our Lord! we have indeed Believed: forgive us, then, Our sins, and save us From the agony of the Fire;"—

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:16
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "If ye do love God, Follow me: God will love you And forgive you your sins: For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:31
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And those who, Having done something To be ashamed of, Or wronged their own souls, Earnestly bring God to mind, And ask for forgiveness For their sins, And who can forgive Sins except God?— And are never obstinate In persisting knowingly In (the wrong) they have done

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:135
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    All that they said was: "Our Lord! forgive us Our sins and anything We may have done That transgressed our duty: Establish our feet firmly, And help us against Those that resist Faith."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:147
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Our Lord! we have heard The call of one calling (Us) to Faith, 'Believe ye In the Lord,' and we Have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, Blot out from us Our iniquities, and take To Thyself our souls In the company of the righteous.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:193
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Both) the Jews and the Christians Say: "We are sons Of God, and His beloved." Say: "Why then doth He Punish you for your sins? Nay, ye are but men, Of the men He hath created: He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, And He punisheth whom He pleaseth: And to God belongeth The dominion of the heavens And the earth, and all That is between: And unto Him Is the final goal (of all)"

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:18
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And this (He commands): Judge thou between them By what God hath revealed, And follow not their vain Desires, but beware of them Lest they beguile thee From any of that (teaching) Which God hath sent down To thee. And if they turn Away, be assured that For some of their crimes It is God's purpose to punish Them. And truly most men Are rebellious.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:49
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    See they not how many Of those before them We did destroy?— Generations We had established On the earth, in strength Such as We have not given To you—for whom We poured out rain From the skies in abundance, And gave (fertile) streams Flowing beneath their (feet): Yet for their sins We destroyed them, And raised in their wake Fresh generations (To succeed them).

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

    To those who inherit The earth in succession To its (previous) possessors, Is it not a guiding (lesson) That, if We so willed, We could punish them (too) For their sins, and seal up Their hearts so that they Could not hear?

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:100
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    "(Deeds) after the manner Of the People of Pharaoh And of those before them: They rejected the Signs of God, And God punished them For their crimes: for God Is Strong, and Strict in punishment:

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:52
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    "(Deeds) after the manner Of the People of Pharaoh And those before them": They treated as false the Signs Of their Lord: so We Destroyed them for their crimes, And We drowned the People Of Pharaoh: for they were all Oppressors and wrong-doers.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:54
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Others (there are who) have Acknowledged their wrong-doings: They have mixed an act That was good with another That was evil. Perhaps God Will turn unto them (in mercy): For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:102
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O Joseph, pass this over! (O wife), ask forgiveness For thy sin, for truly Thou hast been at fault!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:29
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "O our father! Ask for us forgiveness For our sins, for we Were truly at fault."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:97
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Their apostles said: "Is there A doubt about God, The Creator of the heavens And the earth? It is He Who invites you, in order That He may forgive you Your sins and give you Respite for a term appointed!" They said: "Ah! ye are No more than human, Like ourselves! Ye wish To turn us away from The (gods) our fathers Used to worship: then Bring us some clear authority."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:10
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    How many generations Have We destroyed. after Noah? And enough is thy Lord To note and see The sins of His servants

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:17
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    And put thy trust In Him Who lives And dies not; and celebrate His praise; and enough is He To be acquainted with The faults of His servants;—

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:58
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And (further), they have A charge of crime against me; And I fear they may Slay me."

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:14
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "This has been given To me because of a certain Knowledge which I have." Did he not know that God Had destroyed, before him, (Whole) generations,—which were Superior to him in strength And greater in the amount (Of riches) they had collected? But the wicked are not Called (immediately) to account For their sins.

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:78