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Quran Maqasid

رِجْس

رجس in the Quran

Meaning: abomination

رجس occurs 10 times in 9 verses across 7 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
10
Verses
9
Surahs
7

رِجْس

Noun · 10 times

Meaning: abomination · Also translated as: the filth, filth, punishment, impure

Forms in the Quran

  • رِجْسٌ ×4
  • ٱلرِّجْسَ ×4
  • رِجْسًا ×1
  • رِجْسِهِمْ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الرجس: الشيء القذر، يقال: رجل رجس، ورجال أرجاس. قال تعالى: رجس من عمل الشيطان

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿إنما يريد الله ليذهب عنكم الرجس أهل البيت﴾ [الأحزاب: 33] الرجس: اسم لكل متقذر ثم استعمل في الأفعال القبيحة. يقال: رجل رجس ورجال أرجاس. وهو على أربعة أوجه: إما من حيث الطبع، وإما من حيث العقل، وإما من حيث الشرع، وإما من كل ذلك؛ كالميتة فإنها تعاف طبعا وعقلا وشرعا. والرجس من جهة الشرع الخمر والميسر. وقيل:…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ر ج س

Verses with رجس

Verses 1–9 of 9

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (Dedication of) stones, And (divination by) arrows, Are an abomination,— Of Satan's handiwork: Eschew such (abomination), That ye may prosper.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:90
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those whom God (in His Plan) Willeth to guide,—He openeth Their breast to Islam; Those whom He willeth To leave straying,—He maketh Their breast close and constricted, As if they had to climb Up to the skies: thus Doth God (heap) the penalty On those who refuse to believe.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:125
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "I find not In the Message received By me by inspiration Any (meat) forbidden To be eaten by one Who wishes to eat it, Unless it be dead meat, Or blood poured forth, Or the flesh of swine,— For it is an abomination— Or, what is impious, (meat) On which a name has been Invoked, other than God's." But (even so), if a person Is forced by necessity, Without wilful disobedience, Nor transgressing due limits,— Thy Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:145
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "Punishment And wrath have already Come upon you from your Lord Dispute ye with me Over names which ye Have devised—ye And your fathers, Without authority from God? Then wait: I am Amongst you, also waiting."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:71
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will swear to you by God, When ye return to them, That ye may leave them alone. So leave them alone: For they are an abomination, And Hell is their dwelling-place,— A fitting recompense For the (evil) that they did.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:95
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those in whose hearts Is a disease,—it will add doubt To their doubt, and they will die In a state of Unbelief.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:125
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    No soul can believe, except By the Will of God, And He will place Doubt (Or obscurity) on those Who will not understand.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:100
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such (is the Pilgrimage): Whoever honours the sacred Rites of God, for him It is good in the sight Of his Lord. Lawful to you (For food in Pilgrimage) are cattle, Except those mentioned to you (As exceptions): but shun The abomination of idols, And shun the word That is false,—

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:30
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And stay quietly in Your houses, and make not A dazzling display, like That of the former Times Of Ignorance; and establish Regular Prayer, and give Regular Charity; and obey God and His Apostle. And God only wishes To remove all abomination From you, ye Members Of the Family, and to make You pure and spotless.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:33