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Quran Maqasid

زِينَة

زينة in the Quran

Meaning: adornment

زينة occurs 19 times in 17 verses across 11 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
19
Verses
17
Surahs
11

زِينَة

Noun · 19 times

Meaning: adornment · Also translated as: splendor, the festival, ornaments

Forms in the Quran

  • زِينَةَ ×6
  • وَزِينَتَهَا ×3
  • زِينَتَهُنَّ ×3
  • وَزِينَةً ×2
  • بِزِينَةٍ ×2
  • زِينَتَكُمْ ×1
  • ٱلزِّينَةِ ×1
  • زِينَتِهِۦ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الزينة الحقيقية: ما لا يشين الإنسان في شيء من أحواله لا في الدنيا، ولا في الآخرة، فأما ما يزينه في حالة دون حالة فهو من وجه شين، والزينة بالقول المجمل ثلاث: زينة نفسية كالعلم، والاعتقادات الحسنة، وزينة بدنية، كالقوة وطول القامة، وزينة خارجية كالمال والجاه. فقوله:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿خذوا زينتكم﴾ [الأعراف: 31] الزينة هنا ما يواري العورة، وذلك أن الحمس، وهم قريش، كانوا يطوفون عراة ويقولون: لا نطوف في ثياب عضينا الله فيها. فأمروا بستر العورة. وقيل: هي أخذ ما يتزين به من ثياب وغيرها. وقال مجاهد: ما وارى عوراتك ولو عباءة.

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The full entries on the root ز ي ن

Verses with زينة

Verses 1–17 of 17

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Children of Adam! Wear your beautiful apparel At every time and place Of prayer: eat and drink: But waste not by excess, For God loveth not the wasters.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:31
  2. 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
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Moses prayed: "Our Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed On Pharaoh and his Chiefs Splendour and wealth in the life Of the Present, and so, Our Lord, they mislead (men) From Thy Path. Deface. Our Lord, the features of their wealth, And send hardness to their hearts, So they will not believe Until they see The grievous Penalty."

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:88
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who desire The life of the Present And its glitter,—to them We shall pay (the price Of) their deeds therein,— Without diminution.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:15
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And (He has created) horses, Mules, and donkeys, for you To ride and use for show; And He has created (other) things Of which ye have no knowledge.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:8
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    That which is on earth We have made but as A glittering show for the earth, In order that We may test Them—as to which of them Are best in conduct.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:7
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And keep thy soul content With those who call On their Lord morning And evening, seeking His Face; and let not Thine eyes pass beyond them, Seeking the pomp and glitter Of this Life; nor obey Any whose heart We Have permitted to neglect The remembrance of Us, One who follows his own Desires, whose case has Gone beyond all bounds.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:28
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Wealth and sons are allurements Of the life of this world: But the things that endure, Good Deeds, are best In the sight of thy Lord, As rewards, and best As (the foundation for) hopes.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:46
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Moses said: "Your tryst Is the Day of the Festival, And let the people be assembled When the sun is well up."

    Surah Taha, verse 20:59
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "We broke not The promise to thee, as far As lay in our power: But we were made to carry The weight of the ornaments Of the (whole) people, and we Threw them (into the fire), And that was what The Sāmirī suggested.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:87
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And say to the believing women That they should lower Their gaze and guard Their modesty; that they Should not display their Beauty and ornaments except What (must ordinarily) appear Thereof; that they should Draw their veils over Their bosoms and not display Their beauty except To their husbands, their fathers, Their husbands’ fathers, their sons, Their husbands’ sons, Their brothers or their brothers’ sons, Or their sisters’ sons, Or their women, or the slaves Whom their right hands Possess, or male servants Free of physical needs, Or small children who Have no sense of the shame Of sex; and that they Should not strike their feet In order to draw attention To their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together Towards God, that ye May attain Bliss.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:31
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such elderly women as are Past the prospect of marriage,— There is no blame on them If they lay aside Their (outer) garments, provided They make not a wanton display Of their beauty: but It is best for them To be modest: and God Is One Who sees and knows All things.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:60
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    The (material) things which Ye are given are but The conveniences of this life And the glitter thereof; But that which is with God Is better and more enduring: Will ye not then be wise?

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:60
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    So he went forth among His people in the (pride Of his worldly) glitter. Said those whose aim is The Life of this World: "Oh! that we had the like Of what Qārūn has got! For he is truly a lord Of mighty good fortune!"

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:79
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Prophet! say To thy Consorts: "If it be that ye desire The life of this world, And its glitter,—then come! I will provide for your Enjoyment and set you free In a handsome manner.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:28
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    We have indeed decked The lower heaven with beauty (In) the stars,—

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:6
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Know ye (all), that The life of this world Is but play and amusement, Pomp and mutual boasting And multiplying, (in rivalry) Among yourselves, riches And children. Here is a similitude: How rain and the growth Which it brings forth, delight (The hearts of) the tillers; Soon it withers; thou Wilt see it grow yellow; Then it becomes dry And crumbles away. But in the Hereafter Is a Penalty severe (For the devotees of wrong). And Forgiveness from God And (His) Good Pleasure (For the devotees of God). And what is the life Of this world, but Goods and chattels Of deception?

    Surah Al-Hadid, verse 57:20