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Quran Maqasid

سُبْحان

سبحان in the Quran

Meaning: Glory be to Him

سبحان occurs 41 times in 41 verses across 27 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
41
Verses
41
Surahs
27

سُبْحان

Noun · 41 times

Meaning: Glory be to Him · Also translated as: Glory be to You, Glorified is He, , "Glory be to You, And Glory be

Forms in the Quran

  • سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ ×14
  • سُبْحَٰنَ ×12
  • سُبْحَٰنَكَ ×9
  • فَسُبْحَٰنَ ×3
  • وَسُبْحَٰنَ ×2
  • سُبْحَانَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

السبح: المر السريع في الماء، وفي الهواء، يقال: سبح سبحا وسباحة، واستعير لمر النجوم في الفلك نحو: وكل في فلك يسبحون

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿فسبحان الله﴾ [الأنبياء: 22]. سبحان: علم للتسبيح، ولذلك منع صرفه للعلمية وزيادة الألف والنون؛ فهو المعاني كعثمان في الأعيان، وعليه قوله: [من السريع]

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

Verses with سبحان

Verses 21–40 of 41

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And they say: "(God) Most Gracious has begotten Offspring." Glory to Him! They are (but) servants raised To honour.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:26
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember Ẓun-nūn, When he departed in wrath: He imagined that We Had no power over him! But he cried through the depths Of darkness, "There is No god but Thou: Glory to Thee: I was Indeed wrong!"

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:87
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    No son did God beget, Nor is there any god Along with Him: (if there were Many gods), behold, each god Would have taken away What he had created, And some would have Lorded it over others! Glory to God! (He is free) From the (sort of) things They attribute to Him!

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:91
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And why did ye not, When ye heard it, say?— "It is not right of us To speak of this: Glory to God! this is A most serious slander!"

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:16
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will say: "Glory to Thee! Not meet was it for us That we should take For protectors others besides Thee: But Thou didst bestow, On them and their fathers, Good things (in life), until They forgot the Message: For they were a people (Worthless and) lost."

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:18
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when he came To the (Fire), a voice Was heard: "Blessed are those In the Fire and those around: And Glory to God, The Lord of the Worlds.

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:8
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thy Lord does create and choose As He pleases: no choice Have they (in the matter): Glory to God! and far Is He above the partners They ascribe (to Him)!

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:68
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    So (give) glory to God, When ye reach eventide And when ye rise In the morning;

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:17
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is God Who has Created you: further, He has Provided for your sustenance; Then He will cause you To die; and again He will Give you life. Are there Any of your (false) "Partners" Who can do any single One of these things? Glory to Him! and High Is He above the partners They attribute (to Him)!

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:40
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will say, "Glory to Thee! Our (tie) is with Thee As Protector—not with them. Nay, but they worshipped The Jinns: most of them Believed in them."

    Surah Saba, verse 34:41
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Glory to God, Who created In pairs all things that The earth produces, as well as Their own (human) kind And (other) things of which They have no knowledge.

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:36
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    So glory to Him In Whose hands is The dominion of all things: And to Him will Be all brought back.

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:83
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Glory to God! (He is free) From the things they ascribe (To Him)!

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:159
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Glory to thy Lord, The Lord of Honour And Power! (He is free) From what they ascribe (To Him)!

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:180
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Had God wished To take to Himself A son, He could have Chosen whom He pleased Out of those whom He Doth create: but Glory Be to Him! (He is above Such things.) He is God, The One, the Irresistible.

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:4
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    No just estimate Have they made of God, Such as is due to Him: On the Day of Judgment The whole of the earth Will be but His handful, And the heavens will be Rolled up in His right hand: Glory to Him! High is He above The Partners they attribute To Him!

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:67
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    In order that ye may Sit firm and square On their backs, and when So seated, ye may Celebrate the (kind) favour Of your Lord, and say, "Glory to Him Who Has subjected these To our (use), for we Could never have accomplished This (by ourselves),

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:13
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Glory to the Lord Of the heavens and the earth, The Lord of the Throne (Of Authority)! (He is Free) from the things They attribute (to Him)!

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:82
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or have they a god Other than God? Exalted is God Far above the things They associate with Him!

    Surah At-Tur, verse 52:43
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    God is He, than Whom There is no other god;— The Sovereign, the Holy One, The Source of Peace (and Perfection), The Guardian of Faith, The Preserver of Safety, The Exalted in Might, The Irresistible, the Supreme: Glory to God! (High is He) Above the partners They attribute to Him.

    Surah Al-Hashr, verse 59:23