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Quran Maqasid

سَبِيل

سبيل in the Quran

Meaning: way

سبيل occurs 176 times in 164 verses across 47 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
176
Verses
164
Surahs
47

سَبِيل

Noun · 176 times

Meaning: way

Forms in the Quran

  • سَبِيلِ ×87
  • سَبِيلًا ×29
  • ٱلسَّبِيلِ ×28
  • سَبِيلِهِۦ ×13
  • سُبُلًا ×4
  • سَبِيلِى ×3
  • سُبُلَ ×2
  • سَبِيلِكَ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

السبيل: الطريق الذي فيه سهولة، وجمعه سبل، قال: وأنهارا وسبلا [النحل/ 15] ، وجعل لكم فيها سبلا [الزخرف/ 10] ، ليصدونهم عن السبيل

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿فجاجا سبلا﴾ [الأنبياء: 31] السبل جمع سبيل: وهو الطريق، ويذكر ويؤنث، قال تعالى: ﴿قل هذه سبيلي﴾ [يوسف: 108] ويعبر به عن المذهب. ومنه: ﴿اتبعوا سبيلنا﴾ [العنكبوت: 12] أي طريقتنا في ديننا. قوله: ﴿وتقطعون السبيل﴾ [العنكبوت: 29] أي طريق الولد، لأن القوم كانوا يأتون الذكران فيقل النسل.

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

Verses with سبيل

Verses 101–120 of 164

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    See what similes they strike For thee: but they have gone Astray, and never can they Find a way.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:48
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those who were blind In this world, will be Blind in the Hereafter, And most astray From the Path.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:72
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Everyone acts According to his own disposition: But your Lord knows best Who it is that is Best guided on the Way."

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:84
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Call upon God, or Call upon Raḥmān: By whatever name ye call Upon Him, (it is well): For to Him belong The Most Beautiful Names. Neither speak thy Prayer aloud, Nor speak it in a low tone, But seek a middle course Between."

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:110
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when they reached The Junction, they forgot (About) their Fish, which took Its course through the sea (Straight) as in a tunnel.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:61
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    He replied: "Sawest thou (What happened) when we Betook ourselves to the rock? I did indeed forget (About) the Fish: none but Satan made me forget To tell (you) about it: It took its course through The sea in a marvellous way!"

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:63
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    "He Who has made for you The earth like a carpet Spread out; has enabled you To go about therein by roads (And channels); and has sent Down water from the sky." With it have We produced Divers pairs of plants Each separate from the others.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:53
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We have set on the earth Mountains standing firm, Lest it should shake with them, And We have made therein Broad highways (between mountains) For them to pass through: That they may receive guidance.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:31
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Disdainfully) bending his side, In order to lead (men) astray From the Path of God: For him there is disgrace In this life, and on the Day Of Judgment We shall Make him taste the Penalty Of burning (Fire).

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

    As to those who have rejected (God), and would keep back (men) From the Way of God, and From the Sacred Mosque, which We have made (open) to (all) men— Equal is the dweller there And the visitor from the country And any whose purpose therein Is profanity or wrong-doing— Them will We cause to taste Of a most grievous Penalty.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:25
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who leave their homes In the cause of God, And are then slain or die, On them will God bestow verily A goodly Provision: Truly God is He Who Bestows the best Provision.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:58
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let not those among you Who are endued with grace And amplitude of means Resolve by oath against helping Their kinsmen, those in want, And those who have left Their homes in God's cause: Let them forgive and overlook, Do you not wish That God should forgive you? For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:22
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    See what kinds of comparisons They make for thee! But they have gone astray, And never a way will they Be able to find!

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:9
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Day He will gather Them together as well as Those whom they worship Besides God, He will ask; "Was it ye who led These My servants astray, Or did they stray From the Path themselves?"

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:17
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    I the Day that the wrong-doer Will bite at his hands, He will say, "Oh! would that I had taken a (straight) path With the Apostle!

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:27
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who will be gathered To Hell (prone) on their faces,— They will be in an evil Plight, and, as to Path, Most astray.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:34
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    "He indeed would well-nigh Have misled us from Our gods, had it not been That we were constant To them!"—Soon will they Know, when they see The Penalty, who it is That is most misled In Path!

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:42
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or thinkest thou that most Of them listen or understand? They are only like cattle;— Nay, they are worse astray In Path.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:44
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "No reward do I Ask of you for it but this: That each one who will May take a (straight) Path To his Lord."

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:57
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    "I found her and her people Worshipping the sun besides God: Satan has made their deeds Seem pleasing in their eyes, And has kept them away From the Path,—so They receive no guidance,—

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:24