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سَماء

سماء in the Quran

Meaning: the heavens

سماء occurs 310 times in 297 verses across 76 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
310
Verses
297
Surahs
76

سَماء

Noun · 310 times

Meaning: the heavens · Also translated as: the sky, the heaven, and the sky, heavens

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ×182
  • ٱلسَّمَآءِ ×109
  • وَٱلسَّمَآءَ ×9
  • سَمَٰوَٰتٍ ×4
  • وَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ ×3
  • وَيَٰسَمَآءُ ×1
  • سَمَٰوَاتٍ ×1
  • سَمَآءٍ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

سماء كل شيء: أعلاه، قال الشاعر في وصف فرس:244-وأحمر كالديباج أما سماؤه ... فريا وأما أرضه فمحول

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿ثم استوى إلى السماء﴾ [البقرة: 29]. السماء كل ما علاك فأظلك من سقف ونحوه. وعليه قوله تعالى: ﴿وجعلنا السماء سقفا محفوظا﴾ [الأنبياء: 32] ولفظها مفرد والمراد به جمع بدليل قوله: ﴿فسواهن﴾ [البقرة: 29]. وهمزتها عن واو لأنها من سما يسموا أي ارتفع. ويجمع تكسيرا على أسمية نحو كساء وأكسية. وقيل: للسحاب سماء…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
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Verses with سماء

Verses 41–60 of 297

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    If their spurning is hard On thy mind, yet if Thou wert able to seek A tunnel in the ground Or a ladder to the skies And bring them a Sign,— (What good?). If it were God's Will, He could Gather them together Unto true guidance: So be not thou Amongst those who are swayed By ignorance (and impatience)!

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:35
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who created The heavens and the earth In true (proportions): The day He saith, "Be," Behold! it is. His Word Is the Truth. His will be The dominion the day The trumpet will be blown. He knoweth the Unseen As well as that which is Open. For He Is the Wise, well acquainted (With all things).

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:73
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    So also did We show Abraham the power And the laws of the heavens And the earth, that he Might (with understanding) Have certitude.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:75
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    "For me, I have set My face, firmly and truly, Towards Him Who created The heavens and the earth, And never shall I give Partners to God."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:79
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who sendeth down Rain from the skies: With it We produce Vegetation of all kinds: From some We produce Green (crops), out of which We produce grain, Heaped up (at harvest); Out of the date-palm And its sheaths (or spathes) (Come) clusters of dates Hanging low and near: And (then there are) gardens Of grapes, and olives, And pomegranates, Each similar (in kind) Yet different (in variety): When they begin to bear fruit, Feast your eyes with the fruit And the ripeness thereof. Behold! in these things There are Signs for people Who believe.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:99
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    To Him is due The primal origin Of the heavens and the earth: How can He have a son When He hath no consort? He created all things, And He hath full knowledge Of all things.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:101
  7. 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
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    To those who reject Our Signs and treat them With arrogance, no opening Will there be of the gates Of heaven, nor will they Enter the Garden, until The camel can pass Through the eye of the needle: Such is Our reward For those in sin.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:40
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Your Guardian-Lord Is God, Who created The heavens and the earth In six Days, and is firmly Established on the Throne (Of authority): He draweth The night as a veil O'er the day, each seeking The other in rapid succession: He created the sun, The moon, and the stars, (All) governed by laws Under His Command. Is it not His to create And to govern? Blessed Be God, the Cherisher And Sustainer of the Worlds!

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:54
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    If the people of the towns Had but believed and feared God, We should indeed Have opened out to them (All kinds of) blessings From heaven and earth; But they rejected (the truth), And We brought them To book for their misdeeds.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:96
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O men! I am sent Unto you all, as the Apostle Of God, to Whom belongeth The dominion of the heavens And the earth: there is no god But He: it is He that giveth Both life and death. So believe In God and His Apostle, The unlettered Prophet, Who believeth in God And His Words: follow him That (so) ye may be guided."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:158
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    But the transgressors among them Changed the word from that Which had been given them So we sent on them A plague from heaven. For that they repeatedly transgressed.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:162
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they see nothing In the government of the heavens And the earth and all That God hath created? (Do they not see) that It may well be that Their term is nigh Drawing to an end? In what Message after this Will they then believe?

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:185
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee about The (final) Hour—when Will be its appointed time? Say: "The knowledge thereof Is with my Lord (alone): None but He can reveal As to when it will occur. Heavy were its burden through The heavens and the earth. Only, all of a sudden Will it come to you." They ask thee as if thou Wert eager in search thereof: Say: "The knowledge thereof Is with God (alone), But most men know not."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:187
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Remember He covered you With a sort of drowsiness, To give you calm as from Himself, and he caused Rain to descend on you From heaven, to clean you Therewith, to remove from you The stain of Satan, To strengthen your hearts, And to plant your feet Firmly therewith.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:11
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Remember how they said: "O God! if this is indeed The Truth from Thee, Rain down on us a shower Of stones from the sky, Or send us a grievous Penalty.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:32
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    The number of months In the sight of God Is twelve (in a year) So ordained by Him The day He created The heavens and the earth; Of them four are sacred: That is the straight usage. So wrong not yourselves Therein, and fight the Pagans All together as they Fight you all together. But know that God Is with those who restrain Themselves.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:36
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Unto God belongeth The dominion of the heavens And the earth. He giveth life And He taketh it. Except for Him Ye have no protector Nor helper.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:116
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily your Lord is God, Who created the heavens And the earth in six Days, And is firmly established On the Throne (of authority), Regulating and governing all things. No intercessor (can plead with Him) Except after His leave (Hath been obtained). This Is God your Lord; Him therefore Serve ye: will ye not Receive admonition?

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:3
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily, in the alternation Of the Night and the Day, And in all that God Hath created, in the heavens And the earth, are Signs For those who fear Him.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:6