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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 161–180 of 297

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they not reflect In their own minds? Not but for just ends And for a term appointed, Did God create the heavens And the earth, and all Between them: yet are there Truly many among men Who deny the meeting With their Lord (At the Resurrection)!

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:8
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yea, To Him be praise, In the heavens and on earth; And in the late afternoon And when the day Begins to decline.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:18
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And among His Signs Is the creation of the heavens And the earth, and the variations In your languages And your colours: verily In that are Signs For those who know.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:22
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And among His Signs, He shows you the lightning, By way both of fear And of hope, and He sends Down rain from the sky And with it gives life to The earth after it is dead: Verily in that are Signs For those who are wise.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:24
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And among His Signs is this, That heaven and earth Stand by His Command: Then when He calls you, By a single call, from the earth, Behold, ye (straightway) come forth.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:25
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    To Him belongs every being That is in the heavens And on earth: all are Devoutly obedient to Him.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:26
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who begins (The process of) creation; Then repeats it; and For Him it is most easy. To Him belongs the loftiest Similitude (we can think of) In the heavens and the earth: For He is Exalted in Might, Full of wisdom.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:27
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is God Who sends The Winds, and they raise The Clouds: then does He Spread them in the sky As He wills, and break them Into fragments, until thou seest Rain-drops issue from the midst Thereof: then when He has Made them reach such His servants as He wills, Behold, they do rejoice!—

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:48
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    He created the heavens Without any pillars that ye Can see; He set On the earth mountains Standing firm, lest it Should shake with you; And He scattered through it Beasts of all kinds. We send down rain From the sky, and produce On the earth every kind. Of noble creature, in pairs.

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:10
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O my son!" (said Luqmān), "If there be (but) the weight Of a mustard-seed and It were (hidden) in a rock,' Or (anywhere) in the heavens or On earth, God will bring it Forth: for God understands' The finest mysteries, (and) Is well-acquainted (with them).

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:16
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do ye not see That God has subjected To your (use) all things In the heavens and on earth, And has made His bounties Flow to you in exceeding Measure, (both) seen and unseen? Yet there are among men Those who dispute about God, Without knowledge and without Guidance, and without a Book To enlighten them!

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:20
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    If thou ask them, Who it is that created The heavens and the earth. They will certainly say, "God". Say: "Praise be to God!" But most of them Understand not.

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:25
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    To God belong all things In heaven and earth: verily God is He (that is) Free of all wants, Worthy of all praise.

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:26
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is God Who has Created the heavens And the earth, and all Between them, in six Days, And is firmly established On the Throne (of authority): Ye have none, besides Him, To protect or intercede (for you): Will ye not then Receive admonition?

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:4
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    He rules (all) affairs From the heavens To the earth: in the end Will (all affairs) go up To Him, on a Day, The space whereof will be (As) a thousand years Of your reckoning.

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:5
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    We did indeed offer The Trust to the Heavens And the Earth And the Mountains; But they refused To undertake it, Being afraid thereof: But man undertook it;— He was indeed unjust And foolish;—

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:72
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Praise be to God, To Whom belong all things In the heavens and on earth: To Him be Praise In the Hereafter: And He is Full of Wisdom, Acquainted with all things.

    Surah Saba, verse 34:1
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    He knows all that goes Into the earth, and all that Comes out thereof; all that Comes down from the sky And all that ascends thereto And He is the Most Merciful, The Oft-Forgiving.

    Surah Saba, verse 34:2
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Unbelievers say, "Never to us will come The Hour": say, "Nay! But most surely, By my Lord, it will come Upon you;—by Him Who knows the unseen,— From Whom is not hidden The least little atom In the Heavens or on earth: Nor is there anything less Than that, or greater, but Is in the Record Perspicuous:

    Surah Saba, verse 34:3
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    See they not what is Before them and behind them, Of the sky and the earth If We wished, We could Cause the earth to swallow Them up, or cause a piece Of the sky to fall upon them. Verily in this is a Sign For every devotee that Turns to God (in repentance).

    Surah Saba, verse 34:9