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Quran Maqasid

سَيِّئَة

سيئة in the Quran

Meaning: your evil deeds

سيئة occurs 58 times in 53 verses across 29 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
58
Verses
53
Surahs
29

سَيِّئَة

Noun · 58 times

Meaning: your evil deeds · Also translated as: evil, the evil deeds, misfortune, our evil deeds

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ×14
  • سَيِّئَةً ×12
  • سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ ×7
  • سَيِّـَٔاتُ ×6
  • سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ ×5
  • بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ ×5
  • ٱلسَّيِّئَةِ ×5
  • سَيِّـَٔاتِهِۦ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

السوء: كل ما يغم الإنسان من الأمور الدنيوية، والأخروية، ومن الأحوال النفسية، والبدنية، والخارجة، من فوات مال، وجاه، وفقد حميم، وقوله: بيضاء من غير سوء

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

فأما السين والواو والهمزة فليست من ذلك، إنما هي من باب القبح. تقول رجل أسوأ، أي قبيح، وامرأة سوآء، أي قبيحة. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: «سوآء ولود خير من حسناء عقيم». ولذلك سميت السيئة سيئة. وسميت النار سوأى، لقبح منظرها. قال الله تعالى: ﴿ثم كان عاقبة الذين أساءوا السوءى﴾ [الروم: 10]. وقال أبو زبيد:

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
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Verses with سيئة

Verses 1–20 of 53

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nay, those who seek gain In Evil, and are girt round By their sins, They are Companions of the Fire: Therein shall they abide (For ever).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:81
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    If ye disclose (acts Of) charity, even so It is well, But if ye conceal them, And make them reach Those (really) in need, That is best for you: It will remove from you Some of your (stains Of) evil. And God Is well acquainted With what ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:271
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    If aught that is good Befalls you, it grieves them; But if some misfortune Overtakes you, they rejoice At it. But if ye are constant And do right, Not the least harm Will their cunning Do to you; for God Compasseth round about All that they do.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:120
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Our Lord! we have heard The call of one calling (Us) to Faith, 'Believe ye In the Lord,' and we Have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, Blot out from us Our iniquities, and take To Thyself our souls In the company of the righteous.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:193
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And their Lord hath accepted Of them, and answered them: "Never will I suffer to be lost The work of any of you, Be he male or female: Ye are members, one of another: Those who have left their homes, Or been driven out therefrom, Or suffered harm in My Cause, Or fought or been slain,— Verily, I will blot out From them their iniquities, And admit them into Gardens With rivers flowing beneath;— A reward from the Presence Of God, and from His Presence Is the best of rewards."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:195
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of no effect is the repentance Of those who continue To do evil, until Death Faces one of them, and he says, "Now have I repented indeed;" Nor of those who die Rejecting Faith: for them Have we prepared A punishment most grievous.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:18
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    If ye (but) eschew The most heinous Of the things Which ye are forbidden to do, We shall expel Out of you All the evil in you, And admit you to a Gate Of great honour.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:31
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Wherever ye are, Death will find you out, Even if ye are in towers Built up strong and high!" If some good befalls them, They say, "This is from God"; But if evil, they say, "This is from thee" (O Prophet). Say: "All things are from God." But what hath come To these people, That they fail To understand A single fact?

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:78
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Whatever good, (O man!) Happens to thee, is from God; But whatever evil happens To thee, is from thy (own) soul. And We have sent thee As an Apostle To (instruct) mankind. And enough is God For a witness.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:79
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Whoever recommends And helps a good cause Becomes a partner therein: And whoever recommends And helps an evil cause, Shares in its burden: And God hath power Over all things.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:85
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    God did aforetime Take a Covenant from The Children of Israel, And We appointed twelve Captains among them. And God said: "I am With you: if ye (but) Establish regular Prayers, Practise regular Charity, Believe in My apostles, Honour and assist them, And loan to God A beautiful loan, Verily I will wipe out From you your evils, And admit you to Gardens With rivers flowing beneath; But if any of you, after this, Resisteth faith, he hath truly Wandered from the path Of rectitude."

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:12
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    If only the People of the Book Had believed and been righteous, We should indeed have Blotted out their iniquities And admitted them To Gardens of Bliss.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:65
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    He that doeth good Shall have ten times As much to his credit: He that doeth evil Shall only be recompensed According to his evil: No wrong shall be done Unto (any of) them.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:160
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then We changed their suffering Into prosperity, until they grew And multiplied, and began To say: "Our fathers (too) Were touched by suffering And affluence"… Behold! We called them to account Of a sudden, while they Realised not (their peril).

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:95
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when good (times) came, They said, "This is due To us;" when gripped By calamity, they ascribed it To evil omens connected With Moses and those with him! Behold! in truth the omens Of evil are theirs In God's sight, but most Of them do not understand!

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:131
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those who do wrong But repent thereafter and (Truly) believe,—verily Thy Lord is thereafter Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:153
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    We broke them up Into sections on this earth. There are among them some That are the righteous, and some That are the opposite. We have tried them With both prosperity and adversity: In order that they Might turn (to Us).

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:168
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! If ye fear God, He will grant you a Criterion (To judge between right and wrong), Remove from you (all) evil (That may afflict) you, And forgive you: For God is the Lord Of grace unbounded.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:29
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those who have earned Evil will have a reward Of like evil: ignominy Will cover their (faces): No defender will they have From (the wrath of) God: Their faces will be covered, As it were, with pieces From the depth of the darkness Of Night: they are Companions Of the Fire: they will Abide therein (for aye)!

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:27
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if We give him a taste Of (Our) favours after Adversity hath touched him, He is sure to say, "All evil has departed from me: Behold! he falls into exultation And pride.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:10