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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 21–40 of 53

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And his people came Rushing towards him, And they had been long In the habit of practising Abominations. He said: "O my people! Here are My daughters: they are purer For you (if ye marry)! Now fear God, and cover me not With shame about my guests! Is there not among you A single right-minded man?"

    Surah Hud, verse 11:78
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And establish regular prayers At the two ends of the day And at the approaches of the night: For those things that are good Remove those that are evil: Be that the word of remembrance To those who remember (their Lord):

    Surah Hud, verse 11:114
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee to hasten on The evil in preference to the good: Yet have come to pass, Before them, (many) exemplary Punishments! But verily Thy Lord is full of forgiveness For mankind for their wrong-doing, And verily thy Lord Is (also) strict in punishment.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:6
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who patiently persevere, Seeking the countenance of their Lord; Establish regular prayers; spend, Out of (the gifts) We have bestowed For their sustenance, secretly And openly; and turn off Evil With good: for such there is The final attainment Of the (Eternal) Home,—

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:22
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    But the evil results Of their deeds overtook them, And that very (Wrath) At which they had scoffed Hemmed them in.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:34
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do then those who devise Evil (plots) feel secure That God will not cause the earth to swallow them up, Or that the Wrath will not Seize them from directions They little perceive?—

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:45
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Repel evil with that' Which is best: We are Well acquainted with The things they say.

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:96
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Unless he repents, believes, And works righteous deeds, For God will change The evil of such persons Into good, and God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful,

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:70
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my people! Why ask ye to hasten on The evil in preference to the good? If only ye ask God for forgiveness, Ye may hope to receive mercy.

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:46
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if any do evil, Their faces will be thrown Headlong into the Fire: "Do ye receive a reward Other than that which ye Have earned by your deeds?"

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:90
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Twice will they be given Their reward, for that they Have persevered, that they avert Evil with Good, and that They spend (in charity) out of What We have given them.

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:54
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    If any does good, the reward To him is better than His deed; but if any Does evil, the doers of evil Are only punished (to the extent) Of their deeds.

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:84
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do those who practise Evil think that they Will get the better of us? Evil is their judgment!

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:4
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who believe and work Righteous deeds,—from them Shall We blot out all evil (That may be) in them, And We shall reward Them according to The best of their deeds.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:7
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    When We give men A taste of Mercy, They exult thereat: And when-some evil Afflicts them because of What their (own) hands Have sent forth, behold, They are in despair!

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:36
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    If any do seek For glory and power,— To God belong All glory and power. To Him mount up (All) Words of Purity: It is He Who exalts Each Deed of Righteousness. Those that lay Plots Of Evil,—for them Is a Penalty terrible; And the plotting of such Will be void (of result).

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:10
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    For the evils of their Deeds Will confront them, And they will be (completely) Encircled by that which They used to mock at!

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:48
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nay, the evil results Of their deeds overtook them. And the wrong-doers Of this (generation) The evil results of their deeds Will soon overtake them (too), And they will never be Able to frustrate (Our Plan)!

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:51
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And preserve them From (all) ills; And any whom Thou Dost preserve from ills That Day,—on them Wilt Thou have bestowed Mercy indeed: and that Will be truly (for them) The highest Achievement".

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:9
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    "He that works evil Will not be requited But by the like thereof: And he that works A righteous deed—whether Man or woman—and is A Believer—such will enter The Garden (of Bliss): therein Will they have abundance Without measure.

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:40