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Quran Maqasid

شَفِيع

شفيع in the Quran

Meaning: any intercessor

شفيع occurs 10 times in 10 verses across 7 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
10
Verses
10
Surahs
7

شَفِيع

Noun · 10 times

Meaning: any intercessor · Also translated as: intercessors, your intercessors, our intercessors, intercessor

Forms in the Quran

  • شَفِيعٌ ×5
  • شُفَعَآءَ ×2
  • شُفَعَآءَكُمُ ×1
  • شُفَعَٰٓؤُنَا ×1
  • شُفَعَٰٓؤُا۟ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الشفع: ضم الشيء إلى مثله، ويقال للمشفوع: شفع، وقوله تعالى: والشفع والوتر

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿والشفع والوتر﴾ [الفجر: 3] قيل: الشفع: يوم النحر من حيث إن له نظيرا يليه والوتر: يوم عرفة، من حيث إنه ليس له نظير يليه. وقيل: الشفع: كل جمع لأنهم خلقوا أزواجا. والوتر: هو الخالق. وقيل: هما الأعداد. وقيل: آدم هو الوتر، وهو وزوجته الشفع. وقيل: الوتر آدم لا عن والد، والشفع ذريته وأصل الشف ضم شيء إلى مثله.…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ش ف ع

Verses with شفيع

Verses 1–10 of 10

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Give this warning to those In whose (hearts) is the fear That they will be brought (To Judgment) before their Lord: Except for Him They will have no protector Nor intercessor: That they may guard (Against evil).

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:51
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Leave alone those Who take their religion To be mere play And amusement, And are deceived By the life of this world. But proclaim (to them) This (truth): that every soul Delivers itself to ruin By its own acts: It will find for itself No protector or intercessor Except God: if it offered Every ransom, (or Reparation), none Will be accepted: such is (The end of) those who Deliver themselves to ruin By their own acts: They will have for drink (Only) boiling water, And for punishment, One most grievous: For they persisted In rejecting God.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:70
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And behold! ye come To Us bare and alone As We created you For the first time: Ye have left behind you All (the favours) which We bestowed on you: We see not with you Your intercessors Whom ye thought to be Partners in your affairs: So now all relations Between you have been Cut off, and your (pet) fancies Have left you in the lurch!

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:94
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they just wait For the final fulfilment Of the event? On the day The event is finally fulfilled, Those who disregarded it Before will say: "The apostles Of our Lord did indeed Bring true (tidings). Have we No intercessors now to intercede On our behalf? Or could we Be sent back? Then should we Behave differently from our Behaviour in the past." In fact they will have lost Their souls, and the things They invented will leave Them in the lurch.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:53
  5. 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
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    They serve, besides God, Things that hurt them not Nor profit them, and they say: "These are our intercessors With God." Say: "Do ye Indeed inform God of something He knows not, in the heavens Or on earth?—Glory to Him! And far is He above the partners They ascribe (to Him)!"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:18
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    No intercessor will they have Among their "Partners", And they will (themselves) Reject their "Partners".

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:13
  8. 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
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    What! Do they take For intercessors others Besides God? Say: "Even if They have no power whatever And no intelligence?"

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:43
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Warn them of the Day That is (ever) drawing near, When the Hearts will (Come) right up to the Throats To choke (them); No intimate friend Nor intercessor will the wrong-doers Have, who could be Listened to.

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:18