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شَهْر

شهر in the Quran

Meaning: months

شهر occurs 21 times in 17 verses across 9 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
21
Verses
17
Surahs
9

شَهْر

Noun · 21 times

Meaning: months · Also translated as: the month, Month, a month, for the month

Forms in the Quran

  • أَشْهُرٌ ×5
  • شَهْرُ ×4
  • ٱلشَّهْرَ ×4
  • شَهْرَيْنِ ×2
  • شَهْرًا ×2
  • بِٱلشَّهْرِ ×1
  • وَٱلشَّهْرَ ×1
  • ٱلْأَشْهُرُ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الشهر: مدة مشهورة بإهلال الهلال، أو باعتبار جزء من اثني عشر جزءا من دوران الشمس من نقطة إلى تلك النقطة. قال تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿فمن شهد منكم الشهر﴾ أي شهر رمضان. ف «أل» فيه للعهد الحسي لتقدم ذكره: ﴿فعصى فرعون الرسول﴾ [المزمل: 16]. وسمي الشهر شهرا؛ قيل: لاشتهاره بإهلال الهلال، أو باعتباره جزءا من اثني عشر جزءا من دوران الشمس من نقطة في الفلك الرابع إلى تلك النقطة. وقيل سمي شهرا لشهرته، وقيل: سمي شهرا باسم الهلال. والهلال إذا أهل…

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The full entries on the root ش ه ر

Verses with شهر

Verses 1–17 of 17

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ramadhān is the (month) In which was sent down The Qur-ān, as a guide To mankind, also clear (Signs) For guidance and judgment (Between right and wrong). So every one of you Who is present (at his home) During that month Should spend it in fasting, But if any one is ill, Or on a journey, The prescribed period (Should be made up) By days later. God intends every facility For you; He does not want To put you to difficulties. (He wants you) to complete The prescribed period, And to glorify Him In that He has guided you; And perchance ye shall be grateful.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:185
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    The prohibited month For the prohibited month,— And so for all things prohibited,— There is the law of equality. If then any one transgresses The prohibition against you, Transgress ye likewise Against him. But fear God, and know That God is with those Who restrain themselves.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:194
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    For Ḥajj Are the months well known. If any one undertakes That duty therein, Let there be no obscenity, Nor wickedness, Nor wrangling In the Ḥajj. And whatever good Ye do, (be sure) God knoweth it. And take a provision (With you) for the journey, But the best of provisions Is right conduct. So fear Me, O ye that are wise.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:197
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee Concerning fighting In the Prohibited Month. Say: "Fighting therein Is a grave (offence); But graver is it In the sight of God To prevent access To the path of God, To deny Him, To prevent access To the Sacred Mosque, And drive out its members. Tumult and oppression Are worse than slaughter. Nor will they cease Fighting you until They turn you back From your faith If they can. And if any of you Turn back from their faith And die in unbelief, Their works will bear no fruit In this life And in the Hereafter; They will be Companions of the Fire And will abide therein.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:217
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    For those who take An oath for abstention From their wives, A waiting for four months Is ordained; If then they return, God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:226
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    If any of you die And leave widows behind, They shall wait concerning themselves Four months and ten days: When they have fulfilled Their term, there is no blame On you if they dispose Of themselves in a just And reasonable manner. And God is well acquainted With what ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:234
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Never should a Believer Kill a Believer; but (If it so happens) by mistake, (Compensation is due): If one (so) kills a Believer, It is ordained that he Should free a believing slave, And pay compensation To the deceased's family, Unless they remit it freely. If the deceased belonged To a people at war with you, And he was a Believer, The freeing of a believing slave (Is enough). If he belonged To a people with whom Ye have a treaty of mutual Alliance, compensation should Be paid to his family, And a believing slave be freed. For those who find this Beyond their means, (is prescribed) A fast for two months Running: by way of repentance To God: for God hath All knowledge and all wisdom.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:92
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Violate not the sanctity Of the Symbols of God, Nor of the Sacred Month, Nor of the animals brought For sacrifice, nor the garlands That mark out such animals, Nor the people resorting To the Sacred House, Seeking of the bounty And good pleasure Of their Lord. But when ye are clear Of the Sacred Precincts And of pilgrim garb, Ye may hunt And let not the hatred Of some people In (once) shutting you out Of the Sacred Mosque Lead you to transgression (And hostility on your part). Help ye one another In righteousness and piety, But help ye not one another In sin and rancour: Fear God: for God Is strict in punishment.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:2
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    God made the Ka’ba, The Sacred House, an asylum Of security for men, as Also the Sacred Months, The animals for offerings, And the garlands that mark them: That ye may know That God hath knowledge Of what is in the heavens And on earth and that God Is well acquainted With all things.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:97
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Go ye, then, for four months, Backwards and forwards, (As ye will), throughout the land, But know ye that ye cannot Frustrate God (by your falsehood) But that God will cover With shame those who reject Him.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:2
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when the forbidden months Are past, then fight and slay The Pagans wherever ye find them, And seize them, beleaguer them, And lie in wait for them In every stratagem (of war); But if they repent, And establish regular prayers And practise regular charity, Then open the way for them: For God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:5
  12. 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
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And to Solomon (We Made) the Wind (obedient): Its early morning (stride) Was a month's (journey), And its evening (stride) Was a month's (journey); And We made a Font Of molten brass to flow For him; and there were Jinns that worked in front Of him, by the leave Of his Lord, and if any Of them turned aside From Our command, We Made him taste Of the Penalty Of the Blazing Fire.

    Surah Saba, verse 34:12
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    We have enjoined on man Kindness to his parents: In pain did his mother Bear him, and in pain Did she give him birth. The carrying of the (child) To his weaning is (A period of) thirty months. At length, when he reaches The age of full strength And attains forty years, He says, "O my Lord! Grant me that I may be Grateful for Thy favour Which Thou hast bestowed Upon me, and upon both My parents, and that I May work righteousness Such as Thou mayest approve; And be gracious to me In my issue. Truly Have I turned to Thee And truly do I bow (To Thee) in Islām."

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:15
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if any has not (The wherewithal), He should fast for Two months consecutively Before they touch each other. But if any is unable To do so, he should feed Sixty indigent ones. This, that ye may show Your faith in God And His Apostle. Those are limits (set By) God. For those who Reject (Him), there is A grievous Penalty.

    Surah Al-Mujadila, verse 58:4
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such of your women As have passed the age Of monthly courses, for them The prescribed period, if ye Have any doubts, is Three months, and for those Who have no courses (It is the same): For those who carry (Life within their wombs), Their period is until They deliver their burdens: And for those who Fear God, He will Make their path easy.

    Surah At-Talaq, verse 65:4
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Night of Power Is better than A thousand Months,

    Surah Al-Qadr, verse 97:3