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شَيْطان

شيطان in the Quran

Meaning: the Shaitaan

شيطان occurs 88 times in 78 verses across 36 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
88
Verses
78
Surahs
36

شَيْطان

Proper noun · 80 times

Meaning: the Shaitaan · Also translated as: the devils

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ ×63
  • ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ ×13
  • وَٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ ×2
  • لِلشَّيْطَٰنِ ×1
  • لِّلشَّيَٰطِينِ ×1

شَيْطان

Noun · 8 times

Meaning: their evil ones · Also translated as: Shaitaan, devils

Forms in the Quran

  • شَيْطَٰنٍ ×4
  • شَيْطَٰنًا ×2
  • شَيَٰطِينِهِمْ ×1
  • شَيَٰطِينَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الشيطان النون فيه أصلية ، وهو من: شطن أي: تباعد، ومنه: بئر شطون، وشطنت الدار، وغربة شطون، وقيل: بل النون فيه زائدة، من:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿فاستعذ بالله من الشيطان﴾ [النحل: 98] الصحيح أنه مشتق من شطن يشطن: إذا بعد. ومنه قول النابغة: [من الخفيف]

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

Verses with شيطان

Verses 21–40 of 78

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    When thou seest men Engaged in vain discourse About Our Signs, turn Away from them unless They turn to a different Theme. If Satan ever Makes thee forget, then After recollection, sit not Thou in the company Of those who do wrong.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:68
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Shall we indeed Call on others besides God, Things that can do us Neither good nor harm,— And turn on our heels After receiving guidance From God?—like one Whom the evil ones Have made into a fool, Wandering bewildered Through the earth, his friends Calling 'Come to us', (Vainly) guiding him to the Path." Say: "God's guidance Is the (only) guidance, And we have been directed To submit ourselves To the Lord of the worlds;—

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:71
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Likewise did We make For every Messenger An enemy,—evil ones Among men and Jinns, Inspiring each other With flowery discourses By way of deception. If thy Lord had so planned, They would not have Done it: so leave them And their inventions alone.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:112
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Eat not of (meats) On which God's name Hath not been pronounced: That would be impiety. But the evil ones Ever inspire their friends To contend with you If ye were to obey them, Ye would indeed be Pagans.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:121
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of the cattle are some For burden and some for meat: Eat what God hath provided For you, and follow not The footsteps of Satan: For he is to you An avowed enemy.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:142
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then began Satan to whisper Suggestions to them, bringing Openly before their minds All their shame That was hidden from them (Before): he said: "Your Lord Only forbade you this tree, Lest ye should become angels Or such beings as live for ever."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:20
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    So by deceit he brought about Their fall: when they Tasted of the tree, Their shame became manifest To them, and they began To sew together the leaves Of the Garden over their bodies. And their Lord called Unto them: "Did I not Forbid you that tree, And tell you that Satan Was an avowed Enemy unto you?"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:22
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you, In the same manner as He got your parents out Of the Garden, stripping them Of their raiment, to expose Their shame: for he And his tribe watch you From a position where ye Cannot see them: We made The Evil Ones friends (Only) to those without Faith.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:27
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Some He hath guided: Others have (by their choice) Deserved the loss of their way; In that they took The Evil Ones, in preference To God, for their friends And protectors, and think That they receive guidance.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:30
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Relate to them the story Of the man to whom We sent Our Signs, But he passed them by: So Satan followed him up, And he went astray.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:175
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    If a suggestion from Satan Assail thy (mind) Seek refuge with God; For He heareth and knoweth (All things).

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:200
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who fear God, When a thought of evil From Satan assaults them, Bring God to remembrance, When lo! they see (aright)!

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:201
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Remember He covered you With a sort of drowsiness, To give you calm as from Himself, and he caused Rain to descend on you From heaven, to clean you Therewith, to remove from you The stain of Satan, To strengthen your hearts, And to plant your feet Firmly therewith.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:11
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Remember Satan made Their (sinful) acts seem Alluring to them, and said: "No one among men Can overcome you this day, While I am near to you": But when the two forces Came in sight of each other, He turned on his heels, And said: "Lo! I am clear Of you; to! I see What ye see not; Lo! I fear God; for God Is strict in punishment.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:48
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Said (the father): "My (dear) little son! Relate not thy vision To thy brothers, lest they Concoct a plot against thee: For Satan is to man An avowed enemy!

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:5
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    And of the two, To that one whom he considered About to be saved, he said: "Mention me to thy lord." But Satan made him forget To mention him to his lord: And (Joseph) lingered in prison A few (more) years.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:42
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And he raised his parents High on the throne (of dignity), And they fell down in prostration, (All) before him. He said: "O my father! this is The fulfilment of my vision Of old! God hath made it Come true! He was indeed Good to me when He Took me out of prison And brought you (all here) Out of the desert, (Even) after Satan had sown Enmity between me and my brothers. Verily my Lord understandeth Best the mysteries of all that He planneth to do. For verily He is full Of knowledge and wisdom.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:100
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    And Satan will say When the matter is decided: "It was God Who gave you A promise of Truth: I too Promised, but I failed In my promise to you. I had no authority over you Except to call you, but ye Listened to me: then Reproach not me, but reproach Your own souls. I cannot listen To your cries, nor can ye Listen to mine. I reject Your former act in associating Me with God. For wrong-doers there must be A grievous Penalty."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:22
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And (moreover) We have guarded them From every evil spirit accursed:

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:17
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    By God, We (also) sent (Our apostles) to Peoples Before thee; but Satan Made, (to the wicked), Their own acts seem alluring: He is also their patron to-day, But they shall have A most grievous penalty.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:63