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صالِح

صالح in the Quran

Meaning: the righteous

صالح occurs 74 times in 73 verses across 38 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
74
Verses
73
Surahs
38

صالِح

Noun · 65 times

Meaning: the righteous · Also translated as: righteous, righteous deeds, good deeds, a righteous

Forms in the Quran

  • صَٰلِحًا ×31
  • ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ×19
  • صَٰلِحِينَ ×4
  • ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ ×3
  • وَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ×2
  • صَٰلِحٌ ×2
  • بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ×2
  • ٱلصَّٰلِحُ ×1

صالِح

Proper noun · 9 times

Meaning: Salih

Forms in the Quran

  • صَٰلِحًا ×5
  • يَٰصَٰلِحُ ×2
  • صَٰلِحٍ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الصلاح: ضد الفساد، وهما مختصان في أكثر الاستعمال بالأفعال، وقوبل في القرآن تارة بالفساد، وتارة بالسيئة. قال تعالى: خلطوا عملا صالحا وآخر سيئا

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وهو يتولى الصالحين﴾ [الأعراف: 196] أي المسلمين العاملين بما أمروا به ونهوا عنه. وزادوا على ذلك بنوافل. والصلاح ضده الفساد، ويختصان في غالب أحوال الاستعمال بالأفعال. وقد قوبل في التنزيل تارة بالفساد وتارة بالسيء. قال تعالى: ﴿وإذا قيل لهم لا تفسدوا في الأرض قالوا إنما نحن مصلحون﴾ [البقرة: 11]. وقال تعالى:…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ص ل ح

Verses with صالح

Verses 61–73 of 73

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We gave him The good news Of Isaac—a prophet,— One of the Righteous.

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:112
  2. 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
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who is better in speech Than one who calls (men) To God, works righteousness, And says, "I am of those Who bow in Islam"?

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:33
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Whoever works righteousness Benefits his own soul; Whoever works evil, it is Against his own soul: Nor is thy Lord ever Unjust (in the least) To His servants.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:46
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    If any one does A righteous deed, It enures to the benefit Of his own soul; If he does evil, It works against (His own soul). In the end will ye (All) be brought back To your Lord.

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:15
  6. 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
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And spend something (in charity) Out of the substance Which We have bestowed On you, before Death Should come to any of you And he should say, "O my Lord! Why didst Thou not give me Respite for a little while? I should then have given (Largely) in charity, and I Should have been one Of the doers of good".

    Surah Al-Munafiqun, verse 63:10
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Day that He assembles You (all) for a Day Of Assembly,—that will be A day of mutual loss And gain (among you). And those who believe In God and work righteousness,— He will remove from them Their ills, and He will admit Them to gardens beneath which Rivers flow, to dwell therein For ever: that will be The Supreme Achievement.

    Surah At-Taghabun, verse 64:9
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    An Apostle, who rehearses To you the Signs of God Containing clear explanations, That he may lead forth Those who believe And do righteous deeds From the depths of Darkness Into Light. And those who Believe in God and work Righteousness, He will admit To Gardens beneath which rivers Flow, to dwell therein For ever: God has indeed Granted for them A most excellent provision.

    Surah At-Talaq, verse 65:11
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    If ye two turn in repentance To Him, your hearts Are indeed so inclined; But if ye back up Each other against him, Truly God is his Protector, And Gabriel, and (every) Righteous one among those Who believe,—and furthermore, The angels—will back (him) up.

    Surah At-Tahrim, verse 66:4
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    God sets forth, For an example To the Unbelievers, The wife of Noah And the wife of Lūṭ: They were (respectively) Under two of our righteous Servants, but they were False to their (husbands), And they profited nothing Before God on their account, But were told: "Enter ye The Fire along with (Others) that enter!"

    Surah At-Tahrim, verse 66:10
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus did his Lord Choose him and make him Of the company Of the Righteous.

    Surah Al-Qalam, verse 68:50
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    'There are among us Some that are righteous, And some the contrary: We follow divergent paths.

    Surah Al-Jinn, verse 72:11