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صَرَفَ

صرف in the Quran

Meaning: He diverted you

صرف occurs 25 times in 25 verses across 14 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
25
Verses
25
Surahs
14

صَرَفَ

Verb · 14 times

Meaning: He diverted you · Also translated as: is averted, are turned, I will turn away, Allah has turned away

Forms in the Quran

  • تُصْرَفُونَ ×2
  • صَرَفَكُمْ ×1
  • يُصْرَفْ ×1
  • صُرِفَتْ ×1
  • سَأَصْرِفُ ×1
  • صَرَفَ ×1
  • لِنَصْرِفَ ×1
  • تَصْرِفْ ×1

صَرَّفْ

Verb · 10 times

Meaning: We explain · Also translated as: We have explained, and We have explained, We have distributed it

Forms in the Quran

  • نُصَرِّفُ ×4
  • صَرَّفْنَا ×3
  • وَصَرَّفْنَا ×2
  • صَرَّفْنَٰهُ ×1

صَرْف

Noun · 1 time

Meaning: avert

Forms in the Quran

  • صَرْفًا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الصرف: رد الشيء من حالة إلى حالة، أو إبداله بغيره، يقال: صرفته فانصرف. قال تعالى: ثم صرفكم عنهم [آل عمران/ 152] ، وقال: ألا يوم يأتيهم ليس مصروفا عنهم

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿سأصرف عن آياتي الذين يتكبرون﴾ [الأعراف: 146] أي سأنحى وأعدل بهم عنها. يقال: صرفه عن كذا: إذا عدل به عنه ونحاه. وقيل: وأصل الصرف رد الشيء من حالة إلى حالة وإبدال غيره به. وقيل: هو التقليب والتحويل. ومنه قوله تعالى: ﴿وتصريف الرياح﴾ [البقرة: 164] أي تقليبها من جهة إلى أخرى تكون شمالا فتصير جنوبا ثم دبورا ثم…

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

Verses with صرف

Verses 1–20 of 25

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    God did indeed fulfil His promise to you When ye with His permission Were about to annihilate Your enemy,—until ye flinched And fell to disputing About the order, And disobeyed it After He brought you in sight (Of the Booty) which ye covet. Among you are some That hanker after this world And some that desire The Hereafter. Then did He Divert you from your foes In order to test you. But He forgave you: For God is full of grace To those who believe.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:152
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    "On that day, if the Penalty Is averted from any, It is due to God's Mercy; And that would be (Salvation), The obvious fulfilment Of all desire.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:16
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say:"Think ye, if God Took away your hearing And your sight, and sealed up Your hearts, who—a god Other than God—could Restore them to you?" See how We explain The Signs by various (symbols); Yet they turn aside.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:46
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "He hath power To send calamities On you, from above And below, or to cover You with confusion In party strife, Giving you a taste Of mutual vengeance— Each from the other." See how We explain The Signs by various (symbols); That they may understand.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:65
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus do We explain The Signs by various (symbols): That they may say, "Thou hast taught (us) diligently," And that We may make The matter clear To those who know.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:105
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    When their eyes shall be turned Towards the Companions Of the Fire, they will say: "Our Lord! send us not To the company Of the wrong-doers."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:47
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    From the land that is clean And good, by the Will Of its Cherisher, springs up Produce, (rich) after its kind: But from the land that is Bad, springs up nothing But that which is niggardly: Thus do we explain the Signs By various (symbols) to those Who are grateful.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:58
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who behave arrogantly On the earth in defiance Of right—them will I Turn away from My Signs: Even if they see all the Signs, They will not believe in them; And if they see the way Of right conduct, they will Not adopt it as the Way; But if they see the way Of error, that is The Way they will adopt. For they have rejected Our Signs, and failed To take warning from them.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:146
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Whenever there cometh down A Sūra, they look at each other, (Saying), "Doth anyone see you?" Then they turn aside: God hath turned their hearts (From the light); for they Are a people that understand not.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:127
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such is God, your real Cherisher and Sustainer: Apart from Truth, What (remains) but error? How then are ye turned away?

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:32
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And (with passion) did she Desire him, and he would Have desired her, but that He saw the evidence Of his Lord: thus (Did We order) that We Might turn away from him (All) evil and shameful deeds: For he was one of Our servants, Sincere and purified.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:24
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my Lord! The prison is more To my liking than that To which they invite me: Unless Thou turn away Their snare from me, I should (in my youthful folly) Feel inclined towards them And join the ranks of the ignorant."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:33
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    So his Lord hearkened to him (In his prayer), and turned Away from him their snare: Verily He heareth and knoweth (All things).

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

    We have explained (things) In various (ways) in this Qur-ān, In order that they may receive Admonition, but it only increases Their flight (from the Truth)!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:41
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We have explained To man, in this Qur-ān, Every kind of similitude: Yet the greater part of men Refuse (to receive it) Except with ingratitude!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:89
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    We have explained In detail in this Qur-ān, For the benefit of mankind, Every kind of similitude: But man is, in most things, Contentious.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:54
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus have We sent this Down—an Arabic Qur-ān— And explained therein in detail Some of the warnings, In order that they may Fear God, or that it may Cause their remembrance (of Him).

    Surah Taha, verse 20:113
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Seest thou not that God Makes the clouds move Gently, then joins them Together, then makes them Into a heap?—then wilt thou See rain issue forth From their midst. And He Sends down from the sky Mountain masses (of clouds) Wherein is hail: He strikes Therewith whom He pleases And He turns it away From whom He pleases. The vivid flash of His lightning Well-nigh blinds the sight.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:43
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    (God will say): "Now Have they proved you liars In what ye say: so Ye cannot avert (your penalty) Nor (get) help." And whoever Among you does wrong, Him shall We cause to taste Of a grievous Penalty.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:19
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We have distributed The (water) amongst them, in order That they may celebrate (Our) praises, but most men Are averse (to aught) but (Rank) ingratitude.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:50