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Quran Maqasid

صَعِيد

صعيد in the Quran

Meaning: earth

صعيد occurs 4 times in 4 verses across 3 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
4
Verses
4
Surahs
3

صَعِيد

Noun · 4 times

Meaning: earth · Also translated as: soil, ground

Forms in the Quran

  • صَعِيدًا ×4

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الصعود: الذهاب في المكان العالي،

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿إذ تصعدون﴾ [آل عمران: 153] الصعود: الذهاب في المكان العالي. والصعود والحدور بالفتح أيضا. قال الراغب: هما بالذات واحد وإنما يختلفان بحسب الاعتبار بمن يمر فيهما فمتى كان المار صاعدا يقال لمكانه صعودا، وإذا كان منحدرا يقال لمكانه حدورا. الصعد والصعود والصعيد في الأصل واحد، لكن الصعد والصعود يقالان للعقبة،…

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

Verses with صعيد

Verses 1–4 of 4

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Approach not prayers With a mind befogged, Until ye can understand All that ye say, Nor in a state Of ceremonial impurity (Except when travelling on the road), Until after washing Your whole body. If ye are ill, Or on a journey, Or one of you cometh From offices of nature, Or ye have been In contact with women, And ye find no water, Then take for yourselves Clean sand or earth, And rub therewith Your faces and hands. For God doth blot out sins And forgive again and again.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:43
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! When ye prepare For prayer, wash Your faces, and your hands (And arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); And (wash) your feet To the ankles. If ye are in a state Of ceremonial impurity, Bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill, Or on a journey, Or one of you cometh From offices of nature, Or ye have been In contact with women, And ye find no water, Then take for yourselves Clean sand or earth, And rub therewith Your faces and hands. God doth not wish To place you in a difficulty, But to make you clean, And to complete His favour to you, That ye may be grateful.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:6
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily what is on earth We shall make but as Dust and dry soil (Without growth or herbage).

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:8
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    "It may be that my Lord Will give me something Better than thy garden, And that He will send On thy garden thunderbolts (By way of reckoning) From heaven, making it (But) slippery sand!—

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:40