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Quran Maqasid

ضَلال

ضلال in the Quran

Meaning: error

ضلال occurs 38 times in 38 verses across 27 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
38
Verses
38
Surahs
27

ضَلال

Noun · 38 times

Meaning: error · Also translated as: straying, the straying, astray, far astray

Forms in the Quran

  • ضَلَٰلٍ ×27
  • ضَلَٰلًۢا ×6
  • ٱلضَّلَٰلُ ×3
  • ضَلَٰلِكَ ×1
  • وَٱلضَّلَٰلِ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

قوله تعالي: ﴿ولا الضالين﴾ [الفاتحة: 7] قيل: هم النصارى، ﴿والمغضوب عليهم﴾ [الفاتحة: 7] هم اليهود، لقوله في حق النصارى: ﴿قد ضلوا من قبل وأضلوا كثيرا وضلوا عن سواء السبيل﴾ [المائدة: 77]. وفي حق اليهود: ﴿من لعنه الله وغضب عليه﴾ [المائدة: 60]. والضلال في الأصل: إما العدول عن الطريق المستقيم وإما الغيبوبة والضياع، والأول…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي

الضاد واللام أصل صحيح يدل على معنى واحد، وهو ضياع الشيء وذهابه في غير حقه. يقال: ضل يضل ويضل، لغتان. وكل جائر عن القصد ضال. والضلال والضلالة بمعنى. ورجل ضليل ومضلل، إذا كان صاحب ضلال وباطل. ومما يدل على أن أصل الضلال ما ذكرناه قولهم أضل الميت، إذا دفن. وذاك كأنه شيء قد ضاع. ويقولون: ضل اللبن في الماء، ثم يقولون…

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root ض ل ل

Verses with ضلال

Verses 1–20 of 38

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    God did confer A great favour On the Believers When He sent among them An Apostle from among Themselves, rehearsing Unto them the Signs Of God, sanctifying them, And instructing them In Scripture and Wisdom, While, before that, They had been In manifest error.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:164
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those Who declare that they believe In the revelations That have come to thee And to those before thee? Their (real) wish is To resort together for judgment (In their disputes) To the Evil One, Though they were ordered To reject him. But Satan's wish Is to lead them astray Far away (from the Right).

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:60
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    God forgiveth not (The sin of) joining other gods With Him; but He forgiveth Whom He pleaseth other sins Than this: one who joins Other gods with God, Hath strayed far, far away (From the Right).

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:116
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Believe in God And His Apostle, And the scripture which He Hath sent to His Apostle And the scripture which He sent To those before (him) Any who denieth God, His angels, His Books, His Apostles, and the Day Of Judgment, hath gone Far, far astray.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:136
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject Faith And keep off (men) From the Way of God, Have verily strayed far, Far away from the Path.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:167
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Lo! Abraham said To his father Āzar: "Takest thou idols for gods? For I see thee And thy people In manifest error."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:74
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    The leaders of his people Said: "Ah! we see thee Evidently wandering (in mind)."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:60
  8. 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
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "Truly Joseph And his brother are loved More by our father than we: But we are a goodly body! Really our father is obviously Wandering (in his mind)!

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:8
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ladies said in the City: "The wife of the (great) ’Aziz Is seeking to seduce her slave From his (true) self: Truly hath he inspired her With violent love: we see She is evidently going astray."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:30
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "By God! Truly thou art in Thine old wandering mind."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:95
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    For Him (alone) is prayer In Truth: any others that they Call upon besides Him hear them No more than if they were To stretch forth their hands For water to reach their mouths But it reaches them not: For the prayer of those Without Faith is nothing But (futile) wandering (in the mind).

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:14
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who love the life Of this world more than The Hereafter, who hinder (men) From the Path of God And seek therein something crooked: They are astray By a long distance.

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:3
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    The parable of those who Reject their Lord is that Their works are as ashes, On which the wind blows Furiously on a tempestuous day: No power have they over Aught that they have earned: That is the straying Far, far (from the goal).

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:18
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    How plainly will they see And hear, the Day that They will appear before Us! But the unjust to-day Are in error manifest!

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:38
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said, "Indeed ye Have been in manifest Error—ye and your fathers."

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:54
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    They call on such deities: Besides God, as can neither Hurt nor profit them: That is straying far indeed (From the Way)!

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:12
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    "'By God, we were truly In an error manifest,

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:97
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily He Who ordained The Qur-ān for thee, will bring Thee back to the Place Of Return. Say: "My Lord Knows best who it is That brings true guidance, And who is in manifest error."

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:85
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such is the Creation of God: Now show Me what is there That others besides Him Have created: nay, but The Transgressors are In manifest error.

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:11