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Quran Maqasid

عَدُوّ

عدو in the Quran

Meaning: an enemy

عدو occurs 52 times in 45 verses across 24 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
52
Verses
45
Surahs
24

عَدُوّ

Noun · 50 times

Meaning: an enemy · Also translated as: enemy, enemies, about your enemies, hostile

Forms in the Quran

  • عَدُوٌّ ×23
  • عَدُوًّا ×10
  • أَعْدَآءً ×5
  • عَدُوَّكُمْ ×2
  • وَعَدُوَّكُمْ ×2
  • عَدُوِّهِۦ ×2
  • بِأَعْدَآئِكُمْ ×1
  • ٱلْأَعْدَآءَ ×1

عَدْو

Noun · 2 times

Meaning: enmity

Forms in the Quran

  • عَدْوًۢا ×1
  • وَعَدْوًا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

العدو: التجاوز ومنافاة الالتئام، فتارة يعتبر بالقلب، فيقال له: العداوة والمعاداة، وتارة بالمشي، فيقال له: العدو، وتارة في الإخلال بالعدالة في المعاملة، فيقال له: العدوان والعدو. قال تعالى: فيسبوا الله عدوا بغير علم

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿فمن اضطر غير باغ ولا عاد﴾ [البقرة: 173] أي ولا متجاوز ما حد له. يقال: عدا يعدو عدوا وعدوانا: إذا تجاوز ما حد له. قال تعالى: ﴿فيسبوا الله عدوا بغير علم﴾ [الأنعام: 108] أي ظلما. وأصل العدو: التجاوز ومنافاة الالتئام؛ فتارة يعتبر بالقلب فيقال العداوة والمعاداة، وتارة بالمشي فيقال له العدو، وتارة في الإخلال…

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

Verses with عدو

Verses 1–20 of 45

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then did Satan make them slip From the (Garden), and get them out Of the state (of felicity) in which They had been. We said: "Get ye down, all (ye people), With enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place And your means of livelihood— For a time."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:36
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: Whoever is an enemy To Gabriel—for he brings down The (revelation) to thy heart By God's will, a confirmation Of what went before, And guidance and glad tidings For those who believe,—

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:97
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Whoever is an enemy to God And His angels and apostles, To Gabriel and Michael,— Lo! God is an enemy to those Who reject Faith.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:98
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye people! Eat of what is on earth, Lawful and good; And do not follow The footsteps of the Evil One, For he is to you An avowed enemy.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:168
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Enter into Islam Whole-heartedly; And follow not The footsteps Of the Evil One; For he is to you An avowed enemy.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:208
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And hold fast, All together, by the Rope Which God (stretches out For you), and be not divided Among yourselves; And remember with gratitude God's favour on you; For ye were enemies And He joined your hearts In love, so that by His Grace, Ye became brethren; And ye were on the brink Of the Pit of Fire, And He saved you from it. Thus doth God make His Signs clear to you: That ye may be guided.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:103
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    But God hath full knowledge Of your enemies: God is enough for a Protector, And God is enough for a Helper.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:45
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Never should a Believer Kill a Believer; but (If it so happens) by mistake, (Compensation is due): If one (so) kills a Believer, It is ordained that he Should free a believing slave, And pay compensation To the deceased's family, Unless they remit it freely. If the deceased belonged To a people at war with you, And he was a Believer, The freeing of a believing slave (Is enough). If he belonged To a people with whom Ye have a treaty of mutual Alliance, compensation should Be paid to his family, And a believing slave be freed. For those who find this Beyond their means, (is prescribed) A fast for two months Running: by way of repentance To God: for God hath All knowledge and all wisdom.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:92
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    When ye travel Through the earth, There is no blame on you If ye shorten your prayers, For fear the Unbelievers May attack you: For the Unbelievers are Unto you open enemies.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:101
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Revile not ye Those whom they call upon Besides God, lest They out of spite Revile God In their ignorance. Thus have We made Alluring to each people' Its own doings. In the end will they Return to their Lord, And We shall then Tell them the truth Of all that they did.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:108
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    (God) said: "Get ye down, With enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place And your means of livelihood,— For a time."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:24
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "We have had (Nothing but) trouble, both before And after thou camest To us." He said: "It may be that your Lord Will destroy your enemy And make you inheritors In the earth; that so He may try you By your deeds."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:129
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    When Moses came back To his people, angry and grieved, He said: "Evil it is that ye Have done in my place In my absence: did ye Make haste to bring on The judgment of your Lord?" He put down the Tablets, Seized his brother by (the hair Of) his head, and dragged him To him. Aaron said: "Son of my mother! The people Did indeed reckon me As naught, and went near To slaying me! Make not The enemies rejoice over My misfortune, nor count thou Me amongst the people Of sin."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:150
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Against them make ready Your strength to the utmost Of your power, including Steeds of war, to strike terror Into (the hearts of) the enemies, Of God and your enemies, And others besides, whom Ye may not know, but whom God doth know. Whatever Ye shall spend in the Cause Of God, shall be repaid Unto you, and ye shall not Be treated unjustly.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:60
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    If, then, God bring thee back To any of them, and they ask Thy permission to come out (With thee), say: "Never shall ye Come out with me, nor fight An enemy with me: For ye preferred to sit Inactive on the first occasion: Then sit ye (now) With those who lag behind."

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:83
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And Abraham prayed For his father's forgiveness Only because of a promise He had made to him. But when it became clear To him that he was An enemy to God, he Dissociated himself from him: For Abraham was most Tender-hearted, forbearing.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:114
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    It was not fitting For the people of Medina And the Bedouin Arabs Of the neighbourhood, to refuse To follow God's Apostle, Nor to prefer their own lives To his: because nothing Could they suffer or do, But was reckoned to their credit As a deed of righteousness,— Whether they suffered thirst, Or fatigue, or hunger, in the Cause Of God, or trod paths To raise the ire of the Unbelievers, Or received any injury Whatever from an enemy: For God suffereth not The reward to be lost Of those who do good;—

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:120