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عَذاب

عذاب in the Quran

Meaning: a punishment

عذاب occurs 322 times in 306 verses across 68 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
322
Verses
306
Surahs
68

عَذاب

Noun · 322 times

Meaning: a punishment · Also translated as: the punishment, punishment, torment, [the] punishment

Forms in the Quran

  • عَذَابٌ ×150
  • ٱلْعَذَابِ ×85
  • عَذَابًا ×38
  • بِعَذَابٍ ×13
  • عَذَابِىٓ ×9
  • بِٱلْعَذَابِ ×6
  • وَلَعَذَابُ ×5
  • وَعَذَابٌ ×4

Its root in the classical dictionaries

ماء عذب طيب بارد. قال تعالى: هذا عذب فرات [الفرقان/ 53] ، وأعذب القوم:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

﴿ولهم عذاب أليم﴾ [البقرة: 174]: الإيجاع الشديد، وأصله من المنع، وسميت العقوبة والإيلام عذابا باعتبار منعها من معاودة ما عوقب عليه، ومنه الماء العذب لأنه يعذب العطش، أي يمنعه. وقيل: هو من قولهم: عذب الرجل إذا ترك المأكل فهو عاذب وعذوب. فكان التعذيب في الأصل حمل الإنسان على أن يعذب أي يجوع ويسهر. وقيل: بل هو من العذب…

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The full entries on the root ع ذ ب

Verses with عذاب

Verses 41–60 of 306

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    What can God gain By your punishment, If ye are grateful And ye believe? Nay, it is God That recogniseth (All good), and knoweth All things.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:147
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    They are in truth (Equally) Unbelievers; And We have prepared For Unbelievers a humiliating Punishment.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:151
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    That they took usury, Though they were forbidden; And that they devoured Men's substance wrongfully;— We have prepared for those Among them who reject Faith A grievous punishment.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:161
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    But to those who believe And do deeds of righteousness, He will give their (due) Rewards,—and more, Out of His bounty: But those who are Disdainful and arrogant, He will punish With a grievous penalty; Nor will they find, Besides God, any To protect or help them.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:173
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    The punishment of those Who wage war against God And His Apostle, and strive With might and main For mischief through the land Is: execution, or crucifixion, Or the cutting off of hands And feet from opposite sides, Or exile from the land: That is their disgrace In this world, and A heavy punishment is theirs In the Hereafter;

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:33
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    As to those who reject Faith,—if they had Everything on earth, And twice repeated, To give as ransom For the penalty of the Day Of Judgment, it would Never be accepted of them. Theirs would be A grievous Penalty.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:36
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Their wish will be To get out of the Fire, But never will they Get out therefrom: Their Penalty will be One that endures.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:37
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Apostle! let not Those grieve thee, who race Each other into Unbelief: (Whether it be) among those Who say "We believe" With their lips but Whose hearts have no faith; Or it be among the Jews,— Men who will listen To any lie,—will listen Even to others who have Never so much as come To thee. They change the words From their (right) times And places; they say, "If ye are given this, Take it, but if not, Beware!" If any one's trial Is intended by God, thou hast No authority in the least For him against God. For such—it is not God's will to purify Their hearts. For them There is disgrace In this world, and In the Hereafter A heavy punishment.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:41
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    They do blaspheme who say: God is one of three In a Trinity: for there is No god except One God. If they desist not From their word (of blasphemy), Verily a grievous penalty Will befall the blasphemers Among them.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:73
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thou seest many of them Turning in friendship To the Unbelievers. Evil indeed are (the works) which Their souls have sent forward Before them (with the result), That God's wrath Is on them, And in torment Will they abide.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:80
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! God doth but make a trial of you In a little matter Of game well within reach Of your hands and your lances, That He may test Who feareth Him unseen: Any who transgress Thereafter, will have A grievous penalty.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:94
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    God said: "I will Send it down unto you: But if any of you After that resisteth faith, I will punish him With a penalty such As I have not inflicted On any one among All the peoples."

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:115
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "I would, if I Disobeyed my Lord, Indeed have fear Of the Penalty Of a Mighty Day.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:15
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    If thou couldst but see When they are confronted With their Lord! He will say: "Is not this the truth?" They will say: "Yea, by our Lord!" He will say: "Taste ye then the Penalty, Because ye rejected Faith."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:30
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Think ye to yourselves, If there come upon you The Wrath of God, Or the Hour (that ye dread), Would ye then call upon Other than God?— (Reply) if ye are truthful!

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:40
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say:"Think ye, if The Punishment of God Comes to you, Whether suddenly or openly, Will any be destroyed Except those who do wrong?

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:47
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those who reject Our Signs,—them Shall punishment touch, For that they ceased not From transgressing.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:49
  18. 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
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Leave alone those Who take their religion To be mere play And amusement, And are deceived By the life of this world. But proclaim (to them) This (truth): that every soul Delivers itself to ruin By its own acts: It will find for itself No protector or intercessor Except God: if it offered Every ransom, (or Reparation), none Will be accepted: such is (The end of) those who Deliver themselves to ruin By their own acts: They will have for drink (Only) boiling water, And for punishment, One most grievous: For they persisted In rejecting God.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:70
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who can be more wicked Than one who inventeth A lie against God, Or saith, "I have Received inspiration," When he hath received None, or (again) who saith, "I can reveal the like Of what God hath revealed"? If thou couldst but see How the wicked (do fare) In the flood of confusion At death!—the angels Stretch forth their hands, (Saying), "Yield up your souls: This day shall ye receive Your reward,—a penalty Of shame, for that ye used To tell lies against God, And scornfully to reject Of His Signs!"

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:93