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Quran Maqasid

عَظِيم

عظيم in the Quran

Meaning: great

عظيم occurs 107 times in 107 verses across 45 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
107
Verses
107
Surahs
45

عَظِيم

Noun · 107 times

Meaning: great · Also translated as: tremendous

Forms in the Quran

  • عَظِيمٌ ×49
  • ٱلْعَظِيمِ ×36
  • عَظِيمًا ×22

Its root in the classical dictionaries

العظم جمعه: عظام. قال تعالى: عظاما فكسونا العظام لحما [المؤمنون/ 14] ، وقرئ: عظاما فيهما، ومنه قيل: عظمة الذراع لمستغلظها، وعظم الرحل: خشبة بلا أنساع ، وعظم الشيء أصله: كبر عظمه، ثم استعير لكل كبير، فأجري مجراه محسوسا كان أو معقولا، عينا كان أو معنى. قال: عذاب يوم عظيم

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وهو العلي العظيم﴾ [البقرة: 255]. العظم الموصوف به الباري تعالى عبارة عن كبريائه وجلاله وجبروته وقدرته وأنه متصف بصفات الكمال. وأصل العظم. الكبر والزيادة في الأجزاء المحسوسة، هذا أصله ثم يتجوز به في المعاني نحو قوله: ﴿ولهم عذاب عظيم﴾ [آل عمران: 176]. قال بعضهم: أصله من عظم الرجل: كبر عظمه وكثر، ثم استعير…

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

Verses with عظيم

Verses 41–60 of 107

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    God hath prepared for them Gardens under which rivers flow, To dwell therein: That is the supreme felicity.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:89
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    The vanguard (of Islam)— The first of those who forsook (Their homes) and of those Who gave them aid, and (also) Those who follow them In (all) good deeds,— Well-pleased is God with them, As are they with Him: For them hath He prepared Gardens under which rivers flow, To dwell therein for ever: That is the supreme Felicity.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:100
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Certain of the desert Arabs Round about you are Hypocrites, As well as (desert Arabs) among The Medina folk: they are Obstinate in hypocrisy: thou Knowest them not: We know them: Twice shall We punish them: And in addition shall they be Sent to a grievous Penalty.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:101
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    God hath purchased of the Believers Their persons and their goods; For theirs (in return) Is the Garden (of Paradise): They fight in His Cause, And slay and are slain: A promise binding on Him In Truth, through the Law, The Gospel, and the Qur-ān: And who is more faithful To his Covenant than God? Then rejoice in the bargain Which ye have concluded: That is the achievement supreme.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:111
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if they turn away, Say: "God sufficeth me: There is no god but He: On Him is my trust, He the Lord of the Throne (Of Glory) Supreme!

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:129
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when Our Clear Signs Are rehearsed unto them, Those who rest not their hope On their meeting with Us, Say: "Bring us a Reading Other than this, or change this," Say: "It is not for me, Of my own accord, To change it: I follow Naught but what is revealed Unto me: if I were To disobey my Lord, I should myself fear the Penalty Of a Great Day (to come)."

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:15
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    For them are Glad Tidings, In the life of the Present And in the Hereafter: No change can there be In the Words of God. This is indeed The supreme Felicity.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:64
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    So when he saw his shirt,— That it was torn at the back, (Her husband) said: "Behold! It is a snare of you women! Truly, mighty is your snare!

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:28
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Remember! Moses said To his people: "Call to mind The favour of God to you When He delivered you From the people of Pharaoh: They set you hard tasks And punishments, slaughtered Your sons, and let your women-folk Live: therein was A tremendous trial from your Lord."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:6
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We have bestowed Upon thee the Seven Oft-repeated (Verses) And the Grand Qur-ān.

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:87
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And take not your oaths, To practise deception between yourselves, With the result that someone's foot May slip after it was Firmly planted, and ye may Have to taste the evil (consequences) Of having hindered (men) From the Path of God, And a mighty Wrath Descend on you.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:94
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Any one who, after accepting Faith in God, utters Unbelief,— Except under compulsion, His heart remaining firm In Faith—but such as Open their breast to Unbelief,— On them is Wrath from God, And theirs will be A dreadful Penalty.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:106
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Has then your Lord, (O Pagans!) preferred for you Sons, and taken for Himself Daughters among the angels? Truly ye utter A most dreadful saying!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:40
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    But the sects differ Among themselves: and woe To the Unbelievers because Of the (coming) Judgment Of a momentous Day!

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:37
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Remember) Noah, when He cried (to Us) aforetime: We listened to his (prayer) And delivered him and his Family from great distress.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:76
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    O mankind! Fear your Lord! For the convulsion of the Hour (Of Judgment) will be A thing terrible!

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:1
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Who is the Lord Of the seven heavens, And the Lord of the Throne (Of Glory) Supreme?"

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:86
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who brought forward The lie are a body Among yourselves: think it not To be an evil to you; On the contrary it is good For you: to every man Among them (will come The punishment) of the sin That he earned, and to him Who took on himself the lead Among them, will be A Penalty grievous.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:11
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Were it not for the grace And mercy of God on you, In this world and the Hereafter, A grievous penalty would have Seized you in that ye rushed Glibly into this affair.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:14
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold, ye received it On your tongues, And said out of your mouths Things of which ye had No knowledge; and ye thought It to be a light matter, While it was most serious In the sight of God.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:15