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Quran Maqasid

غَيْر

غير in the Quran

Meaning: without

غير occurs 147 times in 142 verses across 45 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
147
Verses
142
Surahs
45

غَيْر

Noun · 147 times

Meaning: without · Also translated as: not, other than, other, to other than

Forms in the Quran

  • غَيْرِ ×69
  • بِغَيْرِ ×41
  • غَيْرَهُۥ ×13
  • وَغَيْرَ ×5
  • لِغَيْرِ ×4
  • أَفَغَيْرَ ×4
  • غَيْرِكُمْ ×4
  • أَغَيْرَ ×4

Its root in the classical dictionaries

غير يقال على أوجه:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿غير المغضوب عليهم﴾ [الفاتحة: 7] غير تكون صفة بمعنى مغاير، ولذلك لا تتعر فبالإضافة. وقال بعضهم: إلا إذا حضرت المغايرة بين ضدين ونحوهما، نحو الآية الكريمة، والوصفية أصلها. وقد تكون بمعنى لا النافية، ومن ثم عطف عليها. قوله: ﴿ولا الضالين﴾، فأعيدت لا لما كانت بمعناها. ولذلك يقدم معمول ما بعدها عليها كقول…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root غ ي ر

Verses with غير

Verses 41–60 of 142

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Shall I seek For judge other than God?— When He it is Who hath sent unto you The Book, explained in detail." They know full well, To whom We have given The Book, that it hath been Sent down from thy Lord In truth. Never be then Of those who doubt.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:114
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Why should ye not Eat of (meats) on which God's name hath been Pronounced, when He hath Explained to you in detail What is forbidden to you— Except under compulsion Of necessity? But many do mislead (men) By their appetites unchecked By knowledge. Thy Lord Knoweth best those who transgress

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:119
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Lost are those who slay Their children, from folly, Without knowledge, and forbid Food which God hath provided For them, inventing (lies) Against God. They have Indeed gone astray And heeded no guidance.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:140
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He who produceth Gardens, with trellises And without, and dates, And tilth with produce Of all kinds, and olives And pomegranates, Similar (in kind) And different (in variety): Eat of their fruit In their season, but render The dues that are proper On the day that the harvest Is gathered. But waste not By excess: for God Loveth not the wasters.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:141
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of camels a pair, And of oxen a pair; Say, hath He forbidden The two males, Or the two females, Or (the young) which the wombs Of the two females enclose?— Were ye present when God Ordered you such a thing? But who doth more wrong Than one who invents A lie against God, To lead astray men Without knowledge? For God guideth not People who do wrong

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:144
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "I find not In the Message received By me by inspiration Any (meat) forbidden To be eaten by one Who wishes to eat it, Unless it be dead meat, Or blood poured forth, Or the flesh of swine,— For it is an abomination— Or, what is impious, (meat) On which a name has been Invoked, other than God's." But (even so), if a person Is forced by necessity, Without wilful disobedience, Nor transgressing due limits,— Thy Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:145
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Shall I seek For (my) Cherisher Other than God, When He is the Cherisher Of all things (that exist)? Every soul draws the meed Of its acts on none But itself: no bearer Of burdens can bear The burden of another. Your goal in the end Is towards God: He will tell You the truth of the things Wherein ye disputed."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:164
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: The things that my Lord Hath indeed forbidden are: Shameful deeds, whether open Or secret; sins and trespasses Against truth or reason; assigning Of partners to God, for which He hath given no authority; And saying things about God Of which ye have no knowledge.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:33
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they just wait For the final fulfilment Of the event? On the day The event is finally fulfilled, Those who disregarded it Before will say: "The apostles Of our Lord did indeed Bring true (tidings). Have we No intercessors now to intercede On our behalf? Or could we Be sent back? Then should we Behave differently from our Behaviour in the past." In fact they will have lost Their souls, and the things They invented will leave Them in the lurch.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:53
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    We sent Noah to his people. He said: "O my people! Worship God! ye have No other god but Him. I fear for you the Punishment Of a dreadful Day!

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:59
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    To the ’Ad people, (We sent) Hūd, one Of their (own) brethren: He said: "O my people! Worship God! ye have No other god but Him. Will ye not fear (God)?

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:65
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    To the Thamūd people (We sent) Ṣaliḥ, one Of their own brethren: He said: "O my people! Worship God; ye have No other god but Him. Now hath come unto you A clear (Sign) from your Lord! This she-camel of God Is a Sign unto you: So leave her to graze In God's earth, and let her Come to no harm, Or ye shall be seized With a grievous punishment.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:73
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    To the Madyan people We sent Shu‘aib, one Of their own brethren: he said: "O my people! worship God; Ye have no other god But Him. Now hath come Unto you a clear (Sign) From your Lord! Give just Measure and weight, nor withhold From the people the things That are their due; and do No mischief on the earth After it has been set In order: that will be best For you, if ye have Faith.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:85
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "Shall I seek for you A god other than the (true) God, when it is God Who hath endowed you With gifts above the nations?"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:140
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who behave arrogantly On the earth in defiance Of right—them will I Turn away from My Signs: Even if they see all the Signs, They will not believe in them; And if they see the way Of right conduct, they will Not adopt it as the Way; But if they see the way Of error, that is The Way they will adopt. For they have rejected Our Signs, and failed To take warning from them.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:146
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    But the transgressors among them Changed the word from that Which had been given them So we sent on them A plague from heaven. For that they repeatedly transgressed.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:162
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! God promised you One of the two (enemy) parties, That it should be yours: Ye wished that the one Unarmed should be yours, But God willed To justify the Truth According to His words, And to cut off the roots Of the Unbelievers;—

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:7
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Go ye, then, for four months, Backwards and forwards, (As ye will), throughout the land, But know ye that ye cannot Frustrate God (by your falsehood) But that God will cover With shame those who reject Him.

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

    And an announcement from God And His Apostle, to the people (Assembled) on the day Of the Great Pilgrimage,— That God and His Apostle Dissolve (treaty) obligations With the Pagans. If, then, ye repent, It were best for you; But if ye turn away, Know ye that ye cannot Frustrate God. And proclaim A grievous penalty to those Who reject Faith.

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

    Unless ye go forth, He will punish you With a grievous penalty, And put others in your place; But Him ye would not harm In the least. For God Hath power over all things.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:39