فاحِشَة
Noun · 17 timesMeaning: immorality · Also translated as: and the immoralities, adultery, [the] immoralities, the shameful deeds
Forms in the Quran
- ٱلْفَٰحِشَةَ ×5
- فَٰحِشَةً ×4
- بِفَٰحِشَةٍ ×4
- ٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ ×2
- وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ ×2
فاحِشَة
Meaning: immorality
فاحشة occurs 17 times in 17 verses across 12 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
Meaning: immorality · Also translated as: and the immoralities, adultery, [the] immoralities, the shameful deeds
الفحش والفحشاء والفاحشة: ما عظم قبحه من الأفعال والأقوال، وقال: إن الله لا يأمر بالفحشاء [الأعراف/ 28] ، وينهى عن الفحشاء والمنكر والبغي يعظكم لعلكم تذكرون [النحل/ 90] ، من يأت منكن بفاحشة مبينة [الأحزاب/ 30] ، إن الذين يحبون أن تشيع الفاحشة [النور/ 19] ، إنما حرم ربي الفواحش
قوله تعالى: ﴿قل إن الله لا يأمر بالفحشاء﴾] الأعراف:28 [الفحشاء: ما تزايد فحشه واشتد نكره، والفاحشة كذلك، قال ابن عرفة في قوله: ﴿إنما حرم ربي الفواحش﴾] الأعراف:33 [هي كل ما نهى الله عنه. والفواحش عند العرب كل ما قبح، ومنه مكان فاحش، وقد تفحش وتفاحش، ومنه قول الأنصاري للأحوص:] من الكامل [
Verses 1–17 of 17
And those who, Having done something To be ashamed of, Or wronged their own souls, Earnestly bring God to mind, And ask for forgiveness For their sins, And who can forgive Sins except God?— And are never obstinate In persisting knowingly In (the wrong) they have done
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:135If any of your women Are guilty of lewdness, Take the evidence of four (Reliable) witnesses from amongst you Against them; and if they testify, Confine them to houses until Death do claim them, Or God ordain for them Some (other) way.
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:15O ye who believe! Ye are forbidden to inherit Women against their will. Nor should ye treat them With harshness, that ye may Take away part of the dower Ye have given them,—except Where they have been guilty Of open lewdness; On the contrary live with them On a footing of kindness and equity. If ye take a dislike to them It may be that ye dislike A thing, and God brings about Through it a great deal of good.
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:19And marry not women Whom your fathers married,— Except what is past: It was shameful and odious,— An abominable custom indeed.
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:22If any of you have not The means wherewith To wed free believing women, They may wed believing Girls from among those Whom your right hands possess: God hath full knowledge About your Faith. Ye are one from another: Wed them with the leave Of their owners, and give them Their dowers, according to what Is reasonable: they should be Chaste, not lustful, nor taking Paramours: when they Are taken in wedlock, If they fall into shame, Their punishment is half That for free women. This (permission) is for those Among you who fear sin; But it is better for you That ye practise self-restraint. And God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:25Say: "Come, I will rehearse What God hath (really) Prohibited you from": join not Anything as equal with Him; Be good to your parents; Kill not your children On a plea of want;—We Provide sustenance for you And for them;—come not Nigh to shameful deeds, Whether open or secret; Take not life, which God Hath made sacred, except By way of justice and law: Thus doth He command you, That ye may learn wisdom.
Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:151When they do aught That is shameful, they say: "We found our fathers Doing so"; and "God Commanded us thus": Say: "Nay, God never Commands what is shameful: Do ye say of God What ye know not?"
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:28Say: 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 7:33We also (sent) Lūṭ: He said to his people: "Do ye commit lewdness Such as no people In creation (ever) committed Before you?
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:80Nor come nigh to adultery: For it is a shameful (deed) And an evil, opening the road (To other evils).
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:32Those who love (to see) Scandal published broadcast Among the Believers, will have A grievous Penalty in this life And in the Hereafter: God Knows, and ye know not.
Surah An-Nur, verse 24:19(We also sent) Lūt (As an apostle): behold, He said to his people, "Do ye do what is shameful Though ye see (its iniquity)?
Surah An-Naml, verse 27:54And (remember) Lūṭ: behold, He said to his people: "Ye do commit lewdness, Such as no people in Creation (Ever) committed before you.
Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:28O Consorts of the Prophet If any of you were guilty Of evident unseemly conduct, The Punishment would be Doubled to her, and that Is easy for God
Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:30Those who avoid the greater Crimes and shameful deeds, And, when they are angry Even then forgive;
Surah Ash-Shuraa, verse 42:37Those who avoid Great sins and shameful deeds, Only (falling into) small faults, Verily thy Lord is ample In forgiveness. He knows You well when He brings You out of the earth, And when ye are hidden In your mothers’ wombs. Therefore justify not yourselves; He knows best who it is That guards against evil.
Surah An-Najm, verse 53:32O Prophet! When ye Do divorce women, Divorce them at their Prescribed periods, And count (accurately) Their prescribed periods: And fear God your Lord: And turn them not out Of their houses, nor shall They (themselves) leave, Except in case they are Guilty of some open lewdness, Those are limits Set by God: and any Who transgresses the limits Of God, does verily Wrong his (own) soul: Thou knowest not if Perchance God will Bring about thereafter Some new situation.
Surah At-Talaq, verse 65:1