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Quran Maqasid

فَضْل

فضل in the Quran

Meaning: bounty

فضل occurs 101 times in 91 verses across 31 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
101
Verses
91
Surahs
31

فَضْل

Noun · 84 times

Meaning: bounty · Also translated as: Grace, His Grace, the graciousness

Forms in the Quran

  • فَضْلِهِۦ ×28
  • فَضْلُ ×27
  • ٱلْفَضْلِ ×14
  • فَضْلًا ×9
  • وَفَضْلٍ ×3
  • وَفَضْلًا ×1
  • بِفَضْلِ ×1
  • لِفَضْلِهِۦ ×1

فَضَّلَ

Verb · 17 times

Meaning: [I] preferred you · Also translated as: bestowed, We preferred

Forms in the Quran

  • فَضَّلْنَا ×5
  • فَضَّلَ ×4
  • فَضَّلْتُكُمْ ×2
  • وَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْ ×2
  • وَفَضَّلَ ×1
  • فَضَّلَكُمْ ×1
  • وَنُفَضِّلُ ×1
  • فُضِّلُوا۟ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الفضل: الزيادة عن الاقتصاد، وذلك ضربان: محمود: كفضل العلم والحلم، ومذموم: كفضل الغضب على ما يجب أن يكون عليه. والفضل في المحمود أكثر استعمالا، والفضول في المذموم، والفضل إذا استعمل لزيادة أحد الشيئين على الآخر فعلى ثلاثة أضرب:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿ويؤت كل ذي فضل فضله﴾ [هود:3] قال ابن عرفة: إن كل من قدم خيرا يلتمس به فضل الله بنية أو لسان أو جارحة أعطاه الله فضل ذلك العمل. وقال الأزهري: أي من كان ذا فضل في دينه فضله الله في الآخرة.

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ف ض ل

Verses with فضل

Verses 1–20 of 91

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Children of Israel! call to mind The (special) favour which I bestowed Upon you, and that I preferred you To all others (for My Message).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:47
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    But ye turned back thereafter: Had it not been for the Grace And Mercy of God to you, Ye had surely been Among the lost.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:64
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Miserable is the price For which they have sold Their souls, in that they Deny (the revelation) Which God has sent down, In insolent envy that God Of His Grace should send it To any of His servants He pleases: Thus have they drawn On themselves Wrath upon Wrath. And humiliating is the punishment Of those who reject Faith.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:90
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is never the wish Of those without Faith Among the People of the Book, Nor of the Pagans, That anything good Should come down to you From your Lord. But God will choose For His special Mercy Whom He will—for God is Lord of grace abounding.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:105
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Children of Israel! call to mind The special favour which I bestowed Upon you, and that I preferred you To all others (for My Message).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:122
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is no crime in you If ye seek of the bounty Of your Lord (during pilgrimage). Then when ye pour down From (Mount) ’Arafāt, Celebrate the praises of God At the Sacred Monument, And celebrate His praises As He has directed you, Even though, before this, Ye went astray.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:198
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if ye divorce them Before consummation, But after the fixation Of a dower for them, Then the half of the dower (Is due to them), unless They remit it Or (the man's half) is remitted By him in whose hands Is the marriage tie; And the remission (Of the man's half) Is the nearest to righteousness. And do not forget Liberality between yourselves. For God sees well All that ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:237
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Didst thou not Turn by vision to those Who abandoned their homes, Though they were thousands (In number), for fear of death? God said to them: "Die": Then He restored them to life. For God is full of bounty To mankind, but Most of them are ungrateful.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:243
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    By God's will, They routed them; And David slew Goliath; And God gave him Power and wisdom And taught him Whatever (else) He willed, And did not God Check one set of people By means of another, The earth would indeed Be full of mischief: But God is full of bounty To all the worlds.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:251
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those apostles Were endowed with gifts, Some above others To one of them God spoke; Others He raised To degrees (of honour); To Jesus the son of Mary We gave Clear (Signs), And strengthened him With the holy spirit. If God had so willed, Succeeding generations Would not have fought Among each other, after Clear (Signs) had come to them, But they (chose) to wrangle, Some believing and Others Rejecting. If God had so willed, They would not have fought Each other; but God Fulfilleth His plan.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:253
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Evil One threatens You with poverty And bids you to conduct Unseemly. God promiseth You His forgiveness And bounties. And God careth for all And He knoweth all things.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:268
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And believe no one Unless he follows Your religion." Say: "True guidance Is the guidance of God: (Fear ye) lest a revelation Be sent to someone (else) Like unto that which was sent Unto you? Or that those (Receiving such revelation) Should engage you in argument Before your Lord?" Say: "All bounties Are in the hand of God: He granteth them To whom He pleaseth: And God careth for all, And He knoweth all things."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:73
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    For His Mercy He specially chooseth Whom He pleaseth; For God is the Lord Of bounties unbounded.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:74
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    God did indeed fulfil His promise to you When ye with His permission Were about to annihilate Your enemy,—until ye flinched And fell to disputing About the order, And disobeyed it After He brought you in sight (Of the Booty) which ye covet. Among you are some That hanker after this world And some that desire The Hereafter. Then did He Divert you from your foes In order to test you. But He forgave you: For God is full of grace To those who believe.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:152
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    They rejoice in the Bounty Provided by God: And with regard to those Left behind, who have not Yet joined them (in their bliss), The (Martyrs) glory in the fact That on them is no fear, Nor have they (cause to) grieve.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:170
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    They glory in the Grace And the Bounty from God, And in the fact that God suffereth not The reward of the Faithful To be lost (in the least).

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:171
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And they returned With Grace and Bounty From God: no harm Ever touched them: For they followed The good pleasure of God: And God is the Lord Of bounties unbounded.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:174
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    And let not those Who covetously withhold Of the gifts which God Hath given them of His Grace, Think that it is good for them: Nay, it will be the worse For them: soon shall the things Which they covetously withheld Be tied to their necks Like a twisted collar, On the Day of Judgment. To God belongs the heritage Of the heavens and the earth; And God is well-acquainted With all that ye do.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:180
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And in no wise covet Those things in which God Hath bestowed His gifts More freely on some of you Than on others: to men Is allotted what they earn, And to women what they earn: But ask God of His bounty. For God hath full knowledge Of all things.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:32
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Men are the protectors And maintainers of women, Because God has given The one more (strength) Than the other, and because They support them From their means. Therefore the righteous women Are devoutly obedient, and guard In (the husband's) absence What God would have them guard. As to those women On whose part ye fear Disloyalty and ill-conduct, Admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); But if they return to obedience, Seek not against them Means (of annoyance): For God is Most High, Great (above you all).

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:34