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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 21–40 of 91

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Nor) those who are niggardly Or enjoin niggardliness on others, Or hide the bounties Which God hath bestowed On them; for We have prepared, For those who resist Faith, A Punishment that steeps Them in contempt;—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:37
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or do they envy mankind For what God hath given them Of his bounty? But We Had already given the people Of Abraham the Book And Wisdom, and conferred Upon them a great kingdom.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:54
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such is the Bounty From God: and sufficient Is it that God knoweth all.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:70
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if good fortune comes to you From God, they would be sure To say—as if there had never been Ties of affection between you and them— "Oh! I wish I had been with them; A fine thing should I then Have made of it!"

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:73
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    When there comes to them Some matter touching (Public) safety or fear, They divulge it. If they had only referred it To the Apostle, or to those Charged with authority Among them, the proper Investigators would have Tested it from them (direct). Were it not for the Grace And Mercy of God unto you, All but a few of you Would have fallen Into the clutches of Satan.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:83
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Not equal are those Believers who sit (at home) And receive no hurt, And those who strive And fight in the cause Of God with their goods And their persons. God hath granted A grade higher to those Who strive and fight With their goods and persons Than to those who sit (at home). Unto all (in Faith) Hath God promised good: But those who strive and fight Hath He distinguished Above those who sit (at home) By a special reward,—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:95
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    But for the Grace of God To thee and His Mercy, A party of them would Certainly have plotted To lead thee astray. But (in fact) they will only Lead their own souls astray, And to thee they can do No harm in the least. For God hath sent down To thee the Book and Wisdom And taught thee what thou Knewest not (before): And great is the Grace Of God unto thee.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:113
  8. 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
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then those who believe In God, and hold fast To Him,—soon will He Admit them to Mercy And Grace from Himself, And guide them to Himself By a straight Way.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:175
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Violate not the sanctity Of the Symbols of God, Nor of the Sacred Month, Nor of the animals brought For sacrifice, nor the garlands That mark out such animals, Nor the people resorting To the Sacred House, Seeking of the bounty And good pleasure Of their Lord. But when ye are clear Of the Sacred Precincts And of pilgrim garb, Ye may hunt And let not the hatred Of some people In (once) shutting you out Of the Sacred Mosque Lead you to transgression (And hostility on your part). Help ye one another In righteousness and piety, But help ye not one another In sin and rancour: Fear God: for God Is strict in punishment.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:2
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! If any from among you Turn back from his Faith, Soon will God produce A people whom He will love As they will love Him,— Lowly with the Believers, Mighty against the Rejecters, Fighting in the Way of God, And never afraid Of the reproaches Of such as find fault. That is the Grace of God, Which He will bestow On whom He pleaseth. And God encompasseth all, And He knoweth all things.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:54
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    And Ismā’īl and Elisha, And Jonas, and Lot: And to all We gave Favour above the nations:

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:86
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then the first will say To the last: "See then! No advantage have ye Over us; so taste ye Of the Penalty for all That ye did!"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:39
  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.

    O ye who believe! If ye fear God, He will grant you a Criterion (To judge between right and wrong), Remove from you (all) evil (That may afflict) you, And forgive you: For God is the Lord Of grace unbounded.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:29
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Truly The Pagans are unclean; So let them not, After this year of theirs, Approach the Sacred Mosque. And if ye fear poverty, Soon will God enrich you, If He wills, out of His bounty, For God is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:28
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    If only they had been content With what God and His Apostle Gave them, and had said, "Sufficient unto us is God! God and His Apostle will soon Give us of His bounty: To God do we turn our hopes!" (That would have been the right course).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:59
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    They swear by God that they Said nothing (evil), but indeed They uttered blasphemy, And they did it after accepting Islam; and they meditated A plot which they were unable To carry out: this revenge Of theirs was (their) only return For the bounty with which God and His Apostle had enriched Them! If they repent, It will be best for them; But if they turn back (To their evil ways), God will punish them With a grievous penalty In this life and in the Hereafter: They shall have none on earth To protect or help them.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:74
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Amongst them are men Who made a Covenant with God, That if He bestowed on them Of His bounty, they would give (Largely) in charity, and be truly Amongst those who are righteous.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:75
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when He did bestow Of His bounty, they became Covetous, and turned back (From their Covenant), averse (From its fulfilment).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:76