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Quran Maqasid

قَرْيَة

قرية in the Quran

Meaning: the cities

قرية occurs 57 times in 54 verses across 26 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
57
Verses
54
Surahs
26

قَرْيَة

Noun · 57 times

Meaning: the cities · Also translated as: city, a city, town, a township

Forms in the Quran

  • قَرْيَةٍ ×23
  • ٱلْقُرَىٰ ×17
  • ٱلْقَرْيَةَ ×10
  • قَرْيَتِكُمْ ×2
  • قُرًى ×2
  • قَرْيَتِنَآ ×1
  • ٱلْقَرْيَتَيْنِ ×1
  • قَرْيَتِكَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

القرية: اسم للموضع الذي يجتمع فيه الناس، وللناس جميعا، ويستعمل في كل واحد منهما. قال تعالى: وسئل القرية

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿واسأل القرية﴾ [يوسف:82] قيل هي اسم للمكان الذي يجتمع فيه الناس، وللناس جميعا، ثم يستعمل في كل واحد منهما، قاله الراغب. قلت: وعلى هذا فكون القرية اسما للمكان وحده أو الناس وحدهم مجازا واشتقاقها من القري وهو الجمع. أي يقال: قريت الماء في الحوض، أي جمعته. ومنه: المقري والمقراة، وهي مجتمع الماء وفي الحديث:…

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

Verses with قرية

Verses 1–20 of 54

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember We said: "Enter this town, and eat Of the plenty therein As ye wish; but enter The gate with humility, In posture and in words, And We shall forgive you your faults And increase (the portion of) Those who do good."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:58
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or (take) the similitude Of one who passed By a hamlet, all in ruins To its roofs. He said: "Oh! how shall God Bring it (ever) to life, After (this) its death?" But God caused him To die for a hundred years, Then raised him up (again). He said: "How long Didst thou tarry (thus)?" He said: "(Perhaps) a day Or part of a day." He said: "Nay, thou hast tarried Thus a hundred years; But look at thy food And thy drink; they show No signs of age; and look At thy donkey: and that We may make of thee A Sign unto the people, Look further at the bones, How We bring them together And clothe them with flesh." When this was shown clearly To him, he said: "I know That God hath power Over all things."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:259
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And why should ye not Fight in the cause of God And of those who, being weak, Are ill-treated (and oppressed)?— Men, women, and children, Whose cry is: "Our Lord! Rescue us from this town, Whose people are oppressors; And raise for us from Thee One who will protect; And raise for us from Thee One who will help!"

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:75
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And this is a Book Which We have sent down, Bringing blessings, and confirming (The revelations) which came Before it: that thou Mayest warn the Mother Of Cities and all around her. Those who believe In the Hereafter Believe in this (Book), And they are constant In guarding their Prayers.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:92
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus have We placed Leaders in every town, Its wicked men, to plot (And burrow) therein: But they only plot Against their own souls, And they perceive it not.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:123
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    (The apostles were sent) thus, For thy Lord would not Destroy for their wrong-doing Men's habitations whilst Their occupants were unwarned.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:131
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    How many towns have We Destroyed (for their sins)? Our punishment took them On a sudden by night Or while they slept For their afternoon rest.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:4
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And his people gave No answer but this: They said, "Drive them out Of your city: these are Indeed men who want To be clean and pure!"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:82
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    The leaders, the arrogant Party among his people, said: "O Shu’aib! we shall Certainly drive thee out Of our city—(thee) and those Who believe with thee; Or else ye (thou and they) Shall have to return To our ways and religion." He said: "What! even Though we do detest (them)?

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:88
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Whenever We sent a prophet To a town, We took up Its people in suffering And adversity, in order That they might learn humility.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:94
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    If the people of the towns Had but believed and feared God, We should indeed Have opened out to them (All kinds of) blessings From heaven and earth; But they rejected (the truth), And We brought them To book for their misdeeds.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:96
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Did the people of the towns Feel secure against the coming Of Our wrath by night While they were asleep?

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:97
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or else did they feel Secure against its coming In broad daylight while they Played about (care-free)?

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:98
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such were the towns Whose story We (thus) Relate unto thee: There came indeed to them Their apostles with clear (Signs): But they would not believe What they had rejected before. Thus doth God seal up The hearts of those Who reject Faith.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:101
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember it was Said to them: "Dwell in this town And eat therein as ye wish, But say the word of humility And enter the gate In a posture of humility: We shall forgive you Your faults; We shall increase (The portion of) those who do good."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:161
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ask them concerning the town Standing close by the sea. Behold! they transgressed In the matter of the Sabbath. For on the day of their Sabbath Their fish did come to them, Openly holding up their heads, But on the day they had No Sabbath, they came not: Thus did We make a trial Of them, for they were Given to transgression.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:163
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Why was there not A single township (among those We warned), which believed,— So its Faith should have Profited it,—except the People Of Jonah? When they believed, We removed from them The Penalty of Ignominy In the life of the Present, And permitted them to enjoy (Their life) for a while.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:98
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    These are some of the stories Of communities which We Relate unto thee: of them Some are standing, and some Have been mown down (By the sickle of time.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:100
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such is the chastisement Of thy Lord when He chastises Communities in the midst of Their wrong: grievous, indeed, And severe is His chastisement.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:102
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor would thy Lord be The One to destroy Communities for a single wrong-doing, If its members were likely To mend.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:117