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Quran Maqasid

مَأْوَى

مأوى in the Quran

Meaning: their abode

مأوى occurs 22 times in 22 verses across 16 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
22
Verses
22
Surahs
16

مَأْوَى

Noun · 22 times

Meaning: their abode · Also translated as: and his abode, and your abode, and their refuge, Refuge

Forms in the Quran

  • وَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ ×6
  • مَأْوَىٰهُمْ ×5
  • ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ ×4
  • وَمَأْوَىٰهُ ×3
  • وَمَأْوَىٰكُمُ ×2
  • فَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ ×1
  • مَأْوَىٰكُمُ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

المأوى مصدر أوى يأوي أويا ومأوى، تقول:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الهمزة والواو والياء أصلان: أحدهما التجمع، والثاني الإشفاق. قال الخليل: يقال: أوى الرجل إلى منزله وآوى غيره أويا وإيواء. ويقال: أوى إواء أيضا. والأوي أحسن. قال الله تعالى: ﴿إذ أوى الفتية إلى الكهف﴾ [الكهف: 10]، وقال: ﴿وآويناهما إلى ربوة﴾ [المؤمنون: 50]. والمأوى: مكان كل شيء يأوى إليه ليلا أو نهارا. وأوت الإبل إلى…

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Verses with مأوى

Verses 1–20 of 22

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Soon shall We cast terror Into the hearts of the Unbelievers For that they joined companions With God, for which He had sent No authority: their abode Will be the Fire: and evil Is the home of the wrong-doers!

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:151
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Is the man who follows The good pleasure of God Like the man who draws On himself the wrath Of God, and whose abode Is in Hell?— A woeful refuge!

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:162
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Little is it for enjoyment: Their ultimate abode Is Hell: what an evil bed (To lie on)!

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:197
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    When angels take The souls of those Who die in sin Against their souls, They say: "In what (plight) Were ye?" They reply: "Weak and oppressed Were we in the earth." They say: "Was not The earth of God Spacious enough for you To move yourselves away (From evil)?" Such men Will find their abode In Hell,—What an evil Refuge!—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:97
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    They (his dupes) Will have their dwelling In Hell, and from it They will find no way Of escape.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:121
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    They do blaspheme who say: "God is Christ the son Of Mary" But said Christ: "O Children of Israel! Worship God, my Lord And your Lord." Whoever Joins other gods with God,— God will forbid him The Garden, and the Fire Will be his abode. There will For the wrong-doers Be no one to help.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:72
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    If any do turn his back To them on such a day— Unless it be in a stratagem Of war, or to retreat To a troop (of his own)— He draws on himself The wrath of God, And his abode is Hell,— An evil refuge (indeed)!

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

    O Prophet! strive hard against The Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, And be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,— An evil refuge indeed.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:73
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will swear to you by God, When ye return to them, That ye may leave them alone. So leave them alone: For they are an abomination, And Hell is their dwelling-place,— A fitting recompense For the (evil) that they did.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:95
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Their abode is the Fire, Because of the (evil) They earned.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:8
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    For those who respond To their Lord, are (all) Good things. But those Who respond not to Him, Even if they had all That is in the heavens And on earth, and as much more, (In vain) would they offer it For ransom. For them Will the reckoning be terrible: Their abode will be Hell,—— What a bed of misery!

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:18
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is he whom God guides, That is on true guidance; But he whom He leaves Astray—for such wilt thou Find no protector besides Him. On the Day of Judgment We shall gather them together, Prone on their faces, Blind, dumb, and deaf: Their abode will be Hell: Every time it shows abatement, We shall increase for them The fierceness of the Fire.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:97
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Never think thou That the Unbelievers Are going to frustrate (God's Plan) on earth: Their abode is the Fire,— And it is indeed An evil refuge!

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:57
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And he said: "For you, Ye have taken (for worship) Idols besides God, out of Mutual love and regard Between yourselves in this life; But on the Day of Judgment Ye shall disown each other And curse each other: And your abode will be The Fire, and ye shall have None to help."

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:25
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    For those who believe And do righteous deeds, Are Gardens as hospitable Homes, for their (good) deeds.

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:19
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    As to those who are Rebellious and wicked, their abode Will be the Fire: every time They wish to get away Therefrom, they will be forced Thereinto, and it will be said To them: "Taste ye The Penalty of the Fire, The which ye were wont To reject as false."

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:20
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    It will also be said: "This Day We will forget You as ye forgot The meeting of this Day Of yours! And your Abode is the Fire, and No helpers have ye!

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:34
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Near it is the Garden Of Abode.

    Surah An-Najm, verse 53:15
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    "This Day shall no ransom Be accepted of you, nor Of those who rejected God. Your abode is the Fire: That is the proper place . To claim you: and an evil Refuge it is!"

    Surah Al-Hadid, verse 57:15
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Prophet! Strive hard Against the Unbelievers And the Hypocrites, And be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,— An evil refuge (indeed).

    Surah At-Tahrim, verse 66:9