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Quran Maqasid

مُتْرَف

مترف in the Quran

Meaning: its wealthy people

مترف occurs 5 times in 5 verses across 5 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
5
Verses
5
Surahs
5

مُتْرَف

Noun · 5 times

Meaning: its wealthy people · Also translated as: their affluent ones, its wealthy ones, wealthy ones of it, indulging in affluence

Forms in the Quran

  • مُتْرَفُوهَآ ×2
  • مُتْرَفِيهَا ×1
  • مُتْرَفِيهِم ×1
  • مُتْرَفِينَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الترفة: التوسع في النعمة، يقال: أترف فلان فهو مترف. أترفناهم في الحياة الدنيا [المؤمنون/ 33] ، واتبع الذين ظلموا ما أترفوا فيه [هود/ 116] ، وقال: ارجعوا إلى ما أترفتم فيه [الأنبياء/ 13] ، وأخذنا مترفيهم بالعذاب [المؤمنون/ 64] ، وهم الموصوفون بقوله سبحانه: فأما الإنسان إذا ما ابتلاه ربه فأكرمه ونعمه [الفجر/ 15] .

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قال تعالى: ﴿أمرنا مترفيها﴾ [الإسراء: 16] المترف: المتنعم بضروب النعم المتوسع فيها. فالترفة: التوسع في النعمة. وهؤلاء هم الموصفون بقوله: ﴿فأما الإنسان إذا ما ابتلاه ربه فأكرمه ونعمه﴾ [الفجر: 15]. وقوله: ﴿واتبع الذين ظلموا ما أترفوا فيه﴾ [هود: 116] أي جعلوا همهم في تتبع النعم، وأغفلوا ما يهمهم من أمور آخرتهم كغالب أحوال…

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

Verses with مترف

Verses 1–5 of 5

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    When We decide to destroy A population, We (first) send A definite order to those Among them who are given The good things of this life And yet transgress; so that The word is proved true Against them: then (it is) We destroy them utterly.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:16
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Until, when We seize In Punishment those of them Who received the good things Of this world, behold, They will groan in supplication!

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:64
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Never did We send A Warner to a population, But the wealthy ones among them Said: "We believe not In the (Message) with which Ye have been sent."

    Surah Saba, verse 34:34
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Just in the same way, Whenever We sent a Warner Before thee to any people, The wealthy ones among them Said: "We found our fathers Following a certain religion, And we will certainly Follow in their footsteps."

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:23
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    For that they were wont To be indulged, before that, In wealth (and luxury),

    Surah Al-Waqi'ah, verse 56:45