مَثَل
Noun · 88 timesMeaning: like · Also translated as: example, And example, Their example, an example
Forms in the Quran
- مَّثَلُ ×22
- مَثَلًا ×20
- كَمَثَلِ ×13
- ٱلْأَمْثَالَ ×5
- ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ ×5
- وَمَثَلُ ×3
- مَثَلُهُمْ ×2
- فَمَثَلُهُۥ ×2
مَثَل
Meaning: like
مثل occurs 163 times in 142 verses across 48 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
Meaning: like · Also translated as: example, And example, Their example, an example
Meaning: like · Also translated as: similar, similar it, in same manner, twice of them
أصل المثول: الانتصاب، والممثل:
قوله تعالى: ﴿إن الله لا يستحي أن يضرب مثلا ما بعوضة فما فوقها﴾ [البقرة: 26] الآية. المثل هو القول السائر وفق الحال التي ضرب لها، ولابد فيه من غرابة لما أنزل الله: ﴿لن يخلقوا ذبابا﴾ [الحج: 73] ﴿لبيت العنكبوت﴾ [العنكبوت: 41] قالت اليهود: إن الله أجل أن يتكلم بهذا فنزلت.
Verses 21–40 of 142
If a wound hath touched you, Be sure a similar wound Hath touched the others. Such days (of varying fortunes) We give to men and men By turns: that God may know Those that believe, And that He may take To Himself from your ranks Martyr-witnesses (to Truth). And God loveth not Those that do wrong.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:140What! When a single Disaster smites you, Although ye smote (your enemies) With one twice as great, Do ye say?— "Whence is this?" Say (to them): "It is from yourselves: For God hath power Over all things."
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:165God (thus) directs you As regards your children's (Inheritance): to the male, A portion equal to that Of two females: if only Daughters, two or more, Their share is two-thirds Of the inheritance; If only one, her share Is a half. For parents, a sixth share Of the inheritance to each, If the deceased left children; If no children, and the parents Are the (only) heirs, the mother Has a third; if the deceased Left brothers (or sisters) The mother has a sixth. (The distribution in all cases Is) after the payment Of legacies and debts. Ye know not whether Your parents or your children Are nearest to you In benefit. These are Settled portions ordained By God; and God is All-knowing, All-wise.
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:11Already has He sent you Word in the Book, that when Ye hear the Signs of God Held in defiance and ridicule, Ye are not to sit with them Unless they turn to a different Theme: if ye did, ye would be Like them. For God will Collect the Hypocrites and those Who defy Faith—all in Hell;—
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:140They ask thee For a legal decision. Say: God directs (thus) About those who leave No descendants or ascendants As heirs. If it is a man That dies, leaving a sister But no child, she shall Have half the inheritance: If (such a deceased was) A woman, who left no child, Her brother takes her inheritance: If there are two sisters, They shall have two-thirds Of the inheritance (Between them): if there are Brothers and sisters, (they share), The male having twice The share of the female. Thus doth God make clear To you (His law), lest Ye err. And God Hath knowledge of all things.
Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:176Then God sent a raven, Who scratched the ground, To show him how to hide The shame of his brother. "Woe is me!" said he; "Was I not even able To be as this raven, And to hide the shame Of my brother?" Then he became Full of regrets—
Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:31As to those who reject Faith,—if they had Everything on earth, And twice repeated, To give as ransom For the penalty of the Day Of Judgment, it would Never be accepted of them. Theirs would be A grievous Penalty.
Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:36O ye who believe! Kill not game While in the Sacred Precincts or in pilgrim garb. If any of you doth so Intentionally, the compensation Is an offering, brought To the Ka’ba, of a domestic animal Equivalent to the one he killed, As adjudged by two just men Among you; or by way Of atonement, the feeding Of the indigent; or its Equivalent in fasts: that he May taste of the penalty Of his deed. God Forgives what is past: For repetition God will Exact from him the penalty. For God is Exalted, And Lord of Retribution.
Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:95There is not an animal (That lives) on the earth, Nor a being that flies On its wings, but (forms Part of) communities like you. Nothing have we omitted From the Book, and they (all) Shall be gathered to their Lord In the end.
Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:38Who can be more wicked Than one who inventeth A lie against God, Or saith, "I have Received inspiration," When he hath received None, or (again) who saith, "I can reveal the like Of what God hath revealed"? If thou couldst but see How the wicked (do fare) In the flood of confusion At death!—the angels Stretch forth their hands, (Saying), "Yield up your souls: This day shall ye receive Your reward,—a penalty Of shame, for that ye used To tell lies against God, And scornfully to reject Of His Signs!"
Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:93Can he who was dead, To whom We gave life, And a Light whereby He can walk amongst men, Be like him who is In the depths of darkness, From which he can Never come out? Thus to those without Faith Their own deeds seem pleasing.
Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:122When there comes to them A Sign (from God), They say: "We shall not Believe until we receive One (exactly) like those Received by God's apostles." God knoweth best where (And how) to carry out His mission. Soon Will the wicked Be overtaken by Humiliation before God, And a severe punishment, For all their plots.
Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:124He that doeth good Shall have ten times As much to his credit: He that doeth evil Shall only be recompensed According to his evil: No wrong shall be done Unto (any of) them.
Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:160After them succeeded An (evil) generation: they Inherited the Book, but They chose (for themselves) The vanities of this world, Saying (for excuse): "(Everything) Will be forgiven us." (Even so), if similar vanities Came their way, they would (Again) seize them. Was not the Covenant Of the Book taken from them, That they would not Ascribe to God anything But the truth? And they Study what is in the Book. But best for the righteous Is the Home in the Hereafter. Will ye not understand?
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:169If it had been Our Will, We should have elevated him With Our Signs; but he Inclined to the earth, And followed his own vain desires. His similitude is that Of a dog: if you attack Him, he lolls out his tongue, Or if you leave him alone, He (still) lolls out his tongue. That is the similitude Of those who reject Our Signs; So relate the story; Perchance they may reflect.
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:176Evil as an example are People who reject Our Signs And wrong their own souls.
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:177Verily those whom ye Call upon besides God Are servants like unto you: Call upon them, and let them Listen to your prayer, If ye are (indeed) truthful!
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:194When Our Signs are rehearsed To them, they say: "We Have heard this (before): If we wished, we could Say (words) like these: These are nothing But tales of the ancients."
Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:31The likeness of the life Of the Present is As the rain which We Send down from the skies: By its mingling arises The produce of the earth— Which provides food For men and animals: (It grows) till the earth Is clad with its golden Ornaments and is decked out (In beauty): the people to whom It belongs think they have All powers of disposal over it: There reaches it Our command By night or by day, And We make it Like a harvest clean-mown, As if it had not flourished Only the day before! Thus do We explain The Signs in detail For those who reflect.
Surah Yunus, verse 10:24But those who have earned Evil will have a reward Of like evil: ignominy Will cover their (faces): No defender will they have From (the wrath of) God: Their faces will be covered, As it were, with pieces From the depth of the darkness Of Night: they are Companions Of the Fire: they will Abide therein (for aye)!
Surah Yunus, verse 10:27