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Quran Maqasid

مَجْنُون

مجنون in the Quran

Meaning: a madman

مجنون occurs 11 times in 11 verses across 9 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
11
Verses
11
Surahs
9

مَجْنُون

Noun · 11 times

Meaning: a madman · Also translated as: surely mad, mad, a mad man

Forms in the Quran

  • مَّجْنُونٍۭ ×6
  • لَمَجْنُونٌ ×3
  • بِمَجْنُونٍ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

ودهم. وجميع وأجمع وأجمعون يستعمل لتأكيد الاجتماع على الأمر، فأما أجمعون فتوصف به المعرفة، ولا يصح نصبه على الحال. نحو قوله تعالى: فسجد الملائكة كلهم أجمعون [الحجر/ 30] ، وأتوني بأهلكم أجمعين [يوسف/ 93] ، فأما جميع فإنه قد ينصب على الحال فيؤكد به من حيث المعنى، نحو: اهبطوا منها جميعا [البقرة/ 38] ، وقال: فكيدوني جميعا…

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿جنات﴾ [البقرة: 25] و ﴿جنة﴾ [البقرة: 35] الجنة: قيل: هي في الأصل البستان ذو الشجر الساتر بأشجاره الأرض. وقد يطلق على الأشجار نفسها جنة. وأنشد لزهير: [من البسيط].

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ج ن ن

Verses with مجنون

Verses 1–11 of 11

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    They say: "O thou to whom The Message is being revealed! Truly thou art mad (or possessed)!

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:6
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Pharaoh) said: "Truly Your apostle who has been Sent to you is A veritable madman!"

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:27
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And say: "What! Shall we Give up our gods. For the sake of A Poet possessed?"

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:36
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yet they turn away From him and say: "Tutored (By others), a man possessed!"

    Surah Ad-Dukhan, verse 44:14
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    But (Pharaoh) turned back With his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or One possessed!"

    Surah Adh-Dhariyat, verse 51:39
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Similarly, no apostle came To the Peoples before them, But they said (of him) In like manner, "A sorcerer, or One possessed"!

    Surah Adh-Dhariyat, verse 51:52
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Wherefore proclaim thou The praises (of thy Lord): For by the Grace Of thy Lord, thou art No (vulgar) soothsayer, nor Art thou one possessed.

    Surah At-Tur, verse 52:29
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Before them the People Of Noah rejected (their apostle): They rejected Our servant, And said, "Here is One possessed!", and he Was driven out.

    Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:9
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thou art not, By the grace of thy Lord, Mad or possessed.

    Surah Al-Qalam, verse 68:2
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the Unbelievers Would almost trip thee up With their eyes when they Hear the Message; and they Say: "Surely he is possessed!"

    Surah Al-Qalam, verse 68:51
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And (O people!) Your Companion is not One possessed;

    Surah At-Takwir, verse 81:22