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Quran Maqasid

مَخْمَصَة

مخمصة in the Quran

Meaning: hunger

مخمصة occurs 2 times in 2 verses across 2 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
2
Verses
2
Surahs
2

مَخْمَصَة

Noun · 2 times

Meaning: hunger

Forms in the Quran

  • مَخْمَصَةٍ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

قوله تعالى: في مخمصة

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قال تعالى: ﴿في مخمصة﴾ [المائدة: 3] المخمصة: مفعلة من الخمص وهو ضمور البطن. ومنه: جل خامص وخمصان البطن، وامرأة خمصانة. ولما كان الجوع يؤدي إلى ضمور البطن عبر به عنه. أي فمن اضطر في مجاعة. وفي الحديث: "تغدو خماصا وتروح بطانا" وفي الحديث أيضا: "خماص البطون خفاف الظهور" يصفهم بالعفة. وفيه في صفته عليه الصلاة والسلام:…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root خ م ص

Verses with مخمصة

Verses 1–2 of 2

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Forbidden to you (for food) Are: dead meat, blood, The flesh of swine, and that On which hath been invoked The name of other than God; That which hath been Killed by strangling, Or by a violent blow, Or by a headlong fall, Or by being gored to death; That which hath been (partly) Eaten by a wild animal; Unless ye are able To slaughter it (in due form); That which is sacrificed On stone (altars); (Forbidden) also is the division (Of meat) by raffling With arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who Reject Faith given up All hope of your religion: Yet fear them not But fear Me. This day have I Perfected your religion For you, completed My favour upon you, And have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced By hunger, with no inclination To transgression, God is Indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:3
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    It was not fitting For the people of Medina And the Bedouin Arabs Of the neighbourhood, to refuse To follow God's Apostle, Nor to prefer their own lives To his: because nothing Could they suffer or do, But was reckoned to their credit As a deed of righteousness,— Whether they suffered thirst, Or fatigue, or hunger, in the Cause Of God, or trod paths To raise the ire of the Unbelievers, Or received any injury Whatever from an enemy: For God suffereth not The reward to be lost Of those who do good;—

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:120