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Quran Maqasid

مُهِين

مهين in the Quran

Meaning: humiliating

مهين occurs 18 times in 18 verses across 14 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
18
Verses
18
Surahs
14

مُهِين

Noun · 14 times

Meaning: humiliating

Forms in the Quran

  • مُّهِينٌ ×8
  • مُّهِينًا ×4
  • ٱلْمُهِينِ ×2

مَهِين

Noun · 4 times

Meaning: despised · Also translated as: insignificant, worthless, despicable

Forms in the Quran

  • مَّهِينٍ ×4

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الهوان على وجهين:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الهاء والواو والنون أصيل يدل على سكون أو سكينة أو ذل. من ذلك الهون: السكينة والوقار. قال الله سبحانه: ﴿يمشون على الأرض هونا﴾ [الفرقان: 63]. والهون: الهوان. قال عز وجل: ﴿أيمسكه على هون﴾ [النحل: 59]. والهاوون للذي يدق به عربي صحيح، كأنه فاعول من الهون.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root ه و ن

Verses with مهين

Verses 1–18 of 18

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Miserable is the price For which they have sold Their souls, in that they Deny (the revelation) Which God has sent down, In insolent envy that God Of His Grace should send it To any of His servants He pleases: Thus have they drawn On themselves Wrath upon Wrath. And humiliating is the punishment Of those who reject Faith.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:90
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let not the Unbelievers Think that Our respite To them is good for themselves: We grant them respite That they may grow In their iniquity: But they will have A shameful punishment.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:178
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those who disobey God and His Apostle And transgress His limits Will be admitted To a Fire, to abide therein: And they shall have A humiliating punishment.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:14
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Nor) those who are niggardly Or enjoin niggardliness on others, Or hide the bounties Which God hath bestowed On them; for We have prepared, For those who resist Faith, A Punishment that steeps Them in contempt;—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:37
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    When thou (O Apostle) Art with them, and standest To lead them in prayer, Let one party of them Stand up (in prayer) with thee, Taking their arms with them: When they finish Their prostrations, let them Take their position in the rear. And let the other party come up Which hath not yet prayed— And let them pray with thee, Taking all precautions, And bearing arms: The Unbelievers wish, If ye were negligent Of your arms and your baggage, To assault you in a single rush. But there is no blame on you If ye put away your arms Because of the inconvenience Of rain or because ye are ill; But take (every) precaution For yourselves. For the Unbelievers God hath prepared A humiliating punishment.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:102
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    They are in truth (Equally) Unbelievers; And We have prepared For Unbelievers a humiliating Punishment.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:151
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And for those who reject Faith And deny Our Signs, There will be a humiliating Punishment.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:57
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    But there are, among men, Those who purchase idle tales,' Without knowledge (or meaning), To mislead (men) from the Path Of God and throw ridicule (On the Path): for such There will be a humiliating Penalty.

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:6
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And made his progeny From a quintessence Of the nature of A fluid despised:

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:8
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who annoy God and His Apostle— God has cursed them In this world and In the Hereafter, And has prepared for them A humiliating Punishment.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:57
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then, when We decreed (Solomon's) death, nothing showed them His death except a little Worm of the earth, which Kept (slowly) gnawing away At his staff: so when he Fell down, the Jinns saw Plainly that if they had Known the unseen, they Would not have tarried In the humiliating Penalty (Of their Task).

    Surah Saba, verse 34:14
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Am I not better Than this (Moses), who Is a contemptible wretch And can scarcely Express himself clearly?

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:52
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    We did deliver aforetime The Children of Israel From humiliating Punishment,

    Surah Ad-Dukhan, verse 44:30
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And when he learns Something of Our Signs, He takes them in jest: For such there will be A humiliating Penalty.

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:9
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who resist God And His Apostle will be Humbled to dust, as were Those before them: for We Have already sent down Clear Signs. And the Unbelievers (Will have) a humiliating Penalty,—

    Surah Al-Mujadila, verse 58:5
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    They have made their oaths A screen (for their misdeeds): Thus they obstruct (men) From the Path of God: Therefore shall they have A humiliating Penalty.

    Surah Al-Mujadila, verse 58:16
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Heed not the type Of despicable man,— Ready with oaths,

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

    Have We not created You from a fluid (Held) despicable?—

    Surah Al-Mursalat, verse 77:20