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Quran Maqasid

مَيْسِر

ميسر in the Quran

Meaning: and [the] games of chance

ميسر occurs 3 times in 3 verses across 2 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
3
Verses
3
Surahs
2

مَيْسِر

Noun · 3 times

Meaning: and [the] games of chance · Also translated as: and gambling

Forms in the Quran

  • وَٱلْمَيْسِرِ ×3

Its root in the classical dictionaries

اليسر: ضد العسر. قال تعالى: يريد الله بكم اليسر ولا يريد بكم العسر [البقرة/ 185] ، سيجعل الله بعد عسر يسرا

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿إن مع العسر يسرا﴾ [الشرح: 6] اليسر: السهولة ضد العسر. ومنه قوله تعالى: ﴿فما استيسر من الهدى﴾ [البقرة: 196] ﴿فاقرؤوا ما تيسر﴾ [المزمل: 20] أي ما سهل. وقوله: ﴿ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر﴾ [القمر: 17] أي سهلناه. ولولا ذلك لم يطق أحد أن يحفظه في صدره. ولذلك كانت كتب الأولين لا تحفظ في الصدور؛ فإن كلام الله تعالى…

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

Verses with ميسر

Verses 1–3 of 3

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee Concerning wine and gambling. Say: "In them is great sin, And some profit, for men; But the sin is greater Than the profit." They ask thee how much They are to spend; Say: "What is beyond Your needs." Thus doth God Make clear to you His Signs: in order that Ye may consider—

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:219
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (Dedication of) stones, And (divination by) arrows, Are an abomination,— Of Satan's handiwork: Eschew such (abomination), That ye may prosper.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:90
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Satan's plan is (but) To excite enmity and hatred Between you, with intoxicants And gambling, and hinder you From the remembrance Of God, and from prayer: Will ye not then abstain?

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:91