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Quran Maqasid

ناس

ناس in the Quran

Meaning: the people

ناس occurs 241 times in 225 verses across 53 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
241
Verses
225
Surahs
53

ناس

Noun · 241 times

Meaning: the people · Also translated as: the mankind, mankind, [the] people, for mankind

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلنَّاسِ ×182
  • لِلنَّاسِ ×51
  • وَٱلنَّاسِ ×5
  • بِٱلنَّاسِ ×3

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الهمزة والنون والسين أصل واحد، وهو ظهور الشيء، وكل شيء خالف طريقة التوحش. قالوا: الإنس خلاف الجن، وسموا لظهورهم. يقال: آنست الشيء: إذا رأيته. قال الله تعالى: ﴿فإن آنستم منهم رشدا﴾ [النساء: 6]. ويقال: آنست الشيء: إذا سمعته. وهذا مستعار من الأول. قال الحارث:

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The full entries on the root أ ن س

Verses with ناس

Verses 141–160 of 225

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Closer and closer to mankind Comes their Reckoning: yet they Heed not and they turn away.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:1
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said, "Then bring him Before the eyes of the people, That they may bear witness:"

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:61
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    O mankind! Fear your Lord! For the convulsion of the Hour (Of Judgment) will be A thing terrible!

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:1
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Day ye shall see it, Every mother giving suck Shall forget her suckling-babe, And every pregnant female Shall drop her load (unformed): Thou shalt see mankind As in a drunken riot, Yet not drunk: but dreadful Will be the Wrath of God.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:2
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And yet among men There are such as dispute About God, without knowledge, And follow every evil one Obstinate in rebellion!

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:3
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    O mankind! if ye have A doubt about the Resurrection, (Consider) that We created you Out of dust, then out of Sperm, then out of a leech-like Clot, then out of a morsel Of flesh, partly formed And partly unformed, in order That We may manifest (Our power) to you; And We cause whom We will To rest in the wombs For an appointed term, Then do We bring you out As babes, then (foster you) That ye may reach your age Of full strength; and some Of you are called to die, And some are sent back To the feeblest old age, So that they know nothing After having known (much), And (further), thou seest The earth barren and lifeless, But when We pour down Rain on it, it is stirred (To life), it swells, And it puts forth every kind Of beautiful growth (in pairs).

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:5
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yet there is among men Such a one as disputes About God, without knowledge, Without guidance, and without A Book of Enlightenment,—

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

    There are among men Some who serve God, As it were, on the verge: If good befalls them, they are, Therewith, well content; but If a trial comes to them, They turn on their faces: They lose both this world And the Hereafter: that Is loss for all to see!

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:11
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Seest thou not that To God bow down in worship All things that are In the heavens and on earth,— The sun, the moon, the stars; The hills, the trees, the animals; And a great number among Mankind? But a great number Are (also) such as are Fit for Punishment: and such As God shall disgrace, None can raise to honour: For God carries out All that He wills.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:18
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    As to those who have rejected (God), and would keep back (men) From the Way of God, and From the Sacred Mosque, which We have made (open) to (all) men— Equal is the dweller there And the visitor from the country And any whose purpose therein Is profanity or wrong-doing— Them will We cause to taste Of a most grievous Penalty.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:25
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And proclaim the Pilgrimage Among men: they will come To thee on foot and (mounted) On every kind of camel, Lean on account of journeys Through deep and distant Mountain highways;

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:27
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    (They are) those who have Been expelled from their homes In defiance of right, (For no cause) except That they say," Lord Is God". Did not God Check one set of people By means of another, There would surely have been Pulled down monasteries, churches, Synagogues, and mosques, in which The name of God is commemorated In abundant measure. God will Certainly aid those who Aid His (cause);—for verily God is Full of Strength, Exalted in Might, (Able to enforce His Will).

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:40
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O men! I am (Sent) to you only to give A clear warning:

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:49
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Seest thou not that God Has made subject to you (men) All that is on the earth, And the ships that sail Through the sea by His command? He withholds the sky (rain) From falling on the earth Except by His leave: For God is Most Kind And Most Merciful to man.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:65
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    O men! Here is A parable set forth! Listen to it! Those On whom, besides God, Ye call, cannot create (Even) a fly, if they all Met together for the purpose! And if the fly should snatch Away anything from them, They would have no power To release it from the fly. Feeble are those who petition And those whom they petition!

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:73
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    God chooses Messengers From angels and from men For God is He Who hears And sees (all things).

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:75
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And strive in His cause As ye ought to strive, (With sincerity and under discipline). He has chosen you, and has Imposed no difficulties on you In religion; it is the cult Of your father Abraham. It is He Who has named You Muslims, both before And in this (Revelation); That the Apostle may be A witness for you, and ye Be witnesses for mankind! So establish regular Prayer, Give regular Charity, And hold fast to God! He is your Protector— The best to protect And the Best to help!

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:78
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    God is the Light Of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light Is as if there were a Niche And within it a Lamp: The Lamp enclosed in Glass: The glass as it were A brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, An Olive, neither of the East Nor of the West, Whose Oil is well-nigh Luminous, Though fire scarce touched it Light upon Light! God doth guide Whom He will To His Light: God doth set forth Parables For men: and God Doth know all things.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:35
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the people of Noah,— When they rejected the apostles, We drowned them, And We made them As a Sign for mankind; And We have prepared For (all) wrong-doers A grievous Penalty;—

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:37
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We have distributed The (water) amongst them, in order That they may celebrate (Our) praises, but most men Are averse (to aught) but (Rank) ingratitude.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:50