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نَبَّأَ

نبأ in the Quran

Meaning: then He will inform you

نبأ occurs 75 times in 72 verses across 35 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
75
Verses
72
Surahs
35

نَبَّأَ

Verb · 46 times

Meaning: then He will inform you · Also translated as: Shall I inform you, And I inform you, will inform them, I inform you

Forms in the Quran

  • فَيُنَبِّئُكُم ×7
  • يُنَبِّئُهُمُ ×3
  • أُنَبِّئُكُم ×3
  • فَيُنَبِّئُهُم ×3
  • يُنَبِّئُكُم ×2
  • وَنَبِّئْهُمْ ×2
  • فَأُنَبِّئُكُم ×2
  • أَؤُنَبِّئُكُم ×1

نَبَأ

Noun · 29 times

Meaning: news · Also translated as: the story, story

Forms in the Quran

  • نَبَأَ ×7
  • أَنۢبَآءِ ×6
  • نَبَؤُا۟ ×4
  • أَنۢبَٰٓؤُا۟ ×2
  • بِنَبَإٍ ×2
  • ٱلْأَنۢبَآءُ ×2
  • نَّبَإِى۟ ×1
  • أَنۢبَآئِهَا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

[النبأ] : خبر ذو فائدة عظيمة يحصل به علم أو غلبة ظن، ولا يقال للخبر في الأصل نبأ حتى

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿ولقد جاءك من نبأ المرسلين﴾ [الأنعام:34] أي، من أخبارهم مع قومهم. والنبأ: الخبر، كذا فسره الهروي وغيره. ولم يكتف الراغب بذلك، بل قيده بثلاثة أمور فقال: النبأ خبر ذو فائدة عظيمة، يحصل به علم أو غلبة ظن، قال: ولا يقال للخبر في الأصل نبأ حتى يتضمن هذه الأشياء الثلاثة. وحق الخبر الذي يقال فيه نبأ، أن يتعرى عن…

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

Verses with نبأ

Verses 1–20 of 72

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: Shall I give you Glad tidings of things Far better than those? For the righteous are Gardens In nearness to their Lord, With rivers flowing beneath; Therein is their eternal home; With Companions pure (and holy); And the good pleasure of God. For in God's sight Are (all) His servants,—

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:15
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    This is part of the tidings Of the things unseen, Which We reveal unto thee (O Apostle!) by inspiration: Thou wast not with them When they cast lots With arrows, as to which Of them should be charged With the care of Mary: Nor wast thou with them When they disputed (the point).

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:44
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And (appoint him) An apostle to the Children Of Israel, (with this message): "'I have come to you, With a Sign from your Lord, In that I make for you Out of clay, as it were, The figure of a bird, And breathe into it, And it becomes a bird By God's leave: And I heal those Born blind, and the lepers, And I quicken the dead, By God's leave; And I declare to you What ye eat, and what ye store In your houses. Surely Therein is a Sign for you If ye did believe;

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:49
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    From those, too, who call Themselves Christians, We did take a Covenant, But they forgot a good part Of the Message that was Sent them: so We estranged Them, with enmity and hatred Between the one and the other, To the Day of Judgment. And soon will God show Them what it is They have done.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:14
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Recite to them the truth Of the story of the two sons Of Adam. Behold! they each Presented a sacrifice (to God): It was accepted from one, But not from the other. Said the latter: "Be sure I will slay thee." "Surely," Said the former, "God Doth accept of the sacrifice Of those who are righteous.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:27
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    To thee We sent the Scripture In truth, confirming The scripture that came Before it, and guarding it In safety: so judge Between them by what God hath revealed, And follow not their vain Desires, diverging From the Truth that hath come To thee. To each among you Have We prescribed a Law And an Open Way. If God had so willed. He would have made you A single People, but (His Plan is) to test you in what He hath given you: so strive As in a race in all virtues. The goal of you all is to God; It is He that will show you The truth of the matters In which ye dispute;

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:48
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Shall I point out To you something much worse Than this, (as judged) By the treatment it received From God? Those who Incurred the curse of God And His wrath, those of whom some He transformed into apes and swine, Those who worshipped Evil;— These are (many times) worse In rank, and far more astray From the even Path!"

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:60
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Guard your own souls: If ye follow (right) guidance, No hurt can come to you From those who stray. The goal of you all Is to God: it is He That will show you The truth of all That ye do.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:105
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And now they reject The truth when it reaches Them: but soon shall they Learn the reality of what They used to mock at.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:5
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Rejected were the Apostles Before thee: with patience And constancy they bore Their rejection and their wrongs, Until Our aid did reach Them: there is none That can alter the Words (And Decrees) of God. Already hast thou received Some account of those Apostles.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:34
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who doth take Your souls by night, And hath knowledge of all That ye have done by day: By day doth He raise You up again; that a term Appointed be fulfilled; In the end unto Him Will be your return; Then will He show you The truth of all That ye did.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:60
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    For every Message Is a limit of time, And soon shall ye Know it."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:67
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Revile not ye Those whom they call upon Besides God, lest They out of spite Revile God In their ignorance. Thus have We made Alluring to each people' Its own doings. In the end will they Return to their Lord, And We shall then Tell them the truth Of all that they did.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:108
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Take) eight (head of cattle) In (four) pairs: Of sheep a pair, And of goats a pair; Say, hath He forbidden The two males, Or the two females, Or (the young) which the wombs Of the two females enclose? Tell me with knowledge If ye are truthful:

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:143
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    As for those who divide Their religion and break up Into sects, thou hast No part in them in the least: Their affair is with God: He will in the end Tell them the truth Of all that they did.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:159
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Shall I seek For (my) Cherisher Other than God, When He is the Cherisher Of all things (that exist)? Every soul draws the meed Of its acts on none But itself: no bearer Of burdens can bear The burden of another. Your goal in the end Is towards God: He will tell You the truth of the things Wherein ye disputed."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:164
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such were the towns Whose story We (thus) Relate unto thee: There came indeed to them Their apostles with clear (Signs): But they would not believe What they had rejected before. Thus doth God seal up The hearts of those Who reject Faith.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:101
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Relate to them the story Of the man to whom We sent Our Signs, But he passed them by: So Satan followed him up, And he went astray.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:175
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Hypocrites are afraid Lest a Sūra should be sent down About them, showing them what Is (really passing) in their hearts. Say: "Mock ye! But verily God will bring to light all That ye fear (should be revealed).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:64
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Hath not the story reached them Of those before them?— The people of Noah, and ’Ād, And Thamūd; the people Of Abraham, the men Of Midian, and the Cities overthrown. To them came their apostles With Clear Signs. It is Not God Who wrongs them, But they wrong their own souls.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:70