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Quran Maqasid

نَجَّى

نجى in the Quran

Meaning: We saved

نجى occurs 37 times in 35 verses across 21 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
37
Verses
35
Surahs
21

نَجَّى

Verb · 37 times

Meaning: We saved · Also translated as: saves you, saved us, And save us, We will save you

Forms in the Quran

  • نَجَّىٰنَا ×6
  • وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ ×4
  • فَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ ×3
  • وَنَجِّنِى ×3
  • يُنَجِّيكُم ×2
  • نُنَجِّى ×2
  • نَجِّنِى ×2
  • نَجَّىٰهُمْ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

م، ونجم: طلع، نجوما ونجما، فصار النجم مرة اسما، ومرة مصدرا، فالنجوم مرة اسما كالقلوب والجيوب، ومرة مصدرا كالطلوع والغروب، ومنه شبه به طلوع النبات، والرأي، فقيل: نجم النبت والقرن، ونجم لي رأي نجما ونجوما، ونجم فلان على السلطان: صار

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وأنجينا الذين آمنوا﴾ [النمل: 53] أي خلصناهم وأصل النجاة الانفصال من الشيء والتقصي منه. وذلك أن النجاة في الأصل المكان المرتفع، لأنه خلص عما حواليه من الأمكنة. وقيل: لأنه نجا من السيل. والناجي كأنه حل في ذلك المكان، ثم أطلق على كل خلاص.

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

Verses with نجى

Verses 1–20 of 35

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember, We delivered you From the people of Pharaoh: they set you Hard tasks and punishments, slaughtered Your sons and let your women-folk live; Therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:49
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Who is it That delivereth you From the dark recesses Of land and sea, When ye call upon Him In humility And silent terror: If He only delivers us From these (dangers), (We vow) we shall truly Show our gratitude?"

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:63
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "It is God That delivereth you From these and all (other) Distresses: and yet Ye worship false gods!"

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:64
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    "We should indeed invent A lie against God, If we returned to your ways After God hath rescued Us therefrom; nor could we By any manner of means Return thereto unless it be As in the will and plan of God, Our Lord. Our Lord Can reach out to the utmost Recesses of things by His knowledge. In God is our trust. Our Lord! Decide thou Between us and our people In truth, for thou Art the best to decide."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:89
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    They rejected him, But We delivered him, And those with him, In the Ark, and We made Them inherit (the earth), While We overwhelmed In the Flood those Who rejected Our Signs. Then see what was the end Of those who were warned (But heeded not)!

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:73
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And deliver us by Thy Mercy From those who reject (Thee)."

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:86
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    "This day shall We save thee In thy body, that thou Mayest be a Sign to those Who come after thee! But verily, many among mankind Are heedless of Our Signs!"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:92
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    In the end We deliver Our apostles and those who believe: Thus is it fitting on Our part That We should deliver Those who believe!

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:103
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    So when Our decree Issued, We saved Hūd And those who believed With him, by (special) Grace From Ourselves: We saved them From a severe Penalty.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:58
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    When Our Decree issued, We saved Sālih and those Who believed with him, By (special) Grace from Ourselves— And from the Ignominy Of that Day. For thy Lord— He is the Strong One, and Able To enforce His Will.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:66
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    When Our decree issued, We saved Shu’aib and those Who believed with him, By (special) Mercy from Ourselves But the (mighty) Blast did seize The wrong-doers, and they Lay prostrate in their homes By the morning,—

    Surah Hud, verse 11:94
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Respite will be granted) Until, when the apostles Give up hope (of their people) And (come to) think that they Were treated as liars, There reaches them Our help, And those whom We will Are delivered into safety. But never will be warded off Our punishment from those Who are in sin.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:110
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    When distress seizes you At sea, those that ye Call upon—besides Himself— Leave you in the lurch! But when He brings you back Safe to land, ye turn Away (from Him). Most ungrateful Is man!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:67
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    But We shall save those Who guarded against evil, And We shall leave The wrong-doers therein, (Humbled) to their knees.

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:72
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Behold! thy sister goeth forth And saith, "Shall I show you One who will nurse And rear the (child)? So We brought thee back To thy mother, that her eye Might be cooled and she Should not grieve. Then thou didst slay A man, but We saved thee From trouble, and We tried Thee in various ways. Then didst thou tarry A number of years With the people of Midian. Then didst thou come hither As ordained, O Moses!

    Surah Taha, verse 20:40
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    But We delivered him And (his nephew) Lūt (And directed them) to the land Which We have blessed For the nations.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:71
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And to Lūt, too, We gave Judgment and Knowledge, And We saved him From the town which practised Abominations: truly they were A people given to Evil, A rebellious people.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:74
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Remember) Noah, when He cried (to Us) aforetime: We listened to his (prayer) And delivered him and his Family from great distress.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:76
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    So We listened to him: And delivered him from Distress: and thus do We Deliver those who have faith.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:88
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    And when thou hast embarked On the Ark—thou and those With thee,—say: "Praise be To God, Who has saved us From the people who do wrong."

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:28