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وَحْد

وحد in the Quran

Meaning: Alone

وحد occurs 6 times in 6 verses across 5 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
6
Verses
6
Surahs
5

وَحْد

Noun · 6 times

Meaning: Alone

Forms in the Quran

  • وَحْدَهُۥ ×6

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الوحدة: الانفراد، والواحد في الحقيقة هو الشيء الذي لا جزء له البتة، ثم يطلق على كل موجود حتى إنه ما من عدد إلا ويصح أن يوصف به، فيقال: عشرة واحدة، ومائة واحدة، وألف واحد، فالواحد لفظ مشترك يستعمل على ستة أوجه:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الواو والحاء والدال: أصل واحد يدل على الانفراد. من ذلك الوحدة. وهو واحد قبيلته، إذا لم يكن فيهم مثله، قال:

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root و ح د

Verses with وحد

Verses 1–6 of 6

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "Comest thou To us, that we may worship God alone, and give up The cult of our fathers? Bring us what thou Threatenest us with, If so be that thou Tellest the truth!"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:70
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We put coverings Over their hearts (and minds) Lest they should understand The Qur-ān, and deafness Into their ears: when thou Dost commemorate thy Lord— And Him alone—in the Qur-ān, They turn on their backs, Fleeing (from the Truth).

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:46
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    When God, the One and Only, Is mentioned, the hearts Of those who believe not In the Hereafter are filled With disgust and horror; But when (gods) other than He Are mentioned, behold, They are filled with joy!

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:45
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    (The answer will be:) "This is because, when God was invoked as The Only (object of worship), Ye did reject Faith, But when partners were Joined to Him, ye believed! The Command is with God, Most High, Most Great!"

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:12
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when they saw Our Punishment, they said: "We believe in God,— The One God—and we Reject the partners we used To join with Him."

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:84
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    There is for you An excellent example (to follow) In Abraham and those with him, When they said To their people: "We are clear of you And of whatever ye worship Besides God: we have rejected You, and there has arisen, Between us and you, enmity And hatred for ever,—unless Ye believe in God And Him alone": But not when Abraham Said to his father: "I will pray for forgiveness For thee, though I have No power (to get) aught On thy behalf from God." (They prayed): "Our Lord! In Thee do we trust, And to Thee do we turn In repentance: to Thee Is (our) final Goal.

    Surah Al-Mumtahanah, verse 60:4