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Quran Maqasid

وَلِيّ

ولي in the Quran

Meaning: allies

ولي occurs 86 times in 80 verses across 30 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
86
Verses
80
Surahs
30

وَلِيّ

Noun · 86 times

Meaning: allies · Also translated as: protector, a Protector, any protector, Protecting Guardian

Forms in the Quran

  • أَوْلِيَآءَ ×34
  • وَلِىٍّ ×20
  • وَلِيًّا ×13
  • أَوْلِيَآؤُهُمُ ×2
  • أَوْلِيَآءَهُۥ ×2
  • وَلِيُّهُم ×2
  • وَلِيُّنَا ×2
  • لِوَلِيِّهِۦ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الولاء والتوالي: أن يحصل شيئان فصاعدا حصولا ليس بينهما ما ليس منهما، ويستعار ذلك للقرب من حيث المكان، ومن حيث النسبة، ومن حيث الدين، ومن حيث الصداقة والنصرة والاعتقاد، والولاية النصرة ، والولاية: تولي الأمر، وقيل: الولاية والولاية نحو: الدلالة والدلالة، وحقيقته: تولي الأمر. والولي والمولى يستعملان في ذلك كل واحد منهما…

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الواو واللام والياء: أصل صحيح يدل على قرب. من ذلك الولي: القرب. يقال: تباعد بعد ولي، أي قرب. وجلس مما يليني، أي يقاربني. والولي: المطر يجيء بعد الوسمي، سمي بذلك لأنه يلي الوسمي.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root و ل ي

Verses with ولي

Verses 41–60 of 80

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will in no wise Frustrate (His design) on earth, Nor have they protectors Besides God! Their penalty Will be doubled! They lost The power to hear, And they did not see!

    Surah Hud, verse 11:20
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And incline not to those Who do wrong, or the Fire Will seize you; and ye have No protectors other than God, Nor shall ye be helped.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:113
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O my Lord! Thou hast Indeed bestowed on me Some power, and taught me Something of the interpretation Of dreams and events,—O Thou Creator of the heavens And the earth! Thou art My Protector in this world And in the Hereafter. Take Thou my soul (at death) As one submitting to Thy Will (As a Muslim), and unite me With the righteous."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:101
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Who is the Lord and Sustainer Of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "(It is) God." Say: "Do ye then take (For worship) protectors other Than Him, such as have No power either for good Or for harm to themselves?" Say: "Are the blind equal With those who see? Or the depths of darkness Equal with Light?" Or do they assign to God Partners who have created (Anything) as He has created, So that the creation seemed To them similar? Say: "God is the Creator Of all things: He is The One, the Supreme and Irresistible."

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:16
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus have We revealed it To be a judgment of authority In Arabic. Wert thou to follow Their (vain) desires after the knowledge Which hath reached thee, Then wouldst thou find Neither protector nor defender Against God.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:37
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    By God, We (also) sent (Our apostles) to Peoples Before thee; but Satan Made, (to the wicked), Their own acts seem alluring: He is also their patron to-day, But they shall have A most grievous penalty.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:63
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor take life—which God Has made sacred—except For just cause. And if Anyone is slain wrongfully, We have given his heir Authority (to demand Qiṣāṣ Or to forgive): but let him Not exceed bounds in the matter Of taking life; for he Is helped (by the Law).

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:33
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is he whom God guides, That is on true guidance; But he whom He leaves Astray—for such wilt thou Find no protector besides Him. On the Day of Judgment We shall gather them together, Prone on their faces, Blind, dumb, and deaf: Their abode will be Hell: Every time it shows abatement, We shall increase for them The fierceness of the Fire.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:97
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Praise be to God, Who begets no son, And has no partner In (His) dominion: Nor (needs) He any To protect Him from humiliation: Yea, magnify Him For His greatness and glory!"

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:111
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thou wouldst have seen The sun, when it rose, Declining to the right From their Cave, and when It set, turning away From them to the left, While they lay in the open Space in the midst Of the Cave. Such are Among the Signs of God: He whom God guides Is rightly guided; but he Whom God leaves to stray,— For him wilt thou find No protector to lead him To the Right Way.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:17
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "God knows best How long they stayed: With Him is (the knowledge Of) the secrets of the heavens And the earth: how clearly He sees, how finely He hears (Everything)! They have no protector Other than Him; nor does He share His Command With any person whatsoever.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:26
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! We said To the angels, "Bow down To Adam": they bowed down Except Iblīs. He was One of the Jinns, and he Broke the Command Of his Lord. Will ye then take him And his progeny as protectors Rather than Me? And they Are enemies to you! Evil would be the exchange For the wrong-doers!

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:50
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do the Unbelievers think That they can take My servants as protectors Besides Me? Verily We Have prepared Hell For the Unbelievers For (their) entertainment.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:102
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Now I fear (what) My relatives (and colleagues) (Will do) after me: But my wife is barren: So give me an heir As from Thyself,—

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:5
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O my father! I fear Lest a Penalty afflict thee From (God) Most Gracious, So that thou become To Satan a friend."

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:45
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will say: "Glory to Thee! Not meet was it for us That we should take For protectors others besides Thee: But Thou didst bestow, On them and their fathers, Good things (in life), until They forgot the Message: For they were a people (Worthless and) lost."

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:18
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "Swear A mutual oath by God That we shall make A secret night attack On him and his people, And that we shall then Say to his heir (when he Seeks vengeance), 'We were not Present at the slaughter Of his people, and we are Positively telling the truth'."

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:49
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Not on earth nor in heaven Will ye be able (fleeing) To frustrate (His Plan), Nor have ye, besides God, Any protector or helper."

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:22
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    The parable of those who Take protectors other than God Is that of the Spider, Who builds (to itself) A house; but truly The flimsiest of houses Is the Spider's house;— If they but knew.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:41
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is God Who has Created the heavens And the earth, and all Between them, in six Days, And is firmly established On the Throne (of authority): Ye have none, besides Him, To protect or intercede (for you): Will ye not then Receive admonition?

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:4