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يَتِيم

يتيم in the Quran

Meaning: and the orphans

يتيم occurs 23 times in 22 verses across 12 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
23
Verses
22
Surahs
12

يَتِيم

Noun · 23 times

Meaning: and the orphans · Also translated as: the orphans, the orphan, An orphan, and [the] orphans

Forms in the Quran

  • وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ ×7
  • ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ ×5
  • ٱلْيَتِيمِ ×5
  • يَتِيمًا ×2
  • يَتَٰمَى ×1
  • لِلْيَتَٰمَىٰ ×1
  • يَتِيمَيْنِ ×1
  • وَيَتِيمًا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

اليتم: انقطاع الصبي عن أبيه قبل بلوغه، وفي سائر الحيوانات من قبل أمه. قال تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وآتوا اليتامى أموالهم﴾ [النساء: 2]. اليتامى: جمع يتيم، وهو من فقد أباه قبل بلوغ الحنث ذكرا كان أو أنثى. فأما بعد البلوغ فلا يتم، هذا بالنسبة إلى الحقيقة الشرعية. وأما اليتيم لغة فالانفراد. ومنه: درة يتيمة، لانفرادها عن نظائرها بحسنها. وقال بعضهم: اليتم في الآدميين من فقد الآباء، وفي غيرهم من الحيوانات من…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ي ت م

Verses with يتيم

Verses 1–20 of 22

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember We took A Covenant from the Children Of Israel (to this effect): Worship none but God; Treat with kindness Your parents and kindred, And orphans and those in need; Speak fair to the people; Be steadfast in prayer; And practise regular charity. Then did ye turn back, Except a few among you, And ye backslide (even now).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:83
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is not righteousness That ye turn your faces Towards East or West; But it is righteousness— To believe in God And the Last Day, And the Angels, And the Book, And the Messengers; To spend of your substance, Out of love for Him, For your kin, For orphans, For the needy, For the wayfarer, For those who ask, And for the ransom of slaves; To be steadfast in prayer, And practice regular charity; To fulfil the contracts Which ye have made; And to be firm and patient, In pain (or suffering) And adversity, And throughout All periods of panic. Such are the people Of truth, the God-fearing.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:177
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee What they should spend (In charity). Say: Whatever Ye spend that is good, Is for parents and kindred And orphans And those in want And for wayfarers. And whatever ye do That is good,—God Knoweth it well.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:215
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Their bearings) on This life and the Hereafter. They ask thee Concerning orphans. Say: "The best thing to do Is what is for their good; If ye mix Their affairs with yours, They are your brethren; But God knows The man who means mischief From the man who means good. And if God had wished, He could have put you Into difficulties: He is indeed Exalted in Power, Wise.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:220
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    To orphans restore their property (When they reach their age), Nor substitute (your) worthless things For (their) good ones; and devour not Their substance (by mixing it up) With your own. For this is Indeed a great sin.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:2
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    If ye fear that ye shall not Be able to deal justly With the orphans, Marry women of your choice, Two, or three, or four; But if ye fear that ye shall not Be able to deal justly (with them), Then only one, or (a captive) That your right hands possess. That will be more suitable, To prevent you From doing injustice.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:3
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Make trial of orphans Until they reach the age Of marriage; if then ye find Sound judgment in them, Release their property to them; But consume it not wastefully, Nor in haste against their growing up. If the guardian is well-off, Let him claim no remuneration, But if he is poor, let him Have for himself what is Just and reasonable. When ye release their property To them, take witnesses In their presence: But all-sufficient Is God in taking account.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:6
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if at the time of division Other relatives, or orphans, Or poor, are present, Feed them out of the (property), And speak to them Words of kindness and justice.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:8
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who unjustly Eat up the property Of orphans, eat up A Fire into their own Bodies: they will soon Be enduring a blazing Fire!

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:10
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    serve God, and join not Any partners with Him; And do good To parents, kinsfolk, Orphans, those in need, Neighbours who are near, Neighbours who are strangers, The Companion by your side, The way-farer (ye meet), And what your right hands possess: For God loveth not The arrogant, the vainglorious;—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:36
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thy instruction Concerning the Women Say: God doth Instruct you about them: And (remember) what hath Been rehearsed unto you In the Book, concerning The orphans of women to whom Ye give not the portions Prescribed, and yet whom ye Desire to marry, as also Concerning the children Who are weak and oppressed: That ye stand firm For justice to orphans. There is not a good deed Which ye do, but God Is well-acquainted therewith.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:127
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    And come not nigh To the orphan's property, Except to improve it, Until he attain the age Of full strength; give measure And weight with (full) justice;— No burden do We place On any soul, but that Which it can bear;— Whenever ye speak, speak justly, Even if a near relative Is concerned; and fulfil The Covenant of God: Thus doth He command you, That ye may remember.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:152
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And know that out of All the booty that ye May acquire (in war), A fifth share is assigned To God,—and to the Apostle, And to near relatives, Orphans, the needy, And the wayfarer, If ye do believe in God And in the revelation We sent down to Our Servant On the Day of Testing,— The Day of the meeting Of the two forces. For God hath power Over all things.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:41
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Come not nigh To the orphan's property Except to improve it, Until he attains the age Of full strength; and fulfil (Every) engagement, For (every) engagement Will be enquired into (On the Day of Reckoning).

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:34
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    "As for the wall, It belonged to two youths, Orphans, in the Town; There was, beneath it, A buried treasure, to which They were entitled; their father Had been a righteous man: So thy Lord desired that They should attain their age Of full strength and get out Their treasure—a mercy (And favour) from thy Lord. I did it not of my own Accord. Such is the interpretation Of (those things) over which Thou wast unable To hold patience."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:82
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    What God has bestowed On His Apostle (and taken Away) from the people Of the townships,—belongs To God,—to His Apostle And to kindred and orphans, The needy and the wayfarer; In order that it may not (Merely) make a circuit Between the wealthy among you. So take what the Apostle Assigns to you, and deny Yourselves that which he Withholds from you. And fear God; for God Is strict in Punishment.

    Surah Al-Hashr, verse 59:7
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And they feed, for the love Of God, the indigent, The orphan, and the captive,—

    Surah Al-Insan, verse 76:8
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nay, nay! But ye Honour not the orphans!

    Surah Al-Fajr, verse 89:17
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    To the orphan With claims of relationship,

    Surah Al-Balad, verse 90:15
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Did He not find thee An orphan and give thee Shelter (and care)?

    Surah Ad-Duhaa, verse 93:6