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يَد

يد in the Quran

Meaning: their hands

يد occurs 120 times in 110 verses across 47 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
120
Verses
110
Surahs
47

يَد

Noun · 120 times

Meaning: their hands · Also translated as: and your hands, before it, your hands, them

Forms in the Quran

  • أَيْدِيهِمْ ×33
  • يَدَيْهِ ×17
  • يَدَىَّ ×10
  • أَيْدِيكُمْ ×10
  • بِيَدِهِۦ ×5
  • يَدَكَ ×5
  • وَأَيْدِيكُمْ ×4
  • بِأَيْدِيهِمْ ×3

Its root in the classical dictionaries

قوله تعالى: ﴿يد الله فوق أيديهم﴾ [الفتح: 10]. واليد تطلق على العقد والعهد. وقيل: يده أيديهم في الثواب. وقيل: في الوفاء. وجاء في التفسير: يد الله في المنة عليهم فوق أيديهم في الطاعة. واليد تعبر عن القدرة والسعة في الإنفاق. فمن الأول قوله تعالى: ﴿وأولي الأيدي﴾ [ص: 45] أي القدرة والقوة. ومن الثاني قوله تعالى: ﴿وقالت…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي

اليد: الكف، وقال أبو إسحاق: اليد من أطراف الأصابع إلى الكف، وهي أنثى محذوفة اللام، وزنها فعل يدي، فحذفت الياء تخفيفا فاعتقبت حركة اللام على الدال، والنسب إليه على مذهب سيبويه يدوي، والأخفش يخالفه فيقول: يدي كندي، والجمع أيد، على ما يغلب في جمع فعل في أدنى العدد. الجوهري: اليد أصلها يدي على فعل، ساكنة العين، لأن جمعها…

لسان العرب — ابن منظور
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Verses with يد

Verses 1–20 of 110

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    So We made it an example To their own time And to their posterity, And a lesson To those who fear God.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:66
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then woe to those who write The Book with their own hands, And then say: "This is from God," To traffic with it For a miserable price!— Woe to them for what their hands Do write, and for the gain They make thereby.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:79
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    But they will never seek For death, on account of the (sins) Which their hands have sent On before them. And God is well-acquainted With the wrong-doers.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:95
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: Whoever is an enemy To Gabriel—for he brings down The (revelation) to thy heart By God's will, a confirmation Of what went before, And guidance and glad tidings For those who believe,—

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:97
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And spend of your substance In the cause of God, And make not your own hands Contribute to (your) destruction; But do good; For God loveth those Who do good.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:195
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if ye divorce them Before consummation, But after the fixation Of a dower for them, Then the half of the dower (Is due to them), unless They remit it Or (the man's half) is remitted By him in whose hands Is the marriage tie; And the remission (Of the man's half) Is the nearest to righteousness. And do not forget Liberality between yourselves. For God sees well All that ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:237
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    When Talūt set forth With the armies, he said: "God will test you At the stream: if any Drinks of its water, He goes not with my army: Only those who taste not Of it go with me: A mere sip out of the hand Is excused." But they all Drank of it, except a few. When they crossed the river,— He and the faithful ones with him, They said: "This day We cannot cope With Goliath and his forces." But those who were convinced That they must meet God, Said: "How oft, by God's will, Hath a small force Vanquished a big one? God is with those Who steadfastly persevere."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:249
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    God! There is no god But He,—the Living, The Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him Nor sleep. His are all things In the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede In His presence except As He permitteth? He knoweth What (appeareth to His creatures As) Before or After Or Behind them. Nor shall they compass Aught of His knowledge Except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend Over the heavens And the earth, and He feeleth No fatigue in guarding, And preserving them For He is the Most High, The Supreme (in glory).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:255
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who sent down To thee (step by step), In truth, the Book, Confirming what went before it; And He sent down the Law (Of Moses) and the Gospel (Of Jesus) before this, As a guide to mankind, And He sent down the Criterion (Of judgment between right and wrong).

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

    Say: "O God! Lord of Power (and Rule), Thou givest Power To whom Thou pleasest, And Thou strippest off Power From whom Thou pleasest: Thou enduest with honour Whom Thou pleasest, And Thou bringest low Whom Thou pleasest: In Thy hand is all Good." Verily, over all things Thou hast power.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:26
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    "'(I have come to you), To attest the Law Which was before me. And to make lawful To you part of what was (Before) forbidden to you; I have come to you With a Sign from your Lord. So fear God, And obey me.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:50
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And believe no one Unless he follows Your religion." Say: "True guidance Is the guidance of God: (Fear ye) lest a revelation Be sent to someone (else) Like unto that which was sent Unto you? Or that those (Receiving such revelation) Should engage you in argument Before your Lord?" Say: "All bounties Are in the hand of God: He granteth them To whom He pleaseth: And God careth for all, And He knoweth all things."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:73
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    "This is because Of the (unrighteous deeds) Which your hands Sent on before ye: For God never harms Those who serve Him."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:182
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Approach not prayers With a mind befogged, Until ye can understand All that ye say, Nor in a state Of ceremonial impurity (Except when travelling on the road), Until after washing Your whole body. If ye are ill, Or on a journey, Or one of you cometh From offices of nature, Or ye have been In contact with women, And ye find no water, Then take for yourselves Clean sand or earth, And rub therewith Your faces and hands. For God doth blot out sins And forgive again and again.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:43
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    How then, when they are Seized by misfortune, Because of the deeds Which their hands have sent forth? Then they come to thee, Swearing by God: "We meant no more Than good-will and conciliation!"

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:62
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those Who were told to hold back Their hands (from fight) But establish regular prayers And spend in regular Charity? When (at length) the order For fighting was issued to them, Behold! a section of them Feared men as Or even more than They should have feared God: They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordered us To fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite To our (natural) term, Near (enough)?" Say: "Short Is the enjoyment of this world: The Hereafter is the best For those who do right: Never will ye be Dealt with unjustly In the very least!

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:77
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Others you will find That wish to gain Your confidence as well As that of their people: Every time they are sent back To temptation, they succumb Thereto: if they withdraw not From you nor give you (guarantees) Of peace besides Restraining their hands, Seize them and slay them Wherever ye get them: In their case We have provided you With a clear argument Against them.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:91
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! When ye prepare For prayer, wash Your faces, and your hands (And arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); And (wash) your feet To the ankles. If ye are in a state Of ceremonial impurity, Bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill, Or on a journey, Or one of you cometh From offices of nature, Or ye have been In contact with women, And ye find no water, Then take for yourselves Clean sand or earth, And rub therewith Your faces and hands. God doth not wish To place you in a difficulty, But to make you clean, And to complete His favour to you, That ye may be grateful.

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

    O ye who believe Call in remembrance The favour of God Unto you when Certain men formed the design To stretch out Their hands against you, But (God) held back Their hands from you: So fear God. And on God Let Believers put (All) their trust.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:11
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    "If thou dost stretch thy hand Against me, to slay me, It is not for me to stretch My hand against thee To slay thee: for I do fear God, the Cherisher of the Worlds.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:28