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Quran Maqasid

يَصِفُ

يصف in the Quran

Meaning: they attribute

يصف occurs 13 times in 13 verses across 7 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
13
Verses
13
Surahs
7

يَصِفُ

Verb · 13 times

Meaning: they attribute · Also translated as: you describe, and assert, assert, you ascribe

Forms in the Quran

  • يَصِفُونَ ×7
  • تَصِفُونَ ×4
  • وَتَصِفُ ×1
  • تَصِفُ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الوصف: ذكر الشيء بحليته ونعته، والصفة:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الواو والصاد والفاء: أصل واحد، هو تحلية الشيء. ووصفته أصفه وصفا. والصفة: الأمارة اللازمة للشيء، كما يقال وزنته وزنا، والزنة: قدر الشيء. يقال اتصف الشيء في عين الناظر: احتمل أن يوصف.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root و ص ف

Verses with يصف

Verses 1–13 of 13

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yet they make The Jinns equals With God, though God Did create the Jinns; And they falsely, Having no knowledge, Attribute to Him Sons and daughters. Praise and glory be To Him! (for He is) above What they attribute to Him!

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:100
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    They stained his shirt With false blood. He said: "Nay, but your minds Have made up a tale (That may pass) with you. (For me) patience is most fitting: Against that which ye assert, It is God (alone) Whose help can be sought"…

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:18
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "If he steals, There was a brother of his Who did steal before (him)." But these things did Joseph Keep locked in his heart, Revealing not the secrets to them. He (simply) said (to himself): "Ye are the worse situated; And God knoweth best The truth of what ye assert!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:77
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    They attribute to God What they hate (for themselves), And their tongues assert The falsehood that all good things Are for themselves: without doubt For them is the Fire, and they Will be the first to be Hastened on into it!

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:62
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    But say not—for any false thing That your tongues may put forth,— "This is lawful, and this Is forbidden," so as to ascribe False things to God. For those Who ascribe false things To God, will never prosper.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:116
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nay, We hurl the Truth Against falsehood, and it knocks Out its brain, and behold, Falsehood doth perish! Ah! woe be to you For the (false) things Ye ascribe (to Us).

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

    If there were, in the heavens And the earth, other gods Besides God, there would Have been confusion in both! But glory to God, The Lord of the Throne: (High is He) above What they attribute to Him!

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:22
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O my Lord! Judge Thou in truth! "Our Lord Most Gracious Is the One Whose assistance Should be sought against The blasphemies ye utter!

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:112
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    No son did God beget, Nor is there any god Along with Him: (if there were Many gods), behold, each god Would have taken away What he had created, And some would have Lorded it over others! Glory to God! (He is free) From the (sort of) things They attribute to Him!

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:91
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Repel evil with that' Which is best: We are Well acquainted with The things they say.

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:96
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Glory to God! (He is free) From the things they ascribe (To Him)!

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:159
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Glory to thy Lord, The Lord of Honour And Power! (He is free) From what they ascribe (To Him)!

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:180
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Glory to the Lord Of the heavens and the earth, The Lord of the Throne (Of Authority)! (He is Free) from the things They attribute (to Him)!

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:82