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يَمِين

يمين in the Quran

Meaning: their oaths

يمين occurs 65 times in 58 verses across 31 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
65
Verses
58
Surahs
31

يَمِين

Noun · 65 times

Meaning: their oaths · Also translated as: your oaths, your right hands, oaths, in your oaths

Forms in the Quran

  • أَيْمَٰنِكُمْ ×15
  • أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ ×15
  • ٱلْيَمِينِ ×12
  • بِيَمِينِهِۦ ×4
  • أَيْمَٰنٌۢ ×3
  • يَمِينِكَ ×3
  • ٱلْأَيْمَٰنَ ×2
  • بِيَمِينِكَ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

اليمين: أصله الجارحة، واستعماله في وصف الله تعالى في قوله: والسماوات مطويات بيمينه

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿إنكم كنتم تأتوننا عن اليمين﴾ [الصافات: 28] أي عن القوة والقهر، أي غلبتمونا وقهرتمونا حتى أطعناكم، وركبوا معاصيهم على قادتهم. قال ابن عرفة: أي تمنعوننا من طاعة الله، أي تأتوتنا من قبل الحق فتلبسوه علينا. والعرب تنسب الفعل المحمود إلى اليمين والمذموم إلى الشمال. قال الشماخ: [من الوافر]

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

Verses with يمين

Verses 1–20 of 58

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And make not God's (name) an excuse In your oaths against Doing good, or acting rightly, Or making peace Between persons; For God is One Who heareth and knoweth All things.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:224
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    God will not Call you to account For thoughtlessness In your oaths, But for the intention In your hearts; And He is Oft-forgiving Most Forbearing.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:225
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    As for those who sell The faith they owe to God And their own plighted word For a small price, They shall have no portion In the Hereafter: Nor will God (Deign to) speak to them Or look at them On the Day of Judgment, Nor will He cleanse them (Of sin): they shall have A grievous Penalty.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:77
  4. 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
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Also (prohibited are) Women already married, Except those Whom your right hands possess: Thus hath God ordained (Prohibitions) against you: Except for these, all others Are lawful, provided Ye seek (them in marriage) With gifts from your property,— Desiring chastity, not lust. Seeing that ye derive Benefit from them, give them Their dowers (at least) As prescribed; but if, After a dower is prescribed, ye agree Mutually (to vary it), There is no blame on you, And God is All-knowing All-wise.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:24
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    If any of you have not The means wherewith To wed free believing women, They may wed believing Girls from among those Whom your right hands possess: God hath full knowledge About your Faith. Ye are one from another: Wed them with the leave Of their owners, and give them Their dowers, according to what Is reasonable: they should be Chaste, not lustful, nor taking Paramours: when they Are taken in wedlock, If they fall into shame, Their punishment is half That for free women. This (permission) is for those Among you who fear sin; But it is better for you That ye practise self-restraint. And God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:25
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    To (benefit) every one, We have appointed Sharers and heirs To property left By parents and relatives. To those, also, to whom Your right hand was pledged, Give their due portion. For truly God is witness To all things.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:33
  8. 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
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And those who believe Will say: "Are these The men who swore Their strongest oaths by God, That they were with you?" All that they do Will be in vain, And they will fall Into (nothing but) ruin.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:53
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    God will not call you To account for what is Futile in your oaths, But He will call you To account for your deliberate Oaths: for expiation, feed Ten indigent persons, On a scale of the average For the food of your families; Or clothe them; or give A slave his freedom. If that is beyond your means, Fast for three days. That is the expiation For the oaths ye have sworn. But keep to your oaths. Thus doth God make clear To you His Signs, that ye May be grateful.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:89
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    That is most suitable: That they may give the evidence In its true nature and shape, Or else they would fear That other oaths would be Taken after their oaths. But fear God, and listen (To His counsel): for God Guideth not a rebellious people:

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:108
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    They swear their strongest Oaths by God, that if A (special) Sign came To them, by it they would Believe. Say: "Certainly (All) Signs are in the power Of God: but what will Make you (Muslims) realise That (even) if (special) Signs Came, they will not believe."?

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:109
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Then will I assault them From before them and behind them, From their right and their left: Nor wilt Thou find, In most of them, Gratitude (for Thy mercies).

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:17
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if they violate their oaths After their covenant, And taunt you for your Faith,— Fight ye the chiefs of Unfaith: For their oaths are nothing to them: That thus they may be restrained.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:12
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Will ye not fight people Who violated their oaths, Plotted to expel the Apostle, And took the aggressive By being the first (to assault) you? Do ye fear them? Nay, It is God Whom ye should More justly fear, if ye believe!

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:13
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    They swear their strongest oaths By God, that God will not Raise up those who die Nay, but it is a promise (Binding) on Him in truth: But most among mankind Realise it not.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:38
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they not look At God's creation, (even) Among (inanimate) things,— How their (very) shadows Turn round, from the right And the left, prostrating Themselves to God, and that In the humblest manner?

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:48
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    God has bestowed His gifts Of sustenance more freely on some Of you than on others: those More favoured are not going To throw back their gifts To those whom their right hands Possess, so as to be equal In that respect. Will they then Deny the favours of God?

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:71
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Fulfil the Covenant of God When ye have entered into it, And break not your oaths After ye have confirmed them; Indeed ye have made God your surety; for God Knoweth all that ye do.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:91
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    And be not like a woman Who breaks into untwisted strands The yarn which she has spun, After it has become strong Nor take your oaths to practise Deception between yourselves, Lest one party should be More numerous than another: For God will test you by this; And on the Day of Judgment He will certainly make clear To you (the truth of) that Wherein ye disagree.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:92