Quran Lexicon - Explore Quranic Words and Root Meanings

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Abjad Letters

Root Words

The triliteral sīn fā lām - س ف ل occurs 10 (ten) times in Quran. In 9 derived forms.

أَسْفَل(once as Adjective)

4:145:5004surahاِنَّ الۡمُنٰفِقِيۡنَ فِىۡ الدَّرۡكِ الۡاَسۡفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ‌ۚ وَلَنۡ تَجِدَ لَهُمۡ نَصِيۡرًاۙ‏ 
Inna almunafiqeena fee addarkial-asfali mina annari walan tajida lahum naseera

8:42:9008surahاِذۡ اَنۡتُمۡ بِالۡعُدۡوَةِ الدُّنۡيَا وَهُمۡ بِالۡعُدۡوَةِ الۡقُصۡوٰى وَالرَّكۡبُ اَسۡفَلَ مِنۡكُمۡ‌ؕ وَلَوۡ تَوَاعَدْتُّمۡ لَاخۡتَلَفۡتُمۡ فِى الۡمِيۡعٰدِ‌ۙ وَلٰـكِنۡ لِّيَقۡضِىَ اللّٰهُ اَمۡرًا كَانَ مَفۡعُوۡلاً  ۙلِّيَهۡلِكَ مَنۡ هَلَكَ عَنۡۢ بَيِّنَةٍ وَّيَحۡيٰى مَنۡ حَىَّ عَنۡۢ بَيِّنَةٍ‌ؕ وَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَسَمِيۡعٌ عَلِيۡمٌۙ‏ 
Ith antum bilAAudwati addunyawahum bilAAudwati alquswa warrakbuasfala minkum walaw tawaAAadtum lakhtalaftum feealmeeAAadi walakin liyaqdiya Allahuamran kana mafAAoolan liyahlika man halaka AAan bayyinatinwayahya man hayya AAan bayyinatin wa-innaAllaha lasameeAAun AAaleem

33:10:6033surahاِذۡ جَآءُوۡكُمۡ مِّنۡ فَوۡقِكُمۡ وَمِنۡ اَسۡفَلَ مِنۡكُمۡ وَاِذۡ زَاغَتِ الۡاَبۡصَارُ وَبَلَغَتِ الۡقُلُوۡبُ الۡحَـنَـاجِرَ وَتَظُنُّوۡنَ بِاللّٰهِ الظُّنُوۡنَاؕ‏ 
Ith jaookum min fawqikum waminasfala minkum wa-ith zaghati al-absaruwabalaghati alquloobu alhanajira watathunnoonabillahi aththunoona

37:98:5037surahفَاَرَادُوۡا بِهٖ كَيۡدًا فَجَعَلۡنٰهُمُ الۡاَسۡفَلِيۡنَ‏ 
Faaradoo bihi kaydan fajaAAalnahumual-asfaleen

41:29:16041surahوَقَالَ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا رَبَّنَاۤ اَرِنَا الَّذَيۡنِ اَضَلّٰنَا مِنَ الۡجِنِّ وَالۡاِنۡسِ نَجۡعَلۡهُمَا تَحۡتَ اَقۡدَامِنَا لِيَكُوۡنَا مِنَ الۡاَسۡفَلِيۡنَ‏ 
Waqala allatheena kafaroorabbana arina allathayni adallanamina aljinni wal-insi najAAalhuma tahta aqdaminaliyakoona mina al-asfaleen

95:5:3095surahثُمَّ رَدَدۡنٰهُ اَسۡفَلَ سَافِلِيۡنَ‏ 
Thumma radadnahu asfala safileen

سَافِل(once as Noun)

11:82:6011surahفَلَمَّا جَآءَ اَمۡرُنَا جَعَلۡنَا عَالِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَاَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهَا حِجَارَةً مِّنۡ سِجِّيۡلٍۙ مَّنۡضُوۡدٍۙ‏ 
Falamma jaa amrunajaAAalna AAaliyaha safilahawaamtarna AAalayha hijaratanmin sijjeelin mandood

15:74:3015surahفَجَعَلۡنَا عَالِيـَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَاَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةً مِّنۡ سِجِّيۡلٍؕ‏ 
FajaAAalna AAaliyaha safilahawaamtarna AAalayhim hijaratan minsijjeel

95:5:4095surahثُمَّ رَدَدۡنٰهُ اَسۡفَلَ سَافِلِيۡنَ‏ 
Thumma radadnahu asfala safileen

سُّفْلَىٰ(once as Noun)

9:40:36009surahاِلَّا تَـنۡصُرُوۡهُ فَقَدۡ نَصَرَهُ اللّٰهُ اِذۡ اَخۡرَجَهُ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا ثَانِىَ اثۡنَيۡنِ اِذۡ هُمَا فِىۡ الۡغَارِ اِذۡ يَقُوۡلُ لِصَاحِبِهٖ لَا تَحۡزَنۡ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ مَعَنَا‌ۚ فَاَنۡزَلَ اللّٰهُ سَكِيۡنَـتَهٗ عَلَيۡهِ وَاَيَّدَهٗ بِجُنُوۡدٍ لَّمۡ تَرَوۡهَا وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوا السُّفۡلٰى‌ ؕ وَكَلِمَةُ اللّٰهِ هِىَ الۡعُلۡيَاؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَزِيۡزٌ حَكِيۡمٌ‏ 
Illa tansuroohu faqad nasarahuAllahu ith akhrajahu allatheena kafaroo thaniyaithnayni ith huma fee alghari ithyaqoolu lisahibihi la tahzan inna AllahamaAAana faanzala Allahu sakeenatahu AAalayhiwaayyadahu bijunoodin lam tarawha wajaAAala kalimata allatheenakafaroo assufla wakalimatu Allahi hiyaalAAulya wallahu AAazeezun hakeem

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