ب ن ي Root b-n-y in the Qur’an 183 occurrences in 150 verses
- Occurrences
- 183
- Verses
- 150
- Surahs
- 53 of 114
- Words
- 9
Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root ب ن ي (b-n-y) gives 9 words. It appears most in Al-Ma'idah (18), Al-Baqarah (17), Al-A'raf (12).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
| Word | Type | Times | Translated as |
|---|---|---|---|
| بُنَىّ | noun | 80 | Children, Children of Israel, sons |
| ابْن | noun | 62 | son, your sons, their sons |
| بِنْت | noun | 17 | daughters, your daughters, my daughters |
| بَنَى | verb | 11 | Construct, Build, they built |
| بُنْيان | noun | 7 | structure, his building, their building |
| ابْنَت | noun | 2 | my daughters, daughter |
| بِناء | noun | 2 | canopy |
| بَنّاء | noun | 1 | builder |
| مَبْنِيَّة | noun | 1 | built high |
بُنَىّ 80 times
- 2:40 · Al-Baqarahيَـٰبَنِىٓ O ChildrenO Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and fulfill My covenant [upon you] that I will fulfill your covenant [from Me], and be afraid of [only] Me.
- 2:47 · Al-Baqarahيَـٰبَنِىٓ O ChildrenO Children of Israel, remember My favor that I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.
- 2:83 · Al-Baqarahبَنِىٓ (from the) ChildrenAnd [recall] when We took the covenant from the Children of Israel, [enjoining upon them], "Do not worship except Allah; and to parents do good and to relatives, orphans, and the needy. And speak to people good [words] and establish prayer and give zakah." Then you turned away, except a few of you, and you were refusing.
- 2:122 · Al-Baqarahيَـٰبَنِىٓ O ChildrenO Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.
- 2:132 · Al-Baqarahبَنِيهِ (upon) his sonsAnd Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], "O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims."
- 2:132 · Al-Baqarahيَـٰبَنِىَّ O my sonsAnd Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], "O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims."
- 2:133 · Al-Baqarahلِبَنِيهِ to his sonsOr were you witnesses when death approached Jacob, when he said to his sons, "What will you worship after me?" They said, "We will worship your God and the God of your fathers, Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac - one God. And we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."
- 2:211 · Al-Baqarahبَنِىٓ (the) ChildrenAsk the Children of Israel how many a sign of evidence We have given them. And whoever exchanges the favor of Allah [for disbelief] after it has come to him - then indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.
- 2:246 · Al-Baqarahبَنِىٓ (the) ChildrenHave you not considered the assembly of the Children of Israel after [the time of] Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Send to us a king, and we will fight in the way of Allah "? He said, "Would you perhaps refrain from fighting if fighting was prescribed for you?" They said, "And why should we not fight in the cause of Allah when we have been driven out from our homes and from our children?" But when fighting was prescribed for them, they turned away, except for a few of them. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
- 3:14 · Ali 'Imranوَٱلْبَنِينَ and [the] sonsBeautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allah has with Him the best return.
- 3:49 · Ali 'Imranبَنِىٓ (the) ChildrenAnd [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allah. And I cure the blind and the leper, and I give life to the dead - by permission of Allah. And I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your houses. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers.
- 3:93 · Ali 'Imranلِّبَنِىٓ for (the) ChildrenAll food was lawful to the Children of Israel except what Israel had made unlawful to himself before the Torah was revealed. Say, [O Muhammad], "So bring the Torah and recite it, if you should be truthful."
- 5:12 · Al-Ma'idahبَنِىٓ (from the) ChildrenAnd Allah had already taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, and We delegated from among them twelve leaders. And Allah said, "I am with you. If you establish prayer and give zakah and believe in My messengers and support them and loan Allah a goodly loan, I will surely remove from you your misdeeds and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoever of you disbelieves after that has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way."
- 5:32 · Al-Ma'idahبَنِىٓ (the) ChildrenBecause of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.
- 5:70 · Al-Ma'idahبَنِىٓ (from the) ChildrenWe had already taken the covenant of the Children of Israel and had sent to them messengers. Whenever there came to them a messenger with what their souls did not desire, a party [of messengers] they denied, and another party they killed.
- 5:72 · Al-Ma'idahيَـٰبَنِىٓ O ChildrenThey have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.
- 5:78 · Al-Ma'idahبَنِىٓ (the) ChildrenCursed were those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel by the tongue of David and of Jesus, the son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed.
- 5:110 · Al-Ma'idahبَنِىٓ (the) Children[The Day] when Allah will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, remember My favor upon you and upon your mother when I supported you with the Pure Spirit and you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and [remember] when I taught you writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and when you designed from clay [what was] like the form of a bird with My permission, then you breathed into it, and it became a bird with My permission; and you healed the blind and the leper with My permission; and when you brought forth the dead with My permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from [killing] you when you came to them with clear proofs and those who disbelieved among them said, "This is not but obvious magic."
- 6:100 · Al-An'amبَنِينَ sonsBut they have attributed to Allah partners - the jinn, while He has created them - and have fabricated for Him sons and daughters. Exalted is He and high above what they describe
- 7:26 · Al-A'rafيَـٰبَنِىٓ O ChildrenO children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best. That is from the signs of Allah that perhaps they will remember.
- 7:27 · Al-A'rafيَـٰبَنِىٓ O ChildrenO children of Adam, let not Satan tempt you as he removed your parents from Paradise, stripping them of their clothing to show them their private parts. Indeed, he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you do not see them. Indeed, We have made the devils allies to those who do not believe.
- 7:31 · Al-A'raf۞ يَـٰبَنِىٓ O ChildrenO children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.
- 7:35 · Al-A'rafيَـٰبَنِىٓ O ChildrenO children of Adam, if there come to you messengers from among you relating to you My verses, then whoever fears Allah and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
- 7:105 · Al-A'rafبَنِىٓ (the) Children[Who is] obligated not to say about Allah except the truth. I have come to you with clear evidence from your Lord, so send with me the Children of Israel."
- 7:134 · Al-A'rafبَنِىٓ (the) ChildrenAnd when the punishment descended upon them, they said, "O Moses, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. If you [can] remove the punishment from us, we will surely believe you, and we will send with you the Children of Israel."
- 7:137 · Al-A'rafبَنِىٓ (the) ChildrenAnd We caused the people who had been oppressed to inherit the eastern regions of the land and the western ones, which We had blessed. And the good word of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel because of what they had patiently endured. And We destroyed [all] that Pharaoh and his people were producing and what they had been building.
- 7:138 · Al-A'rafبِبَنِىٓ (the) ChildrenAnd We took the Children of Israel across the sea; then they came upon a people intent in devotion to [some] idols of theirs. They said, "O Moses, make for us a god just as they have gods." He said, "Indeed, you are a people behaving ignorantly.
- 7:172 · Al-A'rafبَنِىٓ (the) ChildrenAnd [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have testified." [This] - lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were of this unaware."
- 10:90 · Yunusبِبَنِىٓ (the) ChildrenAnd We took the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh and his soldiers pursued them in tyranny and enmity until, when drowning overtook him, he said, "I believe that there is no deity except that in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of the Muslims."
- 10:90 · Yunusبَنُوٓا۟ the Children of IsraelAnd We took the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh and his soldiers pursued them in tyranny and enmity until, when drowning overtook him, he said, "I believe that there is no deity except that in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of the Muslims."
Also in 50 more places: 10:93, 11:42, 12:5, 12:67, 12:87, 14:35, 16:72, 17:2, 17:4, 17:6, 17:40, 17:70, 17:101, 17:104, 18:46, 20:47, 20:80, 20:94, 23:55, 24:31, 24:31, 26:17, 26:22, 26:59, 26:88, 26:133, 26:197, 27:76, 31:13, 31:16, 31:17, 32:23, 36:60, 37:102, 37:149, 37:153, 40:53, 43:16, 43:59, 44:30, 45:16, 46:10, 52:39, 61:6, 61:14, 68:14, 70:11, 71:12, 74:13, 80:36
ابْن 62 times
- 2:49 · Al-Baqarahأَبْنَآءَكُمْ your sonsAnd [recall] when We saved your forefathers from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with the worst torment, slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.
- 2:87 · Al-Baqarahٱبْنَ (the) sonAnd We did certainly give Moses the Torah and followed up after him with messengers. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs and supported him with the Pure Spirit. But is it [not] that every time a messenger came to you, [O Children of Israel], with what your souls did not desire, you were arrogant? And a party [of messengers] you denied and another party you killed.
- 2:146 · Al-Baqarahأَبْنَآءَهُمْ ۖ their sonsThose to whom We gave the Scripture know him as they know their own sons. But indeed, a party of them conceal the truth while they know [it].
- 2:177 · Al-Baqarahوَٱبْنَ and (of)Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler, those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who] establishes prayer and gives zakah; [those who] fulfill their promise when they promise; and [those who] are patient in poverty and hardship and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is those who are the righteous.
- 2:215 · Al-Baqarahوَٱبْنِ and (of)They ask you, [O Muhammad], what they should spend. Say, "Whatever you spend of good is [to be] for parents and relatives and orphans and the needy and the traveler. And whatever you do of good - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it."
- 2:246 · Al-Baqarahوَأَبْنَآئِنَا ۖ and our childrenHave you not considered the assembly of the Children of Israel after [the time of] Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Send to us a king, and we will fight in the way of Allah "? He said, "Would you perhaps refrain from fighting if fighting was prescribed for you?" They said, "And why should we not fight in the cause of Allah when we have been driven out from our homes and from our children?" But when fighting was prescribed for them, they turned away, except for a few of them. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
- 2:253 · Al-Baqarahٱبْنَ sonThose messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degree. And We gave Jesus, the Son of Mary, clear proofs, and We supported him with the Pure Spirit. If Allah had willed, those [generations] succeeding them would not have fought each other after the clear proofs had come to them. But they differed, and some of them believed and some of them disbelieved. And if Allah had willed, they would not have fought each other, but Allah does what He intends.
- 3:45 · Ali 'Imranٱبْنُ son[And mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allah].
- 3:61 · Ali 'Imranأَبْنَآءَنَا our sonsThen whoever argues with you about it after [this] knowledge has come to you - say, "Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves, then supplicate earnestly [together] and invoke the curse of Allah upon the liars [among us]."
- 3:61 · Ali 'Imranوَأَبْنَآءَكُمْ and your sonsThen whoever argues with you about it after [this] knowledge has come to you - say, "Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves, then supplicate earnestly [together] and invoke the curse of Allah upon the liars [among us]."
- 4:11 · An-Nisaوَأَبْنَآؤُكُمْ and your children Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females. But if there are [only] daughters, two or more, for them is two thirds of one's estate. And if there is only one, for her is half. And for one's parents, to each one of them is a sixth of his estate if he left children. But if he had no children and the parents [alone] inherit from him, then for his mother is one third. And if he had brothers [or sisters], for his mother is a sixth, after any bequest he [may have] made or debt. Your parents or your children - you know not which of them are nearest to you in benefit. [These shares are] an obligation [imposed] by Allah. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
- 4:23 · An-Nisaأَبْنَآئِكُمُ (of) your sonsProhibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
- 4:36 · An-Nisaوَٱبْنِ and theWorship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allah does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful.
- 4:157 · An-Nisaٱبْنَ sonAnd [for] their saying, "Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah." And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.
- 4:171 · An-Nisaٱبْنُ sonO People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, "Three"; desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.
- 5:17 · Al-Ma'idahٱبْنُ sonThey have certainly disbelieved who say that Allah is Christ, the son of Mary. Say, "Then who could prevent Allah at all if He had intended to destroy Christ, the son of Mary, or his mother or everyone on the earth?" And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. He creates what He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
- 5:17 · Al-Ma'idahٱبْنَ sonThey have certainly disbelieved who say that Allah is Christ, the son of Mary. Say, "Then who could prevent Allah at all if He had intended to destroy Christ, the son of Mary, or his mother or everyone on the earth?" And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. He creates what He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
- 5:18 · Al-Ma'idahأَبْنَـٰٓؤُا۟ (the) childrenBut the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allah and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the [final] destination.
- 5:27 · Al-Ma'idahٱبْنَىْ (of) two sonsAnd recite to them the story of Adam's two sons, in truth, when they both offered a sacrifice [to Allah], and it was accepted from one of them but was not accepted from the other. Said [the latter], "I will surely kill you." Said [the former], "Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him].
- 5:46 · Al-Ma'idahٱبْنِ sonAnd We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous.
- 5:72 · Al-Ma'idahٱبْنُ sonThey have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.
- 5:75 · Al-Ma'idahٱبْنُ sonThe Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.
- 5:78 · Al-Ma'idahٱبْنِ sonCursed were those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel by the tongue of David and of Jesus, the son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed.
- 5:110 · Al-Ma'idahٱبْنَ son[The Day] when Allah will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, remember My favor upon you and upon your mother when I supported you with the Pure Spirit and you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and [remember] when I taught you writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and when you designed from clay [what was] like the form of a bird with My permission, then you breathed into it, and it became a bird with My permission; and you healed the blind and the leper with My permission; and when you brought forth the dead with My permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from [killing] you when you came to them with clear proofs and those who disbelieved among them said, "This is not but obvious magic."
- 5:112 · Al-Ma'idahٱبْنَ son[And remember] when the disciples said, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, can your Lord send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven? [Jesus] said," Fear Allah, if you should be believers."
- 5:114 · Al-Ma'idahٱبْنُ sonSaid Jesus, the son of Mary, "O Allah, our Lord, send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You. And provide for us, and You are the best of providers."
- 5:116 · Al-Ma'idahٱبْنَ sonAnd [beware the Day] when Allah will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah?'" He will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen.
- 6:20 · Al-An'amأَبْنَآءَهُمُ ۘ their sonsThose to whom We have given the Scripture recognize it as they recognize their [own] sons. Those who will lose themselves [in the Hereafter] do not believe.
- 7:127 · Al-A'rafأَبْنَآءَهُمْ their sonsAnd the eminent among the people of Pharaoh said," Will you leave Moses and his people to cause corruption in the land and abandon you and your gods?" [Pharaoh] said, "We will kill their sons and keep their women alive; and indeed, we are subjugators over them."
- 7:141 · Al-A'rafأَبْنَآءَكُمْ your sonsAnd [recall, O Children of Israel], when We saved you from the people of Pharaoh, [who were] afflicting you with the worst torment - killing your sons and keeping your women alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.
Also in 32 more places: 7:150, 8:41, 9:24, 9:30, 9:30, 9:31, 9:60, 11:42, 11:45, 12:81, 14:6, 17:26, 19:34, 21:91, 23:50, 24:31, 24:31, 28:4, 30:38, 31:13, 33:4, 33:7, 33:55, 33:55, 33:55, 40:25, 43:57, 57:27, 58:22, 59:7, 61:6, 61:14
بِنْت 17 times
- 4:23 · An-Nisaوَبَنَاتُكُمْ and your daughtersProhibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
- 4:23 · An-Nisaوَبَنَاتُ and daughtersProhibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
- 4:23 · An-Nisaوَبَنَاتُ and daughtersProhibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
- 6:100 · Al-An'amوَبَنَـٰتٍۭ and daughtersBut they have attributed to Allah partners - the jinn, while He has created them - and have fabricated for Him sons and daughters. Exalted is He and high above what they describe
- 11:78 · Hudبَنَاتِى (are) my daughtersAnd his people came hastening to him, and before [this] they had been doing evil deeds. He said, "O my people, these are my daughters; they are purer for you. So fear Allah and do not disgrace me concerning my guests. Is there not among you a man of reason?"
- 11:79 · Hudبَنَاتِكَ your daughtersThey said, "You have already known that we have not concerning your daughters any claim, and indeed, you know what we want."
- 15:71 · Al-Hijrبَنَاتِىٓ (are) my daughters[Lot] said, "These are my daughters - if you would be doers [of lawful marriage]."
- 16:57 · An-Nahlٱلْبَنَـٰتِ daughtersAnd they attribute to Allah daughters - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire.
- 33:50 · Al-Ahzabوَبَنَاتِ and (the) daughtersO Prophet, indeed We have made lawful to you your wives to whom you have given their due compensation and those your right hand possesses from what Allah has returned to you [of captives] and the daughters of your paternal uncles and the daughters of your paternal aunts and the daughters of your maternal uncles and the daughters of your maternal aunts who emigrated with you and a believing woman if she gives herself to the Prophet [and] if the Prophet wishes to marry her, [this is] only for you, excluding the [other] believers. We certainly know what We have made obligatory upon them concerning their wives and those their right hands possess, [but this is for you] in order that there will be upon you no discomfort. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.
- 33:50 · Al-Ahzabوَبَنَاتِ and (the) daughtersO Prophet, indeed We have made lawful to you your wives to whom you have given their due compensation and those your right hand possesses from what Allah has returned to you [of captives] and the daughters of your paternal uncles and the daughters of your paternal aunts and the daughters of your maternal uncles and the daughters of your maternal aunts who emigrated with you and a believing woman if she gives herself to the Prophet [and] if the Prophet wishes to marry her, [this is] only for you, excluding the [other] believers. We certainly know what We have made obligatory upon them concerning their wives and those their right hands possess, [but this is for you] in order that there will be upon you no discomfort. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.
- 33:50 · Al-Ahzabوَبَنَاتِ and (the) daughtersO Prophet, indeed We have made lawful to you your wives to whom you have given their due compensation and those your right hand possesses from what Allah has returned to you [of captives] and the daughters of your paternal uncles and the daughters of your paternal aunts and the daughters of your maternal uncles and the daughters of your maternal aunts who emigrated with you and a believing woman if she gives herself to the Prophet [and] if the Prophet wishes to marry her, [this is] only for you, excluding the [other] believers. We certainly know what We have made obligatory upon them concerning their wives and those their right hands possess, [but this is for you] in order that there will be upon you no discomfort. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.
- 33:50 · Al-Ahzabوَبَنَاتِ and (the) daughtersO Prophet, indeed We have made lawful to you your wives to whom you have given their due compensation and those your right hand possesses from what Allah has returned to you [of captives] and the daughters of your paternal uncles and the daughters of your paternal aunts and the daughters of your maternal uncles and the daughters of your maternal aunts who emigrated with you and a believing woman if she gives herself to the Prophet [and] if the Prophet wishes to marry her, [this is] only for you, excluding the [other] believers. We certainly know what We have made obligatory upon them concerning their wives and those their right hands possess, [but this is for you] in order that there will be upon you no discomfort. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.
- 33:59 · Al-Ahzabوَبَنَاتِكَ and your daughtersO Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.
- 37:149 · As-Saffatٱلْبَنَاتُ (have) daughtersSo inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons?
- 37:153 · As-Saffatٱلْبَنَاتِ [the] daughtersHas He chosen daughters over sons?
- 43:16 · Az-Zukhrufبَنَاتٍۢ daughtersOr has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?
- 52:39 · At-Turٱلْبَنَـٰتُ (are) daughtersOr has He daughters while you have sons?
بَنَى 11 times
- 9:110 · At-Tawbahبَنَوْا۟ they builtTheir building which they built will not cease to be a [cause of] skepticism in their hearts until their hearts are stopped. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.
- 18:21 · Al-Kahfٱبْنُوا۟ ConstructAnd similarly, We caused them to be found that they [who found them] would know that the promise of Allah is truth and that of the Hour there is no doubt. [That was] when they disputed among themselves about their affair and [then] said, "Construct over them a structure. Their Lord is most knowing about them." Said those who prevailed in the matter, "We will surely take [for ourselves] over them a masjid."
- 26:128 · Ash-Shu'araأَتَبْنُونَ Do you constructDo you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,
- 37:97 · As-Saffatٱبْنُوا۟ BuildThey said, "Construct for him a furnace and throw him into the burning fire."
- 40:36 · Ghafirٱبْنِ ConstructAnd Pharaoh said, "O Haman, construct for me a tower that I might reach the ways -
- 50:6 · Qafبَنَيْنَـٰهَا We structured itHave they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts?
- 51:47 · Adh-Dhariyatبَنَيْنَـٰهَا We constructed itAnd the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
- 66:11 · At-Tahrimٱبْنِ BuildAnd Allah presents an example of those who believed: the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, "My Lord, build for me near You a house in Paradise and save me from Pharaoh and his deeds and save me from the wrongdoing people."
- 78:12 · An-Nabaوَبَنَيْنَا And We constructedAnd constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
- 79:27 · An-Nazi'atبَنَىٰهَا He constructed itAre you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? Allah constructed it.
- 91:5 · Ash-Shamsبَنَىٰهَا constructed itAnd [by] the sky and He who constructed it
بُنْيان 7 times
- 9:109 · At-Tawbahبُنْيَـٰنَهُۥ his buildingThen is one who laid the foundation of his building on righteousness [with fear] from Allah and [seeking] His approval better or one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
- 9:109 · At-Tawbahبُنْيَـٰنَهُۥ his buildingThen is one who laid the foundation of his building on righteousness [with fear] from Allah and [seeking] His approval better or one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
- 9:110 · At-Tawbahبُنْيَـٰنُهُمُ their buildingTheir building which they built will not cease to be a [cause of] skepticism in their hearts until their hearts are stopped. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.
- 16:26 · An-Nahlبُنْيَـٰنَهُم (at) their buildingThose before them had already plotted, but Allah came at their building from the foundations, so the roof fell upon them from above them, and the punishment came to them from where they did not perceive.
- 18:21 · Al-Kahfبُنْيَـٰنًۭا ۖ a structureAnd similarly, We caused them to be found that they [who found them] would know that the promise of Allah is truth and that of the Hour there is no doubt. [That was] when they disputed among themselves about their affair and [then] said, "Construct over them a structure. Their Lord is most knowing about them." Said those who prevailed in the matter, "We will surely take [for ourselves] over them a masjid."
- 37:97 · As-Saffatبُنْيَـٰنًۭا a structureThey said, "Construct for him a furnace and throw him into the burning fire."
- 61:4 · As-Saffبُنْيَـٰنٌۭ (were) a structureIndeed, Allah loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single] structure joined firmly.
ابْنَت 2 times
- 28:27 · Al-Qasasٱبْنَتَىَّ (of) my daughtersHe said, "Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two daughters, on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you. And I do not wish to put you in difficulty. You will find me, if Allah wills, from among the righteous."
- 66:12 · At-Tahrimٱبْنَتَ (the) daughterAnd [the example of] Mary, the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity, so We blew into [her garment] through Our angel, and she believed in the words of her Lord and His scriptures and was of the devoutly obedient.
بِناء 2 times
- 2:22 · Al-Baqarahبِنَآءًۭ a canopy[He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him].
- 40:64 · Ghafirبِنَآءًۭ a canopyIt is Allah who made for you the earth a place of settlement and the sky a ceiling and formed you and perfected your forms and provided you with good things. That is Allah, your Lord; then blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds.
بَنّاء 1 time
- 38:37 · Sadبَنَّآءٍۢ builderAnd [also] the devils [of jinn] - every builder and diver
مَبْنِيَّة 1 time
- 39:20 · Az-Zumarمَّبْنِيَّةٌۭ built highBut those who have feared their Lord - for them are chambers, above them chambers built high, beneath which rivers flow. [This is] the promise of Allah. Allah does not fail in [His] promise.
How we count
Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.
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