ب ر ر Root b-r-r in the Qur’an 32 occurrences in 30 verses

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

بَرّ 22 times

• 3:193 · Ali 'Imranٱلْأَبْرَارِ the righteousOur Lord, indeed we have heard a caller calling to faith, [saying], 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord, so forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die with the righteous.
• 3:198 · Ali 'Imranلِّلْأَبْرَارِ for the righteousBut those who feared their Lord will have gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein, as accommodation from Allah. And that which is with Allah is best for the righteous.
• 5:96 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْبَرِّ (of) the landLawful to you is game from the sea and its food as provision for you and the travelers, but forbidden to you is game from the land as long as you are in the state of ihram. And fear Allah to whom you will be gathered.
• 6:59 · Al-An'amٱلْبَرِّ the landAnd with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record.
• 6:63 · Al-An'amٱلْبَرِّ (of) the landSay, "Who rescues you from the darknesses of the land and sea [when] you call upon Him imploring [aloud] and privately, 'If He should save us from this [crisis], we will surely be among the thankful.' "
• 6:97 · Al-An'amٱلْبَرِّ (of) the landAnd it is He who placed for you the stars that you may be guided by them through the darknesses of the land and sea. We have detailed the signs for a people who know.
• 10:22 · Yunusٱلْبَرِّ the landIt is He who enables you to travel on land and sea until, when you are in ships and they sail with them by a good wind and they rejoice therein, there comes a storm wind and the waves come upon them from everywhere and they assume that they are surrounded, supplicating Allah, sincere to Him in religion, "If You should save us from this, we will surely be among the thankful."
• 17:67 · Al-Israٱلْبَرِّ the landAnd when adversity touches you at sea, lost are [all] those you invoke except for Him. But when He delivers you to the land, you turn away [from Him]. And ever is man ungrateful.
• 17:68 · Al-Israٱلْبَرِّ (of) the landThen do you feel secure that [instead] He will not cause a part of the land to swallow you or send against you a storm of stones? Then you would not find for yourselves an advocate.
• 17:70 · Al-Israٱلْبَرِّ the landAnd We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference.
• 19:14 · Maryamوَبَرًّۢا And dutifulAnd dutiful to his parents, and he was not a disobedient tyrant.
• 19:32 · Maryamوَبَرًّۢا And dutifulAnd [made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant.
• 27:63 · An-Namlٱلْبَرِّ (of) the landIs He [not best] who guides you through the darknesses of the land and sea and who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy? Is there a deity with Allah? High is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.
• 29:65 · Al-'Ankabutٱلْبَرِّ the landAnd when they board a ship, they supplicate Allah, sincere to Him in religion. But when He delivers them to the land, at once they associate others with Him
• 30:41 · Ar-Rumٱلْبَرِّ the landCorruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what they have done that perhaps they will return [to righteousness].
• 31:32 · Luqmanٱلْبَرِّ the landAnd when waves come over them like canopies, they supplicate Allah, sincere to Him in religion. But when He delivers them to the land, there are [some] of them who are moderate [in faith]. And none rejects Our signs except everyone treacherous and ungrateful.
• 52:28 · At-Turٱلْبَرُّ (is) the Most KindIndeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."
• 76:5 · Al-Insanٱلْأَبْرَارَ the righteousIndeed, the righteous will drink from a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of Kafur,
• 80:16 · Abasaبَرَرَةٍۢ dutifulNoble and dutiful.
• 82:13 · Al-Infitarٱلْأَبْرَارَ the righteousIndeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
• 83:18 · Al-Mutaffifinٱلْأَبْرَارِ (of) the righteousNo! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun.
• 83:22 · Al-Mutaffifinٱلْأَبْرَارَ the righteousIndeed, the righteous will be in pleasure

بِرّ 8 times

• 2:44 · Al-Baqarahبِٱلْبِرِّ [the] righteousnessDo you order righteousness of the people and forget yourselves while you recite the Scripture? Then will you not reason?
• 2:177 · Al-Baqarahٱلْبِرَّ [the] righteousnessRighteousness 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.
• 2:177 · Al-Baqarahٱلْبِرَّ the righteous[ness]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.
• 2:189 · Al-Baqarahٱلْبِرُّ [the] righteousnessThey ask you, [O Muhammad], about the new moons. Say, "They are measurements of time for the people and for Hajj." And it is not righteousness to enter houses from the back, but righteousness is [in] one who fears Allah. And enter houses from their doors. And fear Allah that you may succeed.
• 2:189 · Al-Baqarahٱلْبِرَّ [the] righteousThey ask you, [O Muhammad], about the new moons. Say, "They are measurements of time for the people and for Hajj." And it is not righteousness to enter houses from the back, but righteousness is [in] one who fears Allah. And enter houses from their doors. And fear Allah that you may succeed.
• 3:92 · Ali 'Imranٱلْبِرَّ [the] righteousnessNever will you attain the good [reward] until you spend [in the way of Allah] from that which you love. And whatever you spend - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.
• 5:2 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْبِرِّ [the] righteousnessO you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allah or [the sanctity of] the sacred month or [neglect the marking of] the sacrificial animals and garlanding [them] or [violate the safety of] those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and [His] approval. But when you come out of ihram, then [you may] hunt. And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from al-Masjid al-Haram lead you to transgress. And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.
• 58:9 · Al-Mujadilaبِٱلْبِرِّ for righteousnessO you who have believed, when you converse privately, do not converse about sin and aggression and disobedience to the Messenger but converse about righteousness and piety. And fear Allah, to whom you will be gathered.

تَبَرُّ 2 times

• 2:224 · Al-Baqarahتَبَرُّوا۟ you do goodAnd do not make [your oath by] Allah an excuse against being righteous and fearing Allah and making peace among people. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
• 60:8 · Al-Mumtahanahتَبَرُّوهُمْ you deal kindlyAllah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.

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.