ذ ن ب Root dh-n-b in the Qur’an 39 occurrences in 37 verses

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ذَنب 37 times

• 3:11 · Ali 'Imranبِذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗ for their sins[Theirs is] like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and those before them. They denied Our signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. And Allah is severe in penalty.
• 3:16 · Ali 'Imranذُنُوبَنَا our sinsThose who say, "Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire,"
• 3:31 · Ali 'Imranذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ your sinsSay, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."
• 3:135 · Ali 'Imranلِذُنُوبِهِمْ for their sins And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by transgression], remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins - and who can forgive sins except Allah? - and [who] do not persist in what they have done while they know.
• 3:135 · Ali 'Imranٱلذُّنُوبَ the sinsAnd those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by transgression], remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins - and who can forgive sins except Allah? - and [who] do not persist in what they have done while they know.
• 3:147 · Ali 'Imranذُنُوبَنَا our sinsAnd their words were not but that they said, "Our Lord, forgive us our sins and the excess [committed] in our affairs and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people."
• 3:193 · Ali 'Imranذُنُوبَنَا our sinsOur 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.
• 5:18 · Al-Ma'idahبِذُنُوبِكُم ۖ for your sinsBut 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.
• 5:49 · Al-Ma'idahذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗ (of) their sinsAnd judge, [O Muhammad], between them by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their inclinations and beware of them, lest they tempt you away from some of what Allah has revealed to you. And if they turn away - then know that Allah only intends to afflict them with some of their [own] sins. And indeed, many among the people are defiantly disobedient.
• 6:6 · Al-An'amبِذُنُوبِهِمْ for their sinsHave they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them which We had established upon the earth as We have not established you? And We sent [rain from] the sky upon them in showers and made rivers flow beneath them; then We destroyed them for their sins and brought forth after them a generation of others.
• 7:100 · Al-A'rafبِذُنُوبِهِمْ ۚ for their sinsHas it not become clear to those who inherited the earth after its [previous] people that if We willed, We could afflict them for their sins? But We seal over their hearts so they do not hear.
• 8:52 · Al-Anfalبِذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗ for their sins[Theirs is] like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and of those before them. They disbelieved in the signs of Allah, so Allah seized them for their sins. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and severe in penalty.
• 8:54 · Al-Anfalبِذُنُوبِهِمْ for their sins[Theirs is] like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and of those before them. They denied the signs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins, and We drowned the people of Pharaoh. And all [of them] were wrongdoers.
• 9:102 · At-Tawbahبِذُنُوبِهِمْ their sinsAnd [there are] others who have acknowledged their sins. They had mixed a righteous deed with another that was bad. Perhaps Allah will turn to them in forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
• 12:29 · Yusufلِذَنۢبِكِ ۖ for your sinJoseph, ignore this. And, [my wife], ask forgiveness for your sin. Indeed, you were of the sinful."
• 12:97 · Yusufذُنُوبَنَآ (of) our sinsThey said, "O our father, ask for us forgiveness of our sins; indeed, we have been sinners."
• 14:10 · Ibrahimذُنُوبِكُمْ your sinsTheir messengers said, "Can there be doubt about Allah, Creator of the heavens and earth? He invites you that He may forgive you of your sins, and He delays your death for a specified term." They said, "You are not but men like us who wish to avert us from what our fathers were worshipping. So bring us a clear authority."
• 17:17 · Al-Israبِذُنُوبِ concerning the sinsAnd how many have We destroyed from the generations after Noah. And sufficient is your Lord, concerning the sins of His servants, as Acquainted and Seeing.
• 25:58 · Al-Furqanبِذُنُوبِ regarding the sinsAnd rely upon the Ever-Living who does not die, and exalt [Allah] with His praise. And sufficient is He to be, with the sins of His servants, Acquainted -
• 26:14 · Ash-Shu'araذَنۢبٌۭ a crimeAnd they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they will kill me."
• 28:78 · Al-Qasasذُنُوبِهِمُ their sinsHe said, "I was only given it because of knowledge I have." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed before him of generations those who were greater than him in power and greater in accumulation [of wealth]? But the criminals, about their sins, will not be asked.
• 29:40 · Al-'Ankabutبِذَنۢبِهِۦ ۖ for his sinSo each We seized for his sin; and among them were those upon whom We sent a storm of stones, and among them were those who were seized by the blast [from the sky], and among them were those whom We caused the earth to swallow, and among them were those whom We drowned. And Allah would not have wronged them, but it was they who were wronging themselves.
• 33:71 · Al-Ahzabذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ your sinsHe will [then] amend for you your deeds and forgive you your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly attained a great attainment.
• 39:53 · Az-Zumarٱلذُّنُوبَ the sinsSay, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
• 40:3 · Ghafirٱلذَّنۢبِ (of) the sinThe forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, owner of abundance. There is no deity except Him; to Him is the destination.
• 40:11 · Ghafirبِذُنُوبِنَا our sinsThey will say, "Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any way?"
• 40:21 · Ghafirبِذُنُوبِهِمْ for their sinsHave they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those who were before them? They were greater than them in strength and in impression on the land, but Allah seized them for their sins. And they had not from Allah any protector.
• 40:55 · Ghafirلِذَنۢبِكَ for your sinSo be patient, [O Muhammad]. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth. And ask forgiveness for your sin and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord in the evening and the morning.
• 46:31 · Al-Ahqafذُنُوبِكُمْ your sinsO our people, respond to the Messenger of Allah and believe in him; Allah will forgive for you your sins and protect you from a painful punishment.
• 47:19 · Muhammadلِذَنۢبِكَ for your sinSo know, [O Muhammad], that there is no deity except Allah and ask forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and believing women. And Allah knows of your movement and your resting place.

Also in 7 more places: 48:2, 55:39, 61:12, 67:11, 71:4, 81:9, 91:14

ذَنُوب 2 times

• 51:59 · Adh-Dhariyatذَنُوبًۭا (is) a portionAnd indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors, so let them not impatiently urge Me.
• 51:59 · Adh-Dhariyatذَنُوبِ (the) portionAnd indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors, so let them not impatiently urge Me.

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.