ن ه ر Root n-h-r in the Qur’an 113 occurrences in 102 verses

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نَهار 57 times

• 2:164 · Al-Baqarahوَٱلنَّهَارِ and the dayIndeed, in the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, and the [great] ships which sail through the sea with that which benefits people, and what Allah has sent down from the heavens of rain, giving life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and dispersing therein every [kind of] moving creature, and [His] directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the heaven and the earth are signs for a people who use reason.
• 2:274 · Al-Baqarahوَٱلنَّهَارِ and dayThose who spend their wealth [in Allah 's way] by night and by day, secretly and publicly - they will have their reward with their Lord. And no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.
• 3:27 · Ali 'Imranٱلنَّهَارِ the dayYou cause the night to enter the day, and You cause the day to enter the night; and You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living. And You give provision to whom You will without account."
• 3:27 · Ali 'Imranٱلنَّهَارَ the dayYou cause the night to enter the day, and You cause the day to enter the night; and You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living. And You give provision to whom You will without account."
• 3:72 · Ali 'Imranٱلنَّهَارِ (of) the dayAnd a faction of the People of the Scripture say [to each other], "Believe in that which was revealed to the believers at the beginning of the day and reject it at its end that perhaps they will abandon their religion,
• 3:190 · Ali 'Imranوَٱلنَّهَارِ and the dayIndeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding.
• 6:13 · Al-An'amوَٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ and the dayAnd to Him belongs that which reposes by night and by day, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
• 6:60 · Al-An'amبِٱلنَّهَارِ by the dayAnd it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do.
• 7:54 · Al-A'rafٱلنَّهَارَ (with) the dayIndeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He covers the night with the day, [another night] chasing it rapidly; and [He created] the sun, the moon, and the stars, subjected by His command. Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds.
• 10:6 · Yunusوَٱلنَّهَارِ and the dayIndeed, in the alternation of the night and the day and [in] what Allah has created in the heavens and the earth are signs for a people who fear Allah
• 10:24 · Yunusنَهَارًۭا (by) dayThe example of [this] worldly life is but like rain which We have sent down from the sky that the plants of the earth absorb - [those] from which men and livestock eat - until, when the earth has taken on its adornment and is beautified and its people suppose that they have capability over it, there comes to it Our command by night or by day, and We make it as a harvest, as if it had not flourished yesterday. Thus do We explain in detail the signs for a people who give thought.
• 10:45 · Yunusٱلنَّهَارِ the dayAnd on the Day when He will gather them, [it will be] as if they had not remained [in the world] but an hour of the day, [and] they will know each other. Those will have lost who denied the meeting with Allah and were not guided
• 10:50 · Yunusنَهَارًۭا (by) daySay, "Have you considered: if His punishment should come to you by night or by day - for which [aspect] of it would the criminals be impatient?"
• 10:67 · Yunusوَٱلنَّهَارَ and the dayIt is He who made for you the night to rest therein and the day, giving sight. Indeed in that are signs for a people who listen.
• 11:114 · Hudٱلنَّهَارِ (of) the dayAnd establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember.
• 13:3 · Ar-Ra'dٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ (with) the dayAnd it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
• 13:10 · Ar-Ra'dبِٱلنَّهَارِ by dayIt is the same [to Him] concerning you whether one conceals [his] speech or one publicizes it and whether one is hidden by night or conspicuous [among others] by day.
• 14:33 · Ibrahimوَٱلنَّهَارَ and the dayAnd He subjected for you the sun and the moon, continuous [in orbit], and subjected for you the night and the day.
• 16:12 · An-Nahlوَٱلنَّهَارَ and the dayAnd He has subjected for you the night and day and the sun and moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason.
• 17:12 · Al-Israوَٱلنَّهَارَ and the dayAnd We have made the night and day two signs, and We erased the sign of the night and made the sign of the day visible that you may seek bounty from your Lord and may know the number of years and the account [of time]. And everything We have set out in detail.
• 17:12 · Al-Israٱلنَّهَارِ (of) the dayAnd We have made the night and day two signs, and We erased the sign of the night and made the sign of the day visible that you may seek bounty from your Lord and may know the number of years and the account [of time]. And everything We have set out in detail.
• 20:130 · Ta-Haٱلنَّهَارِ (of) the daySo be patient over what they say and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during periods of the night [exalt Him] and at the ends of the day, that you may be satisfied.
• 21:20 · Al-Anbyaوَٱلنَّهَارَ and [the] dayThey exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken.
• 21:33 · Al-Anbyaوَٱلنَّهَارَ and the dayAnd it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.
• 21:42 · Al-Anbyaوَٱلنَّهَارِ and the daySay, "Who can protect you at night or by day from the Most Merciful?" But they are, from the remembrance of their Lord, turning away.
• 22:61 · Al-Hajjٱلنَّهَارِ the dayThat is because Allah causes the night to enter the day and causes the day to enter the night and because Allah is Hearing and Seeing.
• 22:61 · Al-Hajjٱلنَّهَارَ the dayThat is because Allah causes the night to enter the day and causes the day to enter the night and because Allah is Hearing and Seeing.
• 23:80 · Al-Mu'minunوَٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ and the dayAnd it is He who gives life and causes death, and His is the alternation of the night and the day. Then will you not reason?
• 24:44 · An-Nurوَٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ and the dayAllah alternates the night and the day. Indeed in that is a lesson for those who have vision.
• 25:47 · Al-Furqanٱلنَّهَارَ the dayAnd it is He who has made the night for you as clothing and sleep [a means for] rest and has made the day a resurrection.

Also in 27 more places: 25:62, 27:86, 28:72, 28:73, 30:23, 31:29, 31:29, 34:33, 35:13, 35:13, 36:37, 36:40, 39:5, 39:5, 40:61, 41:37, 41:38, 45:5, 46:35, 57:6, 57:6, 71:5, 73:7, 73:20, 78:11, 91:3, 92:2

نَهَر 54 times

• 2:25 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ the riversAnd give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, "This is what we were provided with before." And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally.
• 2:74 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ [the] riversThen your hearts became hardened after that, being like stones or even harder. For indeed, there are stones from which rivers burst forth, and there are some of them that split open and water comes out, and there are some of them that fall down for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unaware of what you do.
• 2:249 · Al-Baqarahبِنَهَرٍۢ with a riverAnd when Saul went forth with the soldiers, he said, "Indeed, Allah will be testing you with a river. So whoever drinks from it is not of me, and whoever does not taste it is indeed of me, excepting one who takes [from it] in the hollow of his hand." But they drank from it, except a [very] few of them. Then when he had crossed it along with those who believed with him, they said, "There is no power for us today against Goliath and his soldiers." But those who were certain that they would meet Allah said, "How many a small company has overcome a large company by permission of Allah. And Allah is with the patient."
• 2:266 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the riversWould one of you like to have a garden of palm trees and grapevines underneath which rivers flow in which he has from every fruit? But he is afflicted with old age and has weak offspring, and it is hit by a whirlwind containing fire and is burned. Thus does Allah make clear to you [His] verses that you might give thought.
• 3:15 · Ali 'Imranٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ [the] rivers Say, "Shall I inform you of [something] better than that? For those who fear Allah will be gardens in the presence of their Lord beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally, and purified spouses and approval from Allah. And Allah is Seeing of [His] servants -
• 3:136 · Ali 'Imranٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the riversThose - their reward is forgiveness from their Lord and gardens beneath which rivers flow [in Paradise], wherein they will abide eternally; and excellent is the reward of the [righteous] workers.
• 3:195 · Ali 'Imranٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers And their Lord responded to them, "Never will I allow to be lost the work of [any] worker among you, whether male or female; you are of one another. So those who emigrated or were evicted from their homes or were harmed in My cause or fought or were killed - I will surely remove from them their misdeeds, and I will surely admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow as reward from Allah, and Allah has with Him the best reward."
• 3:198 · Ali 'Imranٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the riversBut 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.
• 4:13 · An-Nisaٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers These are the limits [set by] Allah, and whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger will be admitted by Him to gardens [in Paradise] under which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein; and that is the great attainment.
• 4:57 · An-Nisaٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the riversBut those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide forever. For them therein are purified spouses, and We will admit them to deepening shade.
• 4:122 · An-Nisaٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the riversBut the ones who believe and do righteous deeds - We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. [It is] the promise of Allah, [which is] truth, and who is more truthful than Allah in statement.
• 5:12 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ the riversAnd 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."
• 5:85 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the riversSo Allah rewarded them for what they said with gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of doers of good.
• 5:119 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the riversAllah will say, "This is the Day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness." For them are gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allah being pleased with them, and they with Him. That is the great attainment.
• 6:6 · Al-An'amٱلْأَنْهَـٰرَ the riversHave 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.
• 7:43 · Al-A'rafٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ the riversAnd We will have removed whatever is within their breasts of resentment, [while] flowing beneath them are rivers. And they will say, "Praise to Allah, who has guided us to this; and we would never have been guided if Allah had not guided us. Certainly the messengers of our Lord had come with the truth." And they will be called, "This is Paradise, which you have been made to inherit for what you used to do."
• 9:72 · At-Tawbahٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the riversAllah has promised the believing men and believing women gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally, and pleasant dwellings in gardens of perpetual residence; but approval from Allah is greater. It is that which is the great attainment.
• 9:89 · At-Tawbahٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the riversAllah has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide eternally. That is the great attainment.
• 9:100 · At-Tawbahٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the riversAnd the first forerunners [in the faith] among the Muhajireen and the Ansar and those who followed them with good conduct - Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him, and He has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. That is the great attainment.
• 10:9 · Yunusٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the riversIndeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - their Lord will guide them because of their faith. Beneath them rivers will flow in the Gardens of Pleasure
• 13:3 · Ar-Ra'dوَأَنْهَـٰرًۭا ۖ and riversAnd it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
• 13:35 · Ar-Ra'dٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ the riversThe example of Paradise, which the righteous have been promised, is [that] beneath it rivers flow. Its fruit is lasting, and its shade. That is the consequence for the righteous, and the consequence for the disbelievers is the Fire.
• 14:23 · Ibrahimٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the riversAnd those who believed and did righteous deeds will be admitted to gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein by permission of their Lord; and their greeting therein will be, "Peace!"
• 14:32 · Ibrahimٱلْأَنْهَـٰرَ the riversIt is Allah who created the heavens and the earth and sent down rain from the sky and produced thereby some fruits as provision for you and subjected for you the ships to sail through the sea by His command and subjected for you the rivers.
• 16:15 · An-Nahlوَأَنْهَـٰرًۭا and riversAnd He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it shift with you, and [made] rivers and roads, that you may be guided,
• 16:31 · An-Nahlٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ the riversGardens of perpetual residence, which they will enter, beneath which rivers flow. They will have therein whatever they wish. Thus does Allah reward the righteous -
• 17:91 · Al-Israٱلْأَنْهَـٰرَ the riversOr [until] you have a garden of palm tress and grapes and make rivers gush forth within them in force [and abundance]
• 18:31 · Al-Kahfٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the riversThose will have gardens of perpetual residence; beneath them rivers will flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and will wear green garments of fine silk and brocade, reclining therein on adorned couches. Excellent is the reward, and good is the resting place.
• 18:33 · Al-Kahfنَهَرًۭا a riverEach of the two gardens produced its fruit and did not fall short thereof in anything. And We caused to gush forth within them a river.
• 20:76 · Ta-Haٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the riversGardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of one who purifies himself.

Also in 24 more places: 22:14, 22:23, 25:10, 27:61, 29:58, 39:20, 43:51, 47:12, 47:15, 47:15, 47:15, 47:15, 48:5, 48:17, 54:54, 57:12, 58:22, 61:12, 64:9, 65:11, 66:8, 71:12, 85:11, 98:8

تَنْهَرْ 2 times

• 17:23 · Al-Israتَنْهَرْهُمَا repel themAnd your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.
• 93:10 · Ad-Duhaتَنْهَرْ repelAnd as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].

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.