س ن ن Root s-n-n in the Qur’an 21 occurrences in 15 verses

Words from this root

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

سُنَّة 16 times

• 3:137 · Ali 'Imranسُنَنٌۭ situationsSimilar situations [as yours] have passed on before you, so proceed throughout the earth and observe how was the end of those who denied.
• 4:26 · An-Nisaسُنَنَ (to) waysAllah wants to make clear to you [the lawful from the unlawful] and guide you to the [good] practices of those before you and to accept your repentance. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.
• 8:38 · Al-Anfalسُنَّتُ (the) practiceSay to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven for them. But if they return [to hostility] - then the precedent of the former [rebellious] peoples has already taken place.
• 15:13 · Al-Hijrسُنَّةُ the way(s)They will not believe in it, while there has already occurred the precedent of the former peoples.
• 17:77 · Al-Israسُنَّةَ (Such is Our) Way[That is Our] established way for those We had sent before you of Our messengers; and you will not find in Our way any alteration.
• 17:77 · Al-Israلِسُنَّتِنَا (in) Our way[That is Our] established way for those We had sent before you of Our messengers; and you will not find in Our way any alteration.
• 18:55 · Al-Kahfسُنَّةُ (the) wayAnd nothing has prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them and from asking forgiveness of their Lord except that there [must] befall them the [accustomed] precedent of the former peoples or that the punishment should come [directly] before them.
• 33:38 · Al-Ahzabسُنَّةَ (That is the) WayThere is not to be upon the Prophet any discomfort concerning that which Allah has imposed upon him. [This is] the established way of Allah with those [prophets] who have passed on before. And ever is the command of Allah a destiny decreed.
• 33:62 · Al-Ahzabسُنَّةَ (Such is the) Way[This is] the established way of Allah with those who passed on before; and you will not find in the way of Allah any change.
• 33:62 · Al-Ahzabلِسُنَّةِ in (the) Way[This is] the established way of Allah with those who passed on before; and you will not find in the way of Allah any change.
• 35:43 · Fatirسُنَّتَ (the) way[Due to] arrogance in the land and plotting of evil; but the evil plot does not encompass except its own people. Then do they await except the way of the former peoples? But you will never find in the way of Allah any change, and you will never find in the way of Allah any alteration.
• 35:43 · Fatirلِسُنَّتِ in (the) way[Due to] arrogance in the land and plotting of evil; but the evil plot does not encompass except its own people. Then do they await except the way of the former peoples? But you will never find in the way of Allah any change, and you will never find in the way of Allah any alteration.
• 35:43 · Fatirلِسُنَّتِ in (the) way[Due to] arrogance in the land and plotting of evil; but the evil plot does not encompass except its own people. Then do they await except the way of the former peoples? But you will never find in the way of Allah any change, and you will never find in the way of Allah any alteration.
• 40:85 · Ghafirسُنَّتَ (Such is the) WayBut never did their faith benefit them once they saw Our punishment. [It is] the established way of Allah which has preceded among His servants. And the disbelievers thereupon lost [all].
• 48:23 · Al-Fathسُنَّةَ (The established) way[This is] the established way of Allah which has occurred before. And never will you find in the way of Allah any change.
• 48:23 · Al-Fathلِسُنَّةِ in (the) way of Allah[This is] the established way of Allah which has occurred before. And never will you find in the way of Allah any change.

مَسْنُون 3 times

• 15:26 · Al-Hijrمَّسْنُونٍۢ alteredAnd We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud.
• 15:28 · Al-Hijrمَّسْنُونٍۢ alteredAnd [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud.
• 15:33 · Al-Hijrمَّسْنُونٍۢ alteredHe said, "Never would I prostrate to a human whom You created out of clay from an altered black mud."

سِنّ 2 times

• 5:45 · Al-Ma'idahوَٱلسِّنَّ and the toothAnd We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution. But whoever gives [up his right as] charity, it is an expiation for him. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.
• 5:45 · Al-Ma'idahبِٱلسِّنِّ for the toothAnd We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution. But whoever gives [up his right as] charity, it is an expiation for him. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.

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.