ش ر ر Root sh-r-r in the Qur’an 31 occurrences in 30 verses

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

شَرّ 30 times

• 2:216 · Al-Baqarahشَرٌّۭ (is) badFighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not.
• 3:180 · Ali 'Imranشَرٌّۭ (is) badAnd let not those who [greedily] withhold what Allah has given them of His bounty ever think that it is better for them. Rather, it is worse for them. Their necks will be encircled by what they withheld on the Day of Resurrection. And to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, with what you do, is [fully] Acquainted.
• 5:60 · Al-Ma'idahبِشَرٍّۢ (of) worseSay, "Shall I inform you of [what is] worse than that as penalty from Allah? [It is that of] those whom Allah has cursed and with whom He became angry and made of them apes and pigs and slaves of Taghut. Those are worse in position and further astray from the sound way."
• 5:60 · Al-Ma'idahشَرٌّۭ (are) worseSay, "Shall I inform you of [what is] worse than that as penalty from Allah? [It is that of] those whom Allah has cursed and with whom He became angry and made of them apes and pigs and slaves of Taghut. Those are worse in position and further astray from the sound way."
• 8:22 · Al-Anfalشَرَّ worstIndeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason.
• 8:55 · Al-Anfalشَرَّ (the) worstIndeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe -
• 10:11 · Yunusٱلشَّرَّ the evilAnd if Allah was to hasten for the people the evil [they invoke] as He hastens for them the good, their term would have been ended for them. But We leave the ones who do not expect the meeting with Us, in their transgression, wandering blindly
• 12:77 · Yusufشَرٌّۭ (are the) worseThey said, "If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allah is most knowing of what you describe."
• 17:11 · Al-Israبِٱلشَّرِّ for evilAnd man supplicates for evil as he supplicates for good, and man is ever hasty.
• 17:83 · Al-Israٱلشَّرُّ the evilAnd when We bestow favor upon the disbeliever, he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.
• 19:75 · Maryamشَرٌّۭ (is) worstSay, "Whoever is in error - let the Most Merciful extend for him an extension [in wealth and time] until, when they see that which they were promised - either punishment [in this world] or the Hour [of resurrection] - they will come to know who is worst in position and weaker in soldiers."
• 21:35 · Al-Anbyaبِٱلشَّرِّ with [the] badEvery soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.
• 22:72 · Al-Hajjبِشَرٍّۢ of worseAnd when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, you recognize in the faces of those who disbelieve disapproval. They are almost on the verge of assaulting those who recite to them Our verses. Say, "Then shall I inform you of [what is] worse than that? [It is] the Fire which Allah has promised those who disbelieve, and wretched is the destination."
• 24:11 · An-Nurشَرًّۭا badIndeed, those who came with falsehood are a group among you. Do not think it bad for you; rather it is good for you. For every person among them is what [punishment] he has earned from the sin, and he who took upon himself the greater portion thereof - for him is a great punishment.
• 25:34 · Al-Furqanشَرٌّۭ (are the) worstThe ones who are gathered on their faces to Hell - those are the worst in position and farthest astray in [their] way.
• 38:55 · Sadلَشَرَّ surely (is) an evilThis [is so]. But indeed, for the transgressors is an evil place of return -
• 38:62 · Sadٱلْأَشْرَارِ the bad onesAnd they will say, "Why do we not see men whom we used to count among the worst?
• 41:49 · Fussilatٱلشَّرُّ the evilMan is not weary of supplication for good [things], but if evil touches him, he is hopeless and despairing.
• 41:51 · Fussilatٱلشَّرُّ the evilAnd when We bestow favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself; but when evil touches him, then he is full of extensive supplication.
• 70:20 · Al-Ma'arijٱلشَّرُّ the evilWhen evil touches him, impatient,
• 72:10 · Al-Jinnأَشَرٌّ whether evilAnd we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.
• 76:7 · Al-Insanشَرُّهُۥ its evilThey [are those who] fulfill [their] vows and fear a Day whose evil will be widespread.
• 76:11 · Al-Insanشَرَّ (from the) evilSo Allah will protect them from the evil of that Day and give them radiance and happiness
• 98:6 · Al-Bayyinahشَرُّ (are the) worstIndeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures.
• 99:8 · Az-Zalzalahشَرًّۭا evilAnd whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
• 113:2 · Al-Falaqشَرِّ (the) evilFrom the evil of that which He created
• 113:3 · Al-Falaqشَرِّ (the) evilAnd from the evil of darkness when it settles
• 113:4 · Al-Falaqشَرِّ (the) evilAnd from the evil of the blowers in knots
• 113:5 · Al-Falaqشَرِّ (the) evilAnd from the evil of an envier when he envies."
• 114:4 · An-Nasشَرِّ (the) evilFrom the evil of the retreating whisperer -

شَرَر 1 time

• 77:32 · Al-Mursalatبِشَرَرٍۢ sparksIndeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,

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.