ش ر ي Root sh-r-y in the Qur’an 25 occurrences in 23 verses

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

اشْتَرَى 21 times

• 2:16 · Al-Baqarahٱشْتَرَوُا۟ boughtThose are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, so their transaction has brought no profit, nor were they guided.
• 2:41 · Al-Baqarahتَشْتَرُوا۟ exchangeAnd believe in what I have sent down confirming that which is [already] with you, and be not the first to disbelieve in it. And do not exchange My signs for a small price, and fear [only] Me.
• 2:79 · Al-Baqarahلِيَشْتَرُوا۟ to barterSo woe to those who write the "scripture" with their own hands, then say, "This is from Allah," in order to exchange it for a small price. Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn.
• 2:86 · Al-Baqarahٱشْتَرَوُا۟ boughtThose are the ones who have bought the life of this world [in exchange] for the Hereafter, so the punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be aided.
• 2:90 · Al-Baqarahٱشْتَرَوْا۟ (for) which they have soldHow wretched is that for which they sold themselves - that they would disbelieve in what Allah has revealed through [their] outrage that Allah would send down His favor upon whom He wills from among His servants. So they returned having [earned] wrath upon wrath. And for the disbelievers is a humiliating punishment.
• 2:102 · Al-Baqarahٱشْتَرَىٰهُ buys itAnd they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve [by practicing magic]." And [yet] they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allah. And the people learn what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold themselves, if they only knew.
• 2:174 · Al-Baqarahوَيَشْتَرُونَ and they purchaseIndeed, they who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Book and exchange it for a small price - those consume not into their bellies except the Fire. And Allah will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them. And they will have a painful punishment.
• 2:175 · Al-Baqarahٱشْتَرَوُا۟ purchase[d]Those are the ones who have exchanged guidance for error and forgiveness for punishment. How patient they are in pursuit of the Fire!
• 3:77 · Ali 'Imranيَشْتَرُونَ exchangeIndeed, those who exchange the covenant of Allah and their [own] oaths for a small price will have no share in the Hereafter, and Allah will not speak to them or look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them; and they will have a painful punishment.
• 3:177 · Ali 'Imranٱشْتَرَوُا۟ (have) purchasedIndeed, those who purchase disbelief [in exchange] for faith - never will they harm Allah at all, and for them is a painful punishment.
• 3:187 · Ali 'Imranوَٱشْتَرَوْا۟ and they exchangedAnd [mention, O Muhammad], when Allah took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture, [saying], "You must make it clear to the people and not conceal it." But they threw it away behind their backs and exchanged it for a small price. And wretched is that which they purchased.
• 3:187 · Ali 'Imranيَشْتَرُونَ they purchaseAnd [mention, O Muhammad], when Allah took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture, [saying], "You must make it clear to the people and not conceal it." But they threw it away behind their backs and exchanged it for a small price. And wretched is that which they purchased.
• 3:199 · Ali 'Imranيَشْتَرُونَ (do) they exchangeAnd indeed, among the People of the Scripture are those who believe in Allah and what was revealed to you and what was revealed to them, [being] humbly submissive to Allah. They do not exchange the verses of Allah for a small price. Those will have their reward with their Lord. Indeed, Allah is swift in account.
• 4:44 · An-Nisaيَشْتَرُونَ purchasingHave you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, purchasing error [in exchange for it] and wishing you would lose the way?
• 5:44 · Al-Ma'idahتَشْتَرُوا۟ sellIndeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to Allah] judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of Allah, and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not exchange My verses for a small price. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers.
• 5:106 · Al-Ma'idahنَشْتَرِى we will exchangeO you who have believed, testimony [should be taken] among you when death approaches one of you at the time of bequest - [that of] two just men from among you or two others from outside if you are traveling through the land and the disaster of death should strike you. Detain them after the prayer and let them both swear by Allah if you doubt [their testimony, saying], "We will not exchange our oath for a price, even if he should be a near relative, and we will not withhold the testimony of Allah. Indeed, we would then be of the sinful."
• 9:9 · At-Tawbahٱشْتَرَوْا۟ They exchangeThey have exchanged the signs of Allah for a small price and averted [people] from His way. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing.
• 9:111 · At-Tawbahٱشْتَرَىٰ (has) purchasedIndeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. And who is truer to his covenant than Allah? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment.
• 12:21 · Yusufٱشْتَرَىٰهُ bought himAnd the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.
• 16:95 · An-Nahlتَشْتَرُوا۟ exchangeAnd do not exchange the covenant of Allah for a small price. Indeed, what is with Allah is best for you, if only you could know.
• 31:6 · Luqmanيَشْتَرِى purchasesAnd of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech to mislead [others] from the way of Allah without knowledge and who takes it in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment.

شَرَ 4 times

• 2:102 · Al-Baqarahشَرَوْا۟ they soldAnd they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve [by practicing magic]." And [yet] they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allah. And the people learn what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold themselves, if they only knew.
• 2:207 · Al-Baqarahيَشْرِى sellsAnd of the people is he who sells himself, seeking means to the approval of Allah. And Allah is kind to [His] servants.
• 4:74 · An-Nisaيَشْرُونَ sellSo let those fight in the cause of Allah who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. And he who fights in the cause of Allah and is killed or achieves victory - We will bestow upon him a great reward.
• 12:20 · Yusufوَشَرَوْهُ And they sold himAnd they sold him for a reduced price - a few dirhams - and they were, concerning him, of those content with little.

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.