و ر ي Root w-r-y in the Qur’an 32 occurrences in 31 verses

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

وَراء 24 times

• 2:91 · Al-Baqarahوَرَآءَهُۥ (is) besides itAnd when it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah has revealed," they say, "We believe [only] in what was revealed to us." And they disbelieve in what came after it, while it is the truth confirming that which is with them. Say, "Then why did you kill the prophets of Allah before, if you are [indeed] believers?"
• 2:101 · Al-Baqarahوَرَآءَ behindAnd when a messenger from Allah came to them confirming that which was with them, a party of those who had been given the Scripture threw the Scripture of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know [what it contained].
• 3:187 · Ali 'Imranوَرَآءَ behindAnd [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.
• 4:24 · An-Nisaوَرَآءَ (is) beyondAnd [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided] that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever you enjoy [of marriage] from them, give them their due compensation as an obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually agree to beyond the obligation. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
• 4:102 · An-Nisaوَرَآئِكُمْ behind youAnd when you are among them and lead them in prayer, let a group of them stand [in prayer] with you and let them carry their arms. And when they have prostrated, let them be [in position] behind you and have the other group come forward which has not [yet] prayed and let them pray with you, taking precaution and carrying their arms. Those who disbelieve wish that you would neglect your weapons and your baggage so they could come down upon you in one [single] attack. But there is no blame upon you, if you are troubled by rain or are ill, for putting down your arms, but take precaution. Indeed, Allah has prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment.
• 6:94 · Al-An'amوَرَآءَ behind[It will be said to them], "And you have certainly come to Us alone as We created you the first time, and you have left whatever We bestowed upon you behind you. And We do not see with you your 'intercessors' which you claimed that they were among you associates [of Allah]. It has [all] been severed between you, and lost from you is what you used to claim."
• 11:71 · Hudوَرَآءِ and afterAnd his Wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We gave her good tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob.
• 11:92 · Hudوَرَآءَكُمْ behind yourHe said, "O my people, is my family more respected for power by you than Allah? But you put Him behind your backs [in neglect]. Indeed, my Lord is encompassing of what you do.
• 14:16 · Ibrahimوَرَآئِهِۦ AheadBefore him is Hell, and he will be given a drink of purulent water.
• 14:17 · Ibrahimوَرَآئِهِۦ And ahead of himHe will gulp it but will hardly [be able to] swallow it. And death will come to him from everywhere, but he is not to die. And before him is a massive punishment.
• 18:79 · Al-Kahfوَرَآءَهُم after themAs for the ship, it belonged to poor people working at sea. So I intended to cause defect in it as there was after them a king who seized every [good] ship by force.
• 19:5 · Maryamوَرَآءِى after meAnd indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir
• 23:7 · Al-Mu'minunوَرَآءَ beyondBut whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors -
• 23:100 · Al-Mu'minunوَرَآئِهِم and before themThat I might do righteousness in that which I left behind." No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected.
• 33:53 · Al-Ahzabوَرَآءِ behindO you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness. But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, disperse without seeking to remain for conversation. Indeed, that [behavior] was troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of [dismissing] you. But Allah is not shy of the truth. And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it is not [conceivable or lawful] for you to harm the Messenger of Allah or to marry his wives after him, ever. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allah an enormity.
• 42:51 · Ash-Shuraوَرَآئِ behindAnd it is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition or that He sends a messenger to reveal, by His permission, what He wills. Indeed, He is Most High and Wise.
• 45:10 · Al-Jathiyahوَرَآئِهِمْ Before themBefore them is Hell, and what they had earned will not avail them at all nor what they had taken besides Allah as allies. And they will have a great punishment.
• 49:4 · Al-Hujuratوَرَآءِ behindIndeed, those who call you, [O Muhammad], from behind the chambers - most of them do not use reason.
• 57:13 · Al-Hadidوَرَآءَكُمْ behind youOn the [same] Day the hypocrite men and hypocrite women will say to those who believed, "Wait for us that we may acquire some of your light." It will be said, "Go back behind you and seek light." And a wall will be placed between them with a door, its interior containing mercy, but on the outside of it is torment.
• 59:14 · Al-Hashrوَرَآءِ behindThey will not fight you all except within fortified cities or from behind walls. Their violence among themselves is severe. You think they are together, but their hearts are diverse. That is because they are a people who do not reason.
• 70:31 · Al-Ma'arijوَرَآءَ beyondBut whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -
• 76:27 · Al-Insanوَرَآءَهُمْ behind themIndeed, these [disbelievers] love the immediate and leave behind them a grave Day.
• 84:10 · Al-Inshiqaqوَرَآءَ behindBut as for he who is given his record behind his back,
• 85:20 · Al-Burujوَرَآئِهِم behind themWhile Allah encompasses them from behind.

وُۥرِيَ 4 times

• 5:31 · Al-Ma'idahيُوَٰرِى to hideThen Allah sent a crow searching in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother. He said, "O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the body of my brother?" And he became of the regretful.
• 5:31 · Al-Ma'idahفَأُوَٰرِىَ and hideThen Allah sent a crow searching in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother. He said, "O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the body of my brother?" And he became of the regretful.
• 7:20 · Al-A'rafوُۥرِىَ was concealedBut Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed from them of their private parts. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you become angels or become of the immortal."
• 7:26 · Al-A'rafيُوَٰرِى it coversO children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best. That is from the signs of Allah that perhaps they will remember.

تَوارَتْ 2 times

• 16:59 · An-Nahlيَتَوَٰرَىٰ He hides himselfHe hides himself from the people because of the ill of which he has been informed. Should he keep it in humiliation or bury it in the ground? Unquestionably, evil is what they decide.
• 38:32 · Sadتَوَارَتْ they were hiddenAnd he said, "Indeed, I gave preference to the love of good [things] over the remembrance of my Lord until the sun disappeared into the curtain [of darkness]."

تُورُ 1 time

• 56:71 · Al-Waqi'ahتُورُونَ you igniteAnd have you seen the fire that you ignite?

مُورِيَة 1 time

• 100:2 · Al-'Adiyatفَٱلْمُورِيَـٰتِ And the producers of sparksAnd the producers of sparks [when] striking

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.