The Quran about the word Seek By A

The Quran about the word: Seek ﺍﺑﺘﻐﻰ : ﺍﻟﻘﺮآﻦ By A. S. Hashim. MD Arabic, taken from : holyquran. net Translation taken from: quran. al-islam. org Shakir Pickthal Yusuf Ali

ﺑـﺴـــﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ In the Name of God, Lord of Mercy and Lord of Grace The Quran about: ﺍﺑﺘﻐﻰ Seek The numerous subjects dealt with in the Holy Quran 2

Of Themes in the Quran There a good many themes in the Holy Quran. One of these themes is Seek Quran. The word ﺍﺑﺘﻐﻰ appears in 91 Ayahs These references have variable flavors of meaning and connotations The word Seek comes in red and its English translation comes in red too. Looking at the entire theme gives a better understanding of what the message entails. 3

272 آﻴﺔ - 2 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ If you give alms openly, it is well, and if you ﺍﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻭﺍ hide it and give it to the poor, it is better for ﻳ ﻭ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ you; and this will do away with some of your ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻟ ﺍ misdeeds; and Allah is aware of what you ﻭ ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﻭ do. It is not required of thee (O Messenger), to set them on the right path, but Allah sets on the right path whom He pleases. Whatever of good ye give benefits your own souls, and ye shall only do so seeking the "Face" of Allah. Whatever good ye give, shall be rendered back to you, and ye shall not Be dealt with unjustly.

7 آﻴﺔ - 3 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﻋﻤﺮﺍﻥ آﻞ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ He it is Who has revealed the Book to you; ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﺍ آﺍ ﺍﺍ ﺍﻱ some of its verses are decisive, they are ﻳ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﻭ ﻭ ﻱ ﺍﻳ the basis of the Book, and others are ﺍ آ ﻭﻭ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻭ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻳ ﺍ allegorical; then as for those in whose ﺍﺍ ﻭﻭ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ hearts is perversity, they follow the part the allegorical, seeking to mislead and seeking discord (giving their own interpretation). But none knows its interpretation except Allah, and those who are firmly rooted in knowledge say: We believe in it, it is all from our Lord; and none do mind except those having understanding.

85 آﻴﺔ - 3 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﻋﻤﺮﺍﻥ آﻞ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ And whoever seeks a religion other than ﺍﺍﻳ ﺍآ ﻱ ﻳﺍ ﺍﺍ Islam, it shall not be accepted from him, ﻭ ﺍﻟ ﻭﺍ ﻳﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻱ and in the hereafter he shall be one of the ﺍﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ losers. ﻳ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻭ How shall Allah Guide those who reject Faith after they had accepted it and bore witness that the Messenger was true and that Clear Signs had come unto them? but Allah guides not a wrongdoing people. Of such the reward is that on them rests the curse of Allah, of His angels, and of all mankind; -

34 آﻴﺔ - 4 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎﺀ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ Men are the maintainers of women ﺍ ﻯ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻯ ﺍﻭ ﺍ ﺍﻟ because Allah has made some of them to ﺍﻟﺍﻱ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻭﺍ excel others and because they spend out ﺍ ﺍﻭ ﺍﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻭ ﻭ ﻭ ﺍﻭ of their property; the good women are ﻳﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻳﺍ ﻭﺍ therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded; As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them; then if they obey you, do not seek a way against them; surely Allah is High, Great.

35 -34 آﻴﺔ - 5 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺋﺪﺓ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ O ye who believe! Heed Allah, and seek ﺍﻭﺍ ﺍﻳ ﺍﻭﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻭﺍ ﺍ آﻭﺍ ﺍﻳ ﺍ ﺍ the way of approach unto Him, and strive ﻭ ﻳ ﻱ in His way in order that ye may succeed. ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﻳﺍ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻳ ﻳ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﺍ As to those who reject Faith, - if they had everything on earth, and twice repeated, to give as ransom for the penalty of the Day of Judgment, it would never be accepted of them, theirs would be a grievous penalty.

115 -114 آﻴﺔ - 6 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻷﻨﻌﺎﻡ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ Shall I then seek a judge other than Allah? آﺍ ﺍﻳ ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﺍﻱ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻟ And He it is Who has revealed to you the ﺍﻳ ﻭ ﺍ ﺍ ﻭ ﺍﺍ Book (which is) made plain; and those whom ﺍﻳ ﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ We have given the Book know that it is revealed by your Lord with truth, therefore you should not be of the disputers. And the word of your Lord has been accomplished truly and justly; there is none who can change Allah’s words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

164 آﻴﺔ - 6 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻷﻨﻌﺎﻡ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ Say: What! shall I seek a Lord other than ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻟ Allah? And He is the Lord of all things; and ﻭ ﻳ ﺍ ﻯ ﻯ ﺍ no soul earns (evil) but against itself, and no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another; then to your Lord is your return, so He will inform you of that in which you differed.

45 -44 آﻴﺔ - 7 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻷﻌﺮﺍﻑ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ And the dwellers of Paradise will call out to ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍﻯ the inmates of the Fire: Surely we have ﻯ ﺍﻟ ﺍﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍ found what our Lord promised us to be true; ﺍﻳ ﺍﻟ have you too found what your Lord ﺍﻭ ﺍآ ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻳ ﻭ ﺍﻳ promised to be true? They will say: Yes. Then a crier will cry out among them that the curse of Allah is on the evil-doers. Those who would hinder men from the path of Allah and would seek in it something crooked: they were those who denied the Hereafter

48 -47 آﻴﺔ - 9 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺑﺔ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ Had they gone forth among you they had ﻳ ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻭ ﺍ ﻳ ﻭﺍ added nothing but trouble and had hurried ﺍﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍﻭ to and fro among you, seeking to cause ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ ﻯ ﺍﻭ ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍﺍ sedition among you; and among you there ﺍﻭ are some who would have listened to them. Allah is Aware of evil-doers. Indeed they had plotted sedition before, and upset matters for thee, until, - the Truth arrived, and the Decree of Allah became manifest much to their disgust.

19 -18 آﻴﺔ - 11 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﻫﻮﺩ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ Who doth more wrong than those who ﻯ ﻭ ﻭ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻯ ﺍﻯ invent a life against Allah? They will be ﻯ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻯ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻳ ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﻭ turned back to the presence of their Lord, ﺍﻳ ﺍﻟ and the witnesses will say, "These are the ﺍﻭ ﺍآ ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻳ ﻭ ﺍﻳ ones who lied against their Lord! Behold! the Curse of Allah is on those who do wrong!- Those who would hinder men from the path of Allah and would seek in it something crooked: these were they who denied the Hereafter!"

23 -22 آﻴﺔ - 13 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻟﺮﻋﺪ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ Those who patiently persevere, seeking the ﺍ ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍﻭﺍ ﺍﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻳ countenance of their Lord; Establish regular ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻯ ﻭ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻭ ﺍ ﺍ prayers; spend, out of the gifts We have ﻭ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﺍ آﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍ bestowed for their sustenance, secretly and ﺍ openly; and turn off Evil with good: for such there is the final attainment of the eternal home, - Gardens of Eden which they enter, along with all who do right of their fathers and their helpmeets and their seed. The angels enter unto them from every gate,

12 -11 آﻴﺔ - 17 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻹﺳﺮﺍﺀ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ The prayer that man should make for good, ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍﺍ he makes for evil; for man is given to hasty ﺍ ﺍﻟ آ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ deeds ﺍﺍ ﻳ ﺍﻟ ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﻭﺍ And We have made the night and the day ﻳﺍ ﺍ two signs, then We have made the sign of the night to pass away and We have made the sign of the day manifest, so that you may seek grace from your Lord, and that you might know the numbering of years and the reckoning; and We have explained everything with distinctness.

43 -41 آﻴﺔ - 17 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻹﺳﺮﺍﺀ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ We have explained things in various ways in ﺍ ﻳ ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍآ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍ this Quran, in order that they may receive ﻭﺍ admonition, but it only increases their flight ﻱ ﻯ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﻭﻭ ﺍ آ ﺍ from the Truth! ﻳﺍ ﺍ Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): If there were ﻳﺍ ﺍ ﻭﻭ ﺍ ﺍﻯ ﺍ other gods along with Him, as they say, then had they sought a way against the Lord of the Throne. Glorified is He, and High Exalted above what they say!

57 -56 آﻴﺔ - 17 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻹﺳﺮﺍﺀ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ Say: Cry unto those (saints and angels) whom ﻳﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻭ ﺍ ﻭ ﺍﻳ ﺍﻭﺍ ye assume to be gods beside Allah, yet ﺍﻭ ﻭ ﺍﻳ ﻯ ﻭ ﻭ ﺍﻳ ﻭ they have no power to rid you of misfortune ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ nor to change. Those unto whom they cry seek the way of approach to their Lord, which of them shall be the nearest; they hope for His mercy and they fear His doom. Lo! the doom of thy Lord is to be shunned.

111 -110 آﻴﺔ - 17 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻹﺳﺮﺍﺀ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ Say: "Call upon Allah, or call upon Rahman: ﺍﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍﻭﺍ by whatever name ye call upon Him, it is ﻳﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻯ well: for to Him belong the Most Beautiful ﺍ ﻱ ﻳ ﺍ ﺍﻱ ﺍ Names. Neither speak thy Prayer aloud, nor ﻳﺍ ﺍﻟ speak it in a low tone, but seek a middle course between. " Say: "Praise be to Allah, who begets no son, and has no partner in His dominion: Nor needs He any to protect Him from humiliation: yea, magnify Him for His greatness and glory!"

55 -53 آﻴﺔ - 28 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺺ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ And when it is recited unto them, they say: ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ آ ﺍﻭﺍ ﻯ ﺍ We believe in it. Lo! it is the Truth from our ﻳ Lord. Lo! even before it we were of those ﻭ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻭ ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﻭ who surrender (unto Him). ﺍ ﺍﻭﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻭﺍ ﺍ These will be given their reward twice over, ﺍﺍﻳ ﻱ because they are steadfast and repel evil with good, and spend of that wherewith We have provided them, And when they hear vanity they withdraw from it and say: Unto us our works and unto your works. Peace be unto you! We desire not the ignorant.

77 آﻴﺔ - 28 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺺ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ But seek the abode of the Hereafter in that ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻳ ﺍ ﺍآ ﺍ ﺍﻟ آﺍ ﻳﺍ ﺍ which Allah has given you and neglect not ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ your portion of the world, and be you kind ﺍﻳ even as Allah has been kind to you, and seek not corruption in the earth; lo! Allah loves not corrupters,

71 -69 آﻴﺔ - 36 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﻳﺲ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ We have not instructed the (Prophet) in Poetry, nor is it meet for him: this is no less than a Message and a Quran making things clear That it may warn him who would have life, and that the word may prove true against the disbelievers. Do they not see that We have created cattle for them, out of what Our hands have wrought, so they are their masters? ﻳ آ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﺍﻳ ﻯ ﺍ ﺍﻭ ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﻳﺍ ﺍ ﺍ

42 -41 آﻴﺔ - 42 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻟﺸﻮﺭﻯ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ And whoever defends himself after his ﻳ ﺍ ﻭ ﺍ being oppressed, these it is against whom ﺍ ﻱ ﻭ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻭ ﺍﻳ ﻯ ﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍ there is no way to blame. ﻳ ﺍ ﻭ ﺍ The blame is only against those who oppress men and wrong-doing and insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land, defying right and justice: for such there will be a penalty grievous.

29 آﻴﺔ - 48 ﺳﻮﺭﺓ - ﺍﻟﻔﺘﺢ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﻯ ﺍ ﺍﻳ ﺍﻟ ﻭ those with him are firm of heart against the ﻭ ﺍﻟ ﻭ ﻱ ﻳﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻭ ﺍ disbelievers, compassionate among ﺍﻯ ﺍ آ ﺍﻳ ﻱ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻱ themselves; you will see them bowing down, آﻭﺍ ﺍﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ ﻳ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻭ ﻯ prostrating, seeking grace from Allah and His ﻳﺍ ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻭﺍ pleasure; their marks are in their faces because of the effect of prostration; that is their description in the Torah and their description in the Injeel; like as seed-produce that puts forth its sprout, then strengthens it, so it becomes stout and stands firmly on its stem, delighting the sowers that He may enrage the disbelievers on account of them; Allah has promised those among them who believe and do good, forgiveness and a great reward.

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Be in Allah’s Care Thank you and May God Bless you. Dr. A. S. Hashim