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Quran Dictionary - أ ص ر

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The triliteral root hamza ṣād rā (أ ص ر) occurs three times in the Quran as the noun iṣ'r (إِصْر). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.

Noun - burden, covenant

(2:286:24) iṣ'rana burden رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا
(3:81:25) iṣ'rīMy Covenant قَالَ أَأَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُمْ إِصْرِي
(7:157:26) iṣ'rahumtheir burden وَيَضَعُ عَنْهُمْ إِصْرَهُمْ وَالْأَغْلَالَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ

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