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Quran Dictionary - ف د ي

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The triliteral root fā dāl yā (ف د ي) occurs 13 times in the Quran, in five derived forms:

  • once as the form I verb faday (فَدَيْ)
  • once as the form III verb tufādu (تُفَٰدُ)
  • seven times as the form VIII verb if'tadā (ٱفْتَدَىٰ)
  • once as the noun fidā (فِدَآء)
  • three times as the noun fid'yat (فِدْيَة)

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.

Verb (form I) - to ransom

(37:107:1) wafadaynāhuAnd We ransomed him وَفَدَيْنَاهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ

Verb (form III) - to ransom

(2:85:18) tufādūhumyou ransom them وَإِنْ يَأْتُوكُمْ أُسَارَىٰ تُفَادُوهُمْ وَهُوَ مُحَرَّمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ إِخْرَاجُهُمْ

Verb (form VIII) - to offer ransom

(2:229:33) if'tadatshe ransoms فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا فِيمَا افْتَدَتْ بِهِ
(3:91:15) if'tadāhe offered as ransom فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمْ مِلْءُ الْأَرْضِ ذَهَبًا وَلَوِ افْتَدَىٰ بِهِ
(5:36:13) liyaftadūto ransom themselves لِيَفْتَدُوا بِهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَا تُقُبِّلَ مِنْهُمْ
(10:54:9) la-if'tadatit (would) seek to ransom وَلَوْ أَنَّ لِكُلِّ نَفْسٍ ظَلَمَتْ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ لَافْتَدَتْ بِهِ
(13:18:18) la-if'tadawsurely they would offer ransom لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُمْ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ لَافْتَدَوْا بِهِ
(39:47:11) la-if'tadawthey would ransom وَلَوْ أَنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ لَافْتَدَوْا بِهِ
(70:11:5) yaftadīhe (could be) ransomed يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِي مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍ بِبَنِيهِ

Noun

(47:4:16) fidāanransom فَإِمَّا مَنًّا بَعْدُ وَإِمَّا فِدَاءً حَتَّىٰ تَضَعَ الْحَرْبُ أَوْزَارَهَا

Noun

(2:184:17) fid'yatuna ransom وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ
(2:196:27) fafid'yatunthen a ransom فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَرِيضًا أَوْ بِهِ أَذًى مِنْ رَأْسِهِ فَفِدْيَةٌ مِنْ صِيَامٍ
(57:15:5) fid'yatunany ransom فَالْيَوْمَ لَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنْكُمْ فِدْيَةٌ وَلَا مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا

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