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Quran Dictionary - خ ل ص

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The triliteral root khā lām ṣād (خ ل ص) occurs 31 times in the Quran, in seven derived forms:

  • once as the form I verb khalaṣu (خَلَصُ)
  • twice as the form IV verb akhlaṣu (أَخْلَصُ)
  • once as the form X verb astakhliṣ (أَسْتَخْلِصْ)
  • twice as the active participle khāliṣ (خَالِص)
  • five times as the active participle khāliṣat (خَالِصَة)
  • 11 times as the form IV active participle mukh'liṣ (مُخْلِص)
  • nine times as the form IV passive participle mukh'laṣ (مُخْلَص)

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 seclude

(12:80:4) khalaṣūthey secluded themselves فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْأَسُوا مِنْهُ خَلَصُوا نَجِيًّا

Verb (form IV) - to choose, to be sincere

(4:146:7) wa-akhlaṣūand are sincere إِلَّا الَّذِينَ تَابُوا وَأَصْلَحُوا وَاعْتَصَمُوا بِاللَّهِ وَأَخْلَصُوا دِينَهُمْ لِلَّهِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ مَعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
(38:46:2) akhlaṣnāhum[We] chose them إِنَّا أَخْلَصْنَاهُمْ بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى الدَّارِ

Verb (form X) - to select

(12:54:5) astakhliṣ'huI will select him وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ ائْتُونِي بِهِ أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِي

Active participle

(16:66:15) khāliṣanpure نُسْقِيكُمْ مِمَّا فِي بُطُونِهِ مِنْ بَيْنِ فَرْثٍ وَدَمٍ لَبَنًا خَالِصًا
(39:3:4) l-khāliṣuthe pure أَلَا لِلَّهِ الدِّينُ الْخَالِصُ

Active participle

(2:94:9) khāliṣatanexclusively قُلْ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَكُمُ الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَالِصَةً مِنْ دُونِ النَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ
(6:139:7) khāliṣatun(is) exclusively وَقَالُوا مَا فِي بُطُونِ هَٰذِهِ الْأَنْعَامِ خَالِصَةٌ لِذُكُورِنَا وَمُحَرَّمٌ عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِنَا
(7:32:19) khāliṣatanexclusively (for them) قُلْ هِيَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا خَالِصَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
(33:50:39) khāliṣatanonly إِنْ أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ أَنْ يَسْتَنْكِحَهَا خَالِصَةً لَكَ مِنْ دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
(38:46:3) bikhāliṣatinfor an exclusive (quality) إِنَّا أَخْلَصْنَاهُمْ بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى الدَّارِ

Active participle (form IV)

(2:139:14) mukh'liṣūna(are) sincere وَلَنَا أَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَالُكُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُخْلِصُونَ
(7:29:11) mukh'liṣīna(being) sincere وَأَقِيمُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ عِنْدَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَادْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ
(10:22:32) mukh'liṣīnasincerely وَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ أُحِيطَ بِهِمْ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ
(29:65:7) mukh'liṣīna(being) sincere فَإِذَا رَكِبُوا فِي الْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ
(31:32:7) mukh'liṣīna(being) sincere وَإِذَا غَشِيَهُمْ مَوْجٌ كَالظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ
(39:2:8) mukh'liṣan(being) sincere إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ فَاعْبُدِ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَهُ الدِّينَ
(39:11:7) mukh'liṣan(being) sincere قُلْ إِنِّي أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَهُ الدِّينَ
(39:14:4) mukh'liṣan(being) sincere قُلِ اللَّهَ أَعْبُدُ مُخْلِصًا لَهُ دِينِي
(40:14:3) mukh'liṣīna(being) sincere فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ
(40:65:8) mukh'liṣīna(being) sincere هُوَ الْحَيُّ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَادْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ
(98:5:6) mukh'liṣīna(being) sincere وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ حُنَفَاءَ

Passive participle (form IV)

(1) Adjective

(12:24:19) l-mukh'laṣīnathe sincere كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ السُّوءَ وَالْفَحْشَاءَ إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُخْلَصِينَ
(15:40:4) l-mukh'laṣīnathe ones who are sincere إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
(37:40:4) l-mukh'laṣīnathe chosen ones إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
(37:74:4) l-mukh'laṣīnathe chosen ones إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
(37:128:4) l-mukh'laṣīnathe chosen ones إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
(37:160:4) l-mukh'laṣīnathe chosen إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
(37:169:4) l-mukh'laṣīnathe chosen لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
(38:83:4) l-mukh'laṣīnathe chosen ones إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

(2) Noun

(19:51:7) mukh'laṣanchosen إِنَّهُ كَانَ مُخْلَصًا وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَبِيًّا

See Also

Language Research Group
University of Leeds
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