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Quran Dictionary - ب ي ع

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The triliteral root bā yā ʿayn (ب ي ع) occurs 15 times in the Quran, in four derived forms:

  • six times as the form III verb bāyaʿ (بَايَعْ)
  • once as the form VI verb tabāyaʿ (تَبَايَعْ)
  • seven times as the noun bayʿ (بَيْع)
  • once as the noun biyaʿ (بِيَع)

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 III) - to pledge allegiance

(9:111:32) bāyaʿtumyou have contracted فَاسْتَبْشِرُوا بِبَيْعِكُمُ الَّذِي بَايَعْتُمْ بِهِ
(48:10:3) yubāyiʿūnakapledge allegiance to you إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ اللَّهَ
(48:10:5) yubāyiʿūnathey pledge allegiance إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ اللَّهَ
(48:18:7) yubāyiʿūnakathey pledged allegiance to you لَقَدْ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ
(60:12:6) yubāyiʿ'nakapledging to you إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ يُبَايِعْنَكَ عَلَىٰ أَنْ لَا يُشْرِكْنَ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَسْرِقْنَ
(60:12:31) fabāyiʿ'hunnathen accept their pledge فَبَايِعْهُنَّ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُنَّ اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ

Verb (form VI) - to make commercial transaction

(2:282:110) tabāyaʿtumyou make commercial transaction وَأَشْهِدُوا إِذَا تَبَايَعْتُمْ وَلَا يُضَارَّ كَاتِبٌ وَلَا شَهِيدٌ

Noun

(2:254:13) bayʿunbargaining مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَا بَيْعٌ فِيهِ وَلَا خُلَّةٌ وَلَا شَفَاعَةٌ
(2:275:18) l-bayʿuthe trade ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا الْبَيْعُ مِثْلُ الرِّبَا
(2:275:23) l-bayʿa[the] trade وَأَحَلَّ اللَّهُ الْبَيْعَ وَحَرَّمَ الرِّبَا
(9:111:30) bibayʿikumuin your transaction فَاسْتَبْشِرُوا بِبَيْعِكُمُ الَّذِي بَايَعْتُمْ بِهِ
(14:31:18) bayʿunany trade مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَا بَيْعٌ فِيهِ وَلَا خِلَالٌ
(24:37:6) bayʿunsale رِجَالٌ لَا تُلْهِيهِمْ تِجَارَةٌ وَلَا بَيْعٌ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ
(62:9:15) l-bayʿathe business إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَذَرُوا الْبَيْعَ

Noun

(22:40:20) wabiyaʿunand churches وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَهُدِّمَتْ صَوَامِعُ وَبِيَعٌ

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