هزأ
h-z-ā
The root هزأ (hzA) primarily means to mock, scoff, or ridicule someone. It can also mean to break something, or, less commonly, to kill camels with cold or to excite a riding beast.
Root
ه-ز-أ
14
Total uses
14
Verses
9
Surahs
5
Forms
Root
ه-ز-أ
Root Meaning
The root هزأ (hzA) primarily means to mock, scoff, or ridicule someone. It can also mean to break something, or, less commonly, to kill camels with cold or to excite a riding beast.
Derived forms
Surah distribution
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📖 Ayaths where this word appears (10)
Al-Baqarah 2:14
مُسْتَهْزِءُونَ
And when they fall in with those who believe, they say: We believe; but when they go apart to their devils they declare: Lo! we are with you; verily we did but mock
Al-Baqarah 2:231
When ye have divorced women, and they have reached their term, then retain them in kindness or release them in kindness. Retain them not to their hurt so that ye transgress (the limits). He who doeth that hath wronged his soul. Make not the revelations of Allah a laughing-stock (by your behaviour), but remember Allah's grace upon you and that which He hath revealed unto you of the Scripture and of wisdom, whereby He doth exhort you. Observe your duty to Allah and know that Allah is Aware of all things
Al-Ma'idah 5:58
And when ye call to prayer they take it for a jest and sport. That is because they are a folk who understand not
At-Tawbah 9:64
ٱسْتَهْزِءُوٓا۟
The hypocrites fear lest a surah should be revealed concerning them, proclaiming what is in their hearts. Say: Scoff (your fill)! Lo! Allah is disclosing what ye fear
Ar-Ra'd 13:32
ٱسْتُهْزِئَ
And verily messengers (of Allah) were mocked before thee, but long I bore with those who disbelieved. At length I seized them, and how (awful) was My punishment
Al-Kahf 18:56
We send not the messengers save as bearers of good news and warners. Those who disbelieve contend with falsehood in order to refute the Truth thereby. And they take Our revelations and that wherewith they are threatened as a jest
Al-Anbiya 21:41
ٱسْتُهْزِئَ
Messengers before thee, indeed, were mocked, but that whereat they mocked surrounded those who scoffed at them
Ar-Rum 30:10
يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
Then evil was the consequence to those who dealt in evil, because they denied the revelations of Allah and made a mock of them
Az-Zumar 39:48
يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
And the evils that they earned will appear unto them, and that whereat they used to scoff will surround them
Al-Jathiyah 45:9
And when he knoweth aught of Our revelations he maketh it a jest. For such there is a shameful doom
🔎 Across the Quran (10)
وَإِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأۡمُرُكُمۡ أَن تَذۡبَحُواْ بَقَرَةࣰۖ قَالُوٓاْ أَتَتَّخِذُنَا اۖ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِٱللَّهِ أَنۡ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ
Then call to mind the other event: when Moses said to his people, "Allah commands you to sacrifice a cow," they replied, "Do you mean to have a jest with us?" He answered, "I crave Allah's protection from behaving like ignorant people
بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَتَلَ دَاوُۥدُ جَالُوتَ وَءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُلۡكَ وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ وَعَلَّمَهُۥ مِمَّا يَشَآءُۗ وَلَوۡلَا دَفۡعُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلنَّاسَ بَعۡضَهُم بِبَعۡضࣲ لَّفَسَدَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ذُو فَضۡلٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Consequently, by Allah's grace, they routed the unbelievers, and David killed Goliath; and Allah gave him kingship and wisdom and taught him whatever other things He willed. And if Allah had not been repelling one set of people by means of another, the earth would have been filled with chaos. But Allah is bountiful to the world (and so repels chaos in this way)
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُواْ دِينَكُمۡ ا وَلَعِبࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ وَٱلۡكُفَّارَ أَوۡلِيَآءَۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Believers! Do not take for your allies those who make a mockery and sport of your faith, be they those given the Book before you or other unbelievers. Fear Allah if you indeed believe
ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُ بِمَا كَفَرُواْ وَٱتَّخَذُوٓاْ ءَايَٰتِي وَرُسُلِي
Hell is their recompense for disbelieving and their taking My revelations and My Messengers as objects of jest
إِلَيۡكِ بِجِذۡعِ ٱلنَّخۡلَةِ تُسَٰقِطۡ عَلَيۡكِ رُطَبࣰ ا جَنِيࣰّ ا
Shake the trunk of the palm-tree towards yourself and fresh and ripe dates shall fall upon you
وَإِذَا رَءَاكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا أَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي يَذۡكُرُ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ وَهُم بِذِكۡرِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ هُمۡ كَٰفِرُونَ
When the unbelievers see you they make you an object of fun, saying: "Is he the one who mentions your gods?" They say so, and yet they reject with disdain the very mention of the Most Compassionate Lord
وَإِذَا رَأَوۡكَ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا أَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي بَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ رَسُولًا
When these people see you, they scoff at you, (saying), "Is this the man whom Allah has sent as His Messenger
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشۡتَرِي لَهۡوَ ٱلۡحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيۡرِ عِلۡمࣲ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ عَذَابࣱ مُّهِينࣱ
There are some human beings who purchase an enchanting diversion in order to lead people away from the way of Allah without having any knowledge, who hold the call to the Way of Allah to ridicule. A humiliating chastisement awaits them
جُندࣱ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابِ
This is only a small army out of the several armies that will suffer defeat here
ذَٰلِكُم بِأَنَّكُمُ ٱتَّخَذۡتُمۡ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ا وَغَرَّتۡكُمُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۚ فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ لَا يُخۡرَجُونَ مِنۡهَا وَلَا هُمۡ يُسۡتَعۡتَبُونَ
You reached this end because you made Allah's Signs an object of jest and the life of the world deluded you.” So they shall not be taken out of the Fire nor shall they be asked to make amends (and thus please their Lord)