نفر

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The root نَفَرَ (nafara) primarily means to take fright and flee, like a wild animal. It extends to shying away from something, being averse to it, or receding/withdrawing.

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ن-ف-ر

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ن-ف-ر

Root Meaning

The root نَفَرَ (nafara) primarily means to take fright and flee, like a wild animal. It extends to shying away from something, being averse to it, or receding/withdrawing.

Derived forms

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📖 Ayaths where this word appears (10)

An-Nisa 4:71

فَٱنفِرُوا۟Meaning here: The root نَفَرَ (nafara) primarily means to take fright and flee, like a wild animal. It extends to shying away from something, being averse to it, or receding/withdrawing.

O ye who believe! Take your precautions, then advance the proven ones, or advance all together

At-Tawbah 9:38

ٱنفِرُوا۟Meaning here: The root نَفَرَ (nafara) primarily means to take fright and flee, like a wild animal. It extends to shying away from something, being averse to it, or receding/withdrawing.

O ye who believe! What aileth you that when it is said unto you: Go forth in the way of Allah, ye are bowed down to the ground with heaviness. Take ye pleasure in the life of the world rather than in the Hereafter? The comfort of the life of the world is but little in the Hereafter

At-Tawbah 9:41

Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah! That is best for you if ye but knew

At-Tawbah 9:81

تَنفِرُوا۟Meaning here: The root نَفَرَ (nafara) primarily means to take fright and flee, like a wild animal. It extends to shying away from something, being averse to it, or receding/withdrawing.

Those who were left behind rejoiced at sitting still behind the messenger of Allah, and were averse to striving with their wealth and their lives in Allah's way. And they said: Go not forth in the heat! Say: The fire of hell is more intense of heat, if they but understood

Al-Isra 17:6

نَفِيرًاMeaning here: The root نَفَرَ (nafara) primarily means to take fright and flee, like a wild animal. It extends to shying away from something, being averse to it, or receding/withdrawing.

Then we gave you once again your turn against them, and We aided you with wealth and children and made you more in soldiery

Al-Isra 17:46

نُفُورًاMeaning here: The root نَفَرَ (nafara) primarily means to take fright and flee, like a wild animal. It extends to shying away from something, being averse to it, or receding/withdrawing.

And We place upon their hearts veils lest they should understand it, and in their ears a deafness; and when thou makest mention of thy Lord alone in the Qur'an, they turn their backs in aversion

Al-Kahf 18:34

نَفَرًاMeaning here: The root نَفَرَ (nafara) primarily means to take fright and flee, like a wild animal. It extends to shying away from something, being averse to it, or receding/withdrawing.

And he had fruit. And he said unto his comrade, when he spake with him: I am more than thee in wealth, and stronger in respect of men

Fatir 35:42

And they swore by Allah, their most binding oath, that if a warner came unto them they would be more tractable than any of the nations; yet, when a warner came unto them it aroused in them naught save repugnance

Al-Ahqaf 46:29

And when We inclined toward thee (Muhammad) certain of the jinn, who wished to hear the Qur'an and, when they were in its presence, said: Give ear! and, when it was finished, turned back to their people, warning

Al-Jinn 72:1

نَفَرٌMeaning here: The root نَفَرَ (nafara) primarily means to take fright and flee, like a wild animal. It extends to shying away from something, being averse to it, or receding/withdrawing.

Say (O Muhammad): It is revealed unto me that a company of the Jinn gave ear, and they said: Lo! we have heard a marvellous Qur'an

🔎 Across the Quran (5)

At-Tawbah 9:39

إِلَّا يُعَذِّبۡكُمۡ عَذَابًا أَلِيمࣰ ا وَيَسۡتَبۡدِلۡ قَوۡمًا غَيۡرَكُمۡ وَلَا تَضُرُّوهُ شَيۡـࣰٔ اۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ قَدِيرٌ

If you do not march forth, Allah will chastise you grievously and will replace you by another people, while you will in no way be able to harm Him. Allah has power over everything

At-Tawbah 9:122

۞وَمَا كَانَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ كَآفَّةࣰۚ فَلَوۡلَا نَفَرَ مِن كُلِّ فِرۡقَةࣲ مِّنۡهُمۡ طَآئِفَةࣱ لِّيَتَفَقَّهُواْ فِي ٱلدِّينِ وَلِيُنذِرُواْ قَوۡمَهُمۡ إِذَا رَجَعُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَحۡذَرُونَ

It was not necessary for the believers to go forth all together (to receive religious instruction), but why did not a party of them go forth that they may grow in religious understanding, and that they may warn their people when they return to them, so that they may avoid (erroneous attitudes)

Al-Isra 17:41

وَلَقَدۡ صَرَّفۡنَا فِي هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ لِيَذَّكَّرُواْ وَمَا يَزِيدُهُمۡ إِلَّا ا

We have expounded (the Truth) in diverse ways in this Qur'an that they might take it to heart but all this only aggravates their aversion

Al-Furqan 25:60

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱسۡجُدُواْۤ لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِ قَالُواْ وَمَا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ أَنَسۡجُدُ لِمَا تَأۡمُرُنَا وَزَادَهُمۡ ا۩

When it is said to them. "Prostrate yourselves before the Merciful," they retort, "What is the Merciful? Would you have us prostrate ourselves before whomsoever you will?" And this invitation only helps to increase their hatred all the more

Al-Mulk 67:21

أَمَّنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي يَرۡزُقُكُمۡ إِنۡ أَمۡسَكَ رِزۡقَهُۥۚ بَل لَّجُّواْ فِي عُتُوࣲّ

Who shall provide for you if He withholds His sustenance? Nay; but they persist in rebellion and aversion