# Elif-Vav-Ye — اوي (Awy)

> Occurs in 36 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/Awy

- **Meaning:** A verb with the addition of hamza and doubled in perfect. To betake oneself for shelter, refuge or rest, have recourse to retire, alight at, give hospitality to.
- **Derived forms:** ءَاوَىٰ (9) · أَوَى (5) · مَأْوَىٰ (22)

## Verses containing this root

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 151

- **Form in this verse:** وَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ — wamawāhumu · "and their refuge"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

سَنُلْق۪ي ف۪ي قُلُوبِ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ بِمَٓا اَشْرَكُوا بِاللّٰهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِه۪ سُلْطَاناًۚ وَمَأْوٰيهُمُ النَّارُۜ وَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الظَّالِم۪ينَ

Sanulqee fee quloobi allatheenakafaroo arruAAba bima ashrakoo billahima lam yunazzil bihi sultanan wama/wahumu annaruwabi/sa mathwa aththalimeen

We will cast into the hearts of those who ignore warning terror because they have ascribed a partnership with God to that for which He sent not down authority; and their shelter is the Fire; and evil is the dwelling of the wrongdoers.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-151.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 162

- **Form in this verse:** وَمَأْوَىٰهُ — wamawāhu · "and his abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

اَفَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَ اللّٰهِ كَمَنْ بَٓاءَ بِسَخَطٍ مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَمَأْوٰيهُ جَهَنَّمُۜ وَبِئْسَ الْمَص۪يرُ

Afamani ittabaAAa ridwana Allahikaman baa bisakhatin mina Allahi wama/wahujahannamu wabi/sa almaseer

Is then he who seeks the approval of God like one who incurs wrath from God, and whose shelter is Gehenna? And evil is the journey’s end.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-162.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 197

- **Form in this verse:** مَأْوَىٰهُمْ — mawāhum · "their abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

مَتَاعٌ قَل۪يلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوٰيهُمْ جَهَنَّمُۜ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ

MataAAun qaleelun thumma ma/wahumjahannamu wabi/sa almihad

A little enjoyment, then is their shelter Gehenna; and evil is the resting-place.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-197.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 97

- **Form in this verse:** مَأْوَىٰهُمْ — mawāhum · "(will have) their abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ تَوَفّٰيهُمُ الْمَلٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِم۪ٓي اَنْفُسِهِمْ قَالُوا ف۪يمَ كُنْتُمْۜ  قَالُوا كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَف۪ينَ فِي الْاَرْضِۜ قَالُٓوا اَلَمْ تَكُنْ اَرْضُ اللّٰهِ وَاسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا ف۪يهَاۜ فَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ مَأْوٰيهُمْ جَهَنَّمُۜ وَسَٓاءَتْ مَص۪يراًۙ

Inna allatheena tawaffahumualmala-ikatu thalimee anfusihim qaloofeema kuntum qaloo kunna mustadAAafeena feeal-ardi qaloo alam takun ardu AllahiwasiAAatan fatuhajiroo feeha faola-ikama/wahum jahannamu wasaat maseera

Those whom the angels take wronging their souls — they say: “In what condition were you?” Say they: “We were oppressed in the land.” They say: “Was not God’s earth spacious for you to emigrate therein?” — those: their shelter is Gehenna; and evil is it as a journey’s end;

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-97.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 121

- **Form in this verse:** مَأْوَىٰهُمْ — mawāhum · "their abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ مَأْوٰيهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ عَنْهَا مَح۪يصاً

Ola-ika ma/wahum jahannamuwala yajidoona AAanha maheesa

Those: their shelter is Gehenna; and they will find therefrom no place of refuge.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-121.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 72

- **Form in this verse:** وَمَأْوَىٰهُ — wamawāhu · "and his abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذ۪ينَ قَالُٓوا اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْمَس۪يحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَۜ وَقَالَ الْمَس۪يحُ يَا بَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓائ۪لَ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ رَبّ۪ي وَرَبَّكُمْۜ اِنَّهُ مَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللّٰهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوٰيهُ النَّارُۜ وَمَا لِلظَّالِم۪ينَ مِنْ اَنْصَارٍ

Laqad kafara allatheena qalooinna Allaha huwa almaseehu ibnu maryama waqalaalmaseehu ya banee isra-eela oAAbudoo Allaharabbee warabbakum innahu man yushrik billahi faqadharrama Allahu AAalayhi aljannata wama/wahuannaru wama liththalimeenamin ansar

They have denied who say: “God is the Messiah, son of Mary.” And the Messiah said: “O children of Israel: serve God, my Lord and your Lord; whoso ascribes a partnership to God, him has God forbidden the Garden, and his shelter is the Fire; and for the wrongdoers there are no helpers.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-72.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 16

- **Form in this verse:** وَمَأْوَىٰهُ — wamawāhu · "and his abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

وَمَنْ يُوَلِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ دُبُرَهُٓ اِلَّا مُتَحَرِّفاً لِقِتَالٍ اَوْ مُتَحَيِّزاً اِلٰى فِئَةٍ فَقَدْ بَٓاءَ بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَمَأْوٰيهُ جَهَنَّمُۜ وَبِئْسَ الْمَص۪يرُ

Waman yuwallihim yawma-ithin duburahuilla mutaharrifan liqitalin aw mutahayyizanila fi-atin faqad baa bighadabin mina Allahiwama/wahu jahannamu wabi/sa almaseer

And whoso, that day, turns his back to them save as a manoeuvre for battle, or joining a company, he has incurred wrath from God; and his shelter is Gehenna; and evil is the journey’s end.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-16.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** فَـَٔاوَىٰكُمْ — faāwākum · "then He sheltered you"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَاذْكُـرُٓوا اِذْ اَنْتُمْ قَل۪يلٌ مُسْتَضْعَفُونَ فِي الْاَرْضِ تَخَافُونَ اَنْ يَتَخَطَّفَكُمُ النَّاسُ فَاٰوٰيكُمْ وَاَيَّدَكُمْ بِنَصْرِه۪ وَرَزَقَكُمْ مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Wathkuroo ith antumqaleelun mustadAAafoona fee al-ardi takhafoonaan yatakhattafakumu annasu faawakumwaayyadakum binasrihi warazaqakum mina attayyibatilaAAallakum tashkuroon

And remember when you were few and oppressed in the land, fearing that the people would snatch you away, but He gave you refuge, and strengthened you with His help, and provided you with good things, that you might be grateful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-26.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 72

- **Form in this verse:** ءَاوَوا۟ — āwaw · "gave shelter"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا وَهَاجَرُوا وَجَاهَدُوا بِاَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاَنْفُسِهِمْ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ وَالَّذ۪ينَ اٰوَوْا وَنَصَرُٓوا اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ بَعْضُهُمْ اَوْلِيَٓاءُ بَعْضٍۜ وَالَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا وَلَمْ يُهَاجِرُوا مَا لَكُمْ مِنْ وَلَايَتِهِمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ حَتّٰى يُهَاجِرُواۚ وَاِنِ اسْتَنْصَرُوكُمْ فِي الدّ۪ينِ فَعَلَيْكُمُ النَّصْرُ اِلَّا عَلٰى قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ م۪يثَاقٌۜ وَاللّٰهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَص۪يرٌ

Inna allatheena amanoo wahajaroowajahadoo bi-amwalihim waanfusihim fee sabeeli Allahiwallatheena awaw wanasaroo ola-ikabaAAduhum awliyao baAAdin wallatheenaamanoo walam yuhajiroo ma lakum min walayatihimmin shay-in hatta yuhajiroo wa-ini istansarookumfee addeeni faAAalaykumu annasru illaAAala qawmin baynakum wabaynahum meethaqun wallahubima taAAmaloona baseer

Those who heeded warning, and emigrated, and strove with their property and their lives in the cause of God, and those who gave shelter and helped: those are allies one of another. And those who heed warning but have not emigrated: you are not required to protect them from anything until they emigrate; and if they seek help from you within the doctrine, you are required to help save against a people between whom and you is an agreement; and God sees what you do.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-72.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 74

- **Form in this verse:** ءَاوَوا۟ — āwaw · "gave shelter"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

وَالَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا وَهَاجَرُوا وَجَاهَدُوا ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ وَالَّذ۪ينَ اٰوَوْا وَنَصَرُٓوا اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقاًّۜ لَهُمْ مَغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَر۪يمٌ

Wallatheena amanoo wahajaroowajahadoo fee sabeeli Allahi wallatheenaawaw wanasaroo ola-ika humu almu/minoona haqqanlahum maghfiratun warizqun kareem

And those who heed warning, and emigrate, and strive in the cause of God, and those who give shelter and help: it is they who are the believers in truth; they have forgiveness and a noble provision.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-74.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 73

- **Form in this verse:** وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ — wamawāhum · "And their abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

يَٓا اَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ جَاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَالْمُنَافِق۪ينَ وَاغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمْۜ وَمَأْوٰيهُمْ جَهَنَّمُۜ وَبِئْسَ الْمَص۪يرُ

Ya ayyuha annabiyyu jahidialkuffara walmunafiqeena waghluthAAalayhim wama/wahum jahannamu wabi/sa almaseer

O Prophet: strive thou against the atheists and the waverers, and be thou harsh with them; and their shelter is Gehenna; and evil is the journey’s end.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-73.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 95

- **Form in this verse:** وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ — wamawāhum · "and their abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

سَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللّٰهِ لَكُمْ اِذَا انْقَلَبْتُمْ اِلَيْهِمْ لِتُعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمْۜ فَاَعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمْۜ اِنَّهُمْ رِجْسٌۘ وَمَأْوٰيهُمْ جَهَنَّمُۚ جَزَٓاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

Sayahlifoona billahilakum itha inqalabtum ilayhim lituAAridoo AAanhumfaaAAridoo AAanhum innahum rijsun wama/wahumjahannamu jazaan bima kanoo yaksiboon

They will swear by God to you when you return to them, that you might let them be. So let them be, for they are an abomination, and their shelter is Gehenna; a reward for what they earned.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-95.md_

### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 8

- **Form in this verse:** مَأْوَىٰهُمُ — mawāhumu · "their abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ مَأْوٰيهُمُ النَّارُ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

Ola-ika ma/wahumu annarubima kanoo yaksiboon

Those: their shelter is Hell for what they earned.

_https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-8.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 43

- **Form in this verse:** سَـَٔاوِىٓ — saāwī · "I will betake myself"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · present tense

قَالَ سَاٰو۪ٓي اِلٰى جَبَلٍ يَعْصِمُن۪ي مِنَ الْمَٓاءِۜ قَالَ لَا عَاصِمَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ اَمْرِ اللّٰهِ اِلَّا مَنْ رَحِمَۚ وَحَالَ بَيْنَهُمَا الْمَوْجُ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُغْرَق۪ينَ

Qala saawee ila jabalinyaAAsimunee mina alma-i qala la AAasimaalyawma min amri Allahi illa man rahima wahalabaynahuma almawju fakana mina almughraqeen

Said he: “I will take shelter in a mountain that will protect me from the water.” He said: “There is no protector this day from the command of God save for him upon whom He has mercy.” And the waves came between them; and he was among the drowned.

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-43.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 80

- **Form in this verse:** ءَاوِىٓ — āwī · "I could take refuge"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · present tense

قَالَ لَوْ اَنَّ ل۪ي بِكُمْ قُوَّةً اَوْ اٰو۪ٓي اِلٰى رُكْنٍ شَد۪يدٍ

Qala law anna lee bikum quwwatan aw aweeila ruknin shadeed

He said: “Would that I had power against you, or could take shelter in a strong support!”

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-80.md_

### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 69

- **Form in this verse:** ءَاوَىٰٓ — āwā · "he took"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا عَلٰى يُوسُفَ اٰوٰٓى اِلَيْهِ اَخَاهُ قَالَ اِنّ۪ٓي اَنَا۬ اَخُوكَ فَلَا تَبْتَئِسْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

Walamma dakhaloo AAala yoosufaawa ilayhi akhahu qala innee anaakhooka fala tabta-is bima kanoo yaAAmaloon

And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his brother to himself; he said: “I am thy brother, so despair thou not at what they did.”

_https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-69.md_

### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 99

- **Form in this verse:** ءَاوَىٰٓ — āwā · "he took"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا عَلٰى يُوسُفَ اٰوٰٓى اِلَيْهِ اَبَوَيْهِ وَقَالَ ادْخُلُوا مِصْرَ اِنْ شَٓاءَ اللّٰهُ اٰمِن۪ينَۜ

Falamma dakhaloo AAala yoosufaawa ilayhi abawayhi waqala odkhuloo misrain shaa Allahu amineen

And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his parents to himself, and said: “Enter Egypt, if God wills, in safety.”

_https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-99.md_

### 13. Surah Ar-Ra'd, Verse 18

- **Form in this verse:** وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ — wamawāhum · "and their abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

لِلَّذ۪ينَ اسْتَجَابُوا لِرَبِّهِمُ الْحُسْنٰىۜ وَالَّذ۪ينَ لَمْ يَسْتَج۪يبُوا لَهُ لَوْ اَنَّ لَهُمْ مَا فِي الْاَرْضِ جَم۪يعاً وَمِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ لَافْتَدَوْا بِه۪ۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ سُٓوءُ الْحِسَابِۙ وَمَأْوٰيهُمْ جَهَنَّمُۜ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ۟

Lillatheena istajaboolirabbihimu alhusna wallatheena lamyastajeeboo lahu law anna lahum ma fee al-ardijameeAAan wamithlahu maAAahu laftadaw bihi ola-ikalahum soo-o alhisabi wama/wahum jahannamuwabi/sa almihad

For those who respond to their Lord is the best; and those who respond not to Him: had they all that is in the earth altogether, and the like thereof with it, they would seek to ransom themselves thereby. Those have an evil reckoning, and their shelter is Gehenna; and evil is the resting-place.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-18.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 97

- **Form in this verse:** مَّأْوَىٰهُمْ — mawāhum · "Their abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

وَمَنْ يَهْدِ اللّٰهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِۚ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لَهُمْ اَوْلِيَٓاءَ مِنْ دُونِه۪ۜ وَنَحْشُرُهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ عَلٰى وُجُوهِهِمْ عُمْياً وَبُكْماً وَصُماًّۜ مَأْوٰيهُمْ جَهَنَّمُۜ  كُلَّمَا خَبَتْ زِدْنَاهُمْ سَع۪يراً

Waman yahdi Allahu fahuwa almuhtadiwaman yudlil falan tajida lahum awliyaa min doonihiwanahshuruhum yawma alqiyamati AAalawujoohihim AAumyan wabukman wasumman ma/wahumjahannamu kullama khabat zidnahum saAAeera

And whom God guides, he is guided; and whom He sends astray, for them thou wilt find no allies besides Him. And We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection on their faces — blind and dumb and deaf — their shelter is Gehenna; whenever it subsides, We will increase for them an inferno.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-97.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 10

- **Form in this verse:** أَوَى — awā · "retreated"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

اِذْ اَوَى الْفِتْيَةُ اِلَى الْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا رَبَّنَٓا اٰتِنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ اَمْرِنَا رَشَداً

Ith awa alfityatu ilaalkahfi faqaloo rabbana atina minladunka rahmatan wahayyi/ lana min amrinarashada

(When the young men took shelter in the cave and said: “Our Lord: give Thou us mercy from Thyself, and furnish Thou us out of our affair with rectitude,”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-10.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 16

- **Form in this verse:** فَأْوُۥٓا۟ — fawū · "then retreat"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

وَاِذِ اعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ اِلَّا اللّٰهَ فَأْوُٓ۫ا اِلَى الْكَهْفِ يَنْشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ مِنْ رَحْمَتِه۪ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُمْ مِنْ اَمْرِكُمْ مِرْفَقاً

Wa-ithi iAAtazaltumoohum wamayaAAbudoona illa Allaha fa/woo ila alkahfiyanshur lakum rabbukum min rahmatihi wayuhayyi/ lakum minamrikum mirfaqa

“And when you have withdrawn from them and what they serve save God, take shelter in the cave. Your Lord will unfurl for you out of His mercy, and furnish you out of your affair all that you need.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-16.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 63

- **Form in this verse:** أَوَيْنَآ — awaynā · "we retired"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · past tense

قَالَ اَرَاَيْتَ اِذْ اَوَيْنَٓا اِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَاِنّ۪ي نَس۪يتُ الْحُوتَۘ وَمَٓا اَنْسَان۪يهُ اِلَّا الشَّيْطَانُ اَنْ اَذْكُرَهُۚ وَاتَّخَذَ سَب۪يلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِۗ عَجَباً

Qala araayta ith awaynaila assakhrati fa-innee naseetu alhootawama ansaneehu illa ashshaytanuan athkurahu wattakhatha sabeelahu fee albahriAAajaba

Said he: “Hast thou considered? When we took shelter at the rock, then I forgot the fish — and there caused me to forget it only the satan, lest I should remember it — and it took its path into the sea, amazingly.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-63.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 50

- **Form in this verse:** وَءَاوَيْنَـٰهُمَآ — waāwaynāhumā · "and We sheltered them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَجَعَلْنَا ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَاُمَّهُٓ اٰيَةً وَاٰوَيْنَاهُمَٓا اِلٰى رَبْوَةٍ ذَاتِ قَرَارٍ وَمَع۪ينٍ۟

WajaAAalna ibna maryama waommahu ayatanwaawaynahuma ila rabwatin thatiqararin wamaAAeen

And We made the son of Mary and his mother a proof, and We gave them shelter upon high ground: a fixed lodging and a running spring.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-50.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 57

- **Form in this verse:** وَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ — wamawāhumu · "And their abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

لَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا مُعْجِز۪ينَ فِي الْاَرْضِۚ وَمَأْوٰيهُمُ النَّارُۜ وَلَبِئْسَ الْمَص۪يرُ۟

La tahsabanna allatheenakafaroo muAAjizeena fee al-ardi wama/wahumu annaruwalabi/sa almaseer

Think not that those who ignore warning can escape in the earth; and their shelter is the Fire, and evil is the journey’s end.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-57.md_

### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 25

- **Form in this verse:** وَمَأْوَىٰكُمُ — wamawākumu · "and your abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَقَالَ اِنَّمَا اتَّخَذْتُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ اَوْثَاناًۙ مَوَدَّةَ بَيْنِكُمْ فِي الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَاۚ ثُمَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُكُمْ بِبَعْضٍ وَيَلْعَنُ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاًۘ وَمَأْوٰيكُمُ النَّارُ  وَمَا لَكُمْ مِنْ نَاصِر۪ينَۗ

Waqala innama ittakhathtummin dooni Allahi awthanan mawaddata baynikum fee alhayatiaddunya thumma yawma alqiyamati yakfurubaAAdukum bibaAAdin wayalAAanu baAAdukumbaAAdan wama-wakumu annaru wamalakum min nasireen

And he said: “You have but taken, besides God, idols as love between you in the life of this world. Then on the Day of Resurrection will you deny each other, and curse each other; and your shelter will be the Fire, and you will have no helpers.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-25.md_

### 32. Surah As-Sajdah, Verse 19

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ — l-mawā · "(of) Refuge"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

اَمَّا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَلَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ الْمَأْوٰىۘ نُزُلاً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

Amma allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati falahum jannatualma/wa nuzulan bima kanoo yaAAmaloon

As for those who heed warning and do righteous deeds: for them are the Gardens of Shelter as a welcome for what they did.

_https://quran.so/surah-as-sajdah/verse-19.md_

### 32. Surah As-Sajdah, Verse 20

- **Form in this verse:** فَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ — famawāhumu · "then their refuge"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

وَاَمَّا الَّذ۪ينَ فَسَقُوا فَمَأْوٰيهُمُ النَّارُۜ  كُلَّمَٓا اَرَادُٓوا اَنْ يَخْرُجُوا مِنْهَٓا اُع۪يدُوا ف۪يهَا وَق۪يلَ لَهُمْ ذُوقُوا عَذَابَ النَّارِ الَّذ۪ي كُنْتُمْ بِه۪ تُكَذِّبُونَ

Waamma allatheena fasaqoofama/wahumu annaru kullama aradooan yakhrujoo minha oAAeedoo feeha waqeela lahum thooqooAAathaba annari allathee kuntum bihitukaththiboon

And as for those who are perfidious: their shelter is the Fire. As often as they desire to come out therefrom, they are brought back into it; and it is said to them: “Taste the punishment of the Fire which you denied!”

_https://quran.so/surah-as-sajdah/verse-20.md_

### 33. Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 51

- **Form in this verse:** وَتُـْٔوِىٓ — watu'wī · "or you may take"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, singular · present tense

تُرْج۪ي مَنْ تَشَٓاءُ مِنْهُنَّ وَتُــْٔـو۪ٓي اِلَيْكَ مَنْ تَشَٓاءُۜ وَمَنِ ابْتَغَيْتَ مِمَّنْ عَزَلْتَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكَۜ  ذٰلِكَ اَدْنٰٓى اَنْ تَقَرَّ اَعْيُنُهُنَّ وَلَا يَحْزَنَّ وَيَرْضَيْنَ بِمَٓا اٰتَيْتَهُنَّ كُلُّهُنَّۜ وَاللّٰهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا ف۪ي قُلُوبِكُمْۜ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ عَل۪يماً حَل۪يماً

Turjee man tashao minhunna watu/weeilayka man tashao wamani ibtaghayta mimman AAazalta falajunaha AAalayka thalika adna an taqarraaAAyunuhunna wala yahzanna wayardayna bimaataytahunna kulluhunna wallahu yaAAlamu mafee quloobikum wakana Allahu AAaleeman haleema

Thou deferest whom thou wilt of them, and thou takest to thee whom thou wilt; and whom thou desirest of those thou hast set aside: there is no blame upon thee. That tends to the comfort of their eyes, and that they grieve not, and that they be pleased with what thou givest them; and God knows what is in your hearts, and God is knowing and clement.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ahzab/verse-51.md_

### 45. Surah Al-Jathiyah, Verse 34

- **Form in this verse:** وَمَأْوَىٰكُمُ — wamawākumu · "and your abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَق۪يلَ الْيَوْمَ نَنْسٰيكُمْ كَمَا نَس۪يتُمْ لِقَٓاءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هٰذَا وَمَأْوٰيكُمُ النَّارُ وَمَا لَكُمْ مِنْ نَاصِر۪ينَ

Waqeela alyawma nansakum kamanaseetum liqaa yawmikum hatha wama/wakumu annaruwama lakum min nasireen

And it will be said: “This day do We forget you, as you forgot the meeting of this day of yours. And your shelter is the Fire, and you have no helpers.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-jathiyah/verse-34.md_

### 53. Surah An-Najm, Verse 15

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ — l-mawā · "(of) Abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

عِنْدَهَا جَنَّةُ الْمَأْوٰىۜ

AAindaha jannatu alma/wa

(Near it is the Garden of Shelter)

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-15.md_

### 57. Surah Al-Hadid, Verse 15

- **Form in this verse:** مَأْوَىٰكُمُ — mawākumu · "Your abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

فَالْيَوْمَ لَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنْكُمْ فِدْيَةٌ وَلَا مِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُواۜ مَأْوٰيكُمُ النَّارُۜ هِيَ مَوْلٰيكُمْۜ وَبِئْسَ الْمَص۪يرُ

Falyawma la yu/khathuminkum fidyatun wala mina allatheena kafaroo ma/wakumuannaru hiya mawlakum wabi/sa almaseer

“So this day no ransom will be taken from you, or from those who ignore warning. Your shelter is the Fire; it is your protector.” And evil is the journey’s end!

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hadid/verse-15.md_

### 66. Surah At-Tahrim, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ — wamawāhum · "And their abode"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

يَٓا اَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ جَاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَالْمُنَافِق۪ينَ وَاغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمْۜ وَمَأْوٰيهُمْ جَهَنَّمُۜ وَبِئْسَ الْمَص۪يرُ

Ya ayyuha annabiyyu jahidialkuffara walmunafiqeena waghluthAAalayhim wama/wahum jahannamu wabi/sa almaseer

O Prophet: strive thou against the atheists and the waverers, and be thou stern with them. And their shelter is Gehenna; and evil is the journey’s end.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tahrim/verse-9.md_

### 70. Surah Al-Ma'arij, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** تُـْٔوِيهِ — tu'wīhi · "sheltered him"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, feminine, singular · present tense

وَفَص۪يلَتِهِ الَّت۪ي تُـْٔو۪يهِۙ

Wafaseelatihi allatee tu/weeh

And his kinsmen who sheltered him,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maarij/verse-13.md_

### 79. Surah An-Nazi'at, Verse 39

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ — l-mawā · "(is) the refuge"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

فَاِنَّ الْجَح۪يمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوٰىۜ

Fa-inna aljaheema hiya alma/wa

Hell will be the shelter.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naziat/verse-39.md_

### 79. Surah An-Nazi'at, Verse 41

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ — l-mawā · "the refuge"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

فَاِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوٰىۜ

Fa-inna aljannata hiya alma/wa

The Garden will be the shelter.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naziat/verse-41.md_

### 93. Surah Ad-Duhaa, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** فَـَٔاوَىٰ — faāwā · "and give shelter"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

اَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَت۪ـيـماً فَاٰوٰىۖ

Alam yajidka yateeman faawa

Did He not find thee fatherless, and give shelter,

_https://quran.so/surah-ad-duhaa/verse-6.md_

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