# Zay-he-Ra — ظهر (Zhr)

> Occurs in 59 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To appear, become distinct/clear/open/manifest, come out, ascend/mount, get the better of, know, distinguish, be obvious, go forth, enter the noon, neglect, have the upper hand over, wound on the back
- **Derived forms:** أَظْهَرَ (8) · تَظَٰهَرُ (2) · ظَّهِيرَة (1) · ظَهَرَ (10) · ظَهْر (15) · ظِهْرِيّ (1) · ظَهِير (6) · ظَٰهَرُ (6) · ظَٰهِر (8) · ظَٰهِرَة (2)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 85

- **Form in this verse:** تَظَـٰهَرُونَ — taẓāharūna · "you support one another"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tefa'ul · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

ثُمَّ اَنْتُمْ هٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ تَقْتُلُونَ اَنْفُسَكُمْ وَتُخْرِجُونَ فَر۪يقاً مِنْكُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِهِمْۘ تَظَاهَرُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِالْاِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِۜ وَاِنْ يَأْتُوكُمْ اُسَارٰى تُفَادُوهُمْ وَهُوَ مُحَرَّمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ اِخْرَاجُهُمْۜ اَفَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِبَعْضِ الْكِتَابِ وَتَكْفُرُونَ بِبَعْضٍۚ فَمَا جَزَٓاءُ مَنْ يَفْعَلُ ذٰلِكَ مِنْكُمْ اِلَّا خِزْيٌ فِي الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَاۚ وَيَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ يُرَدُّونَ اِلٰٓى اَشَدِّ الْعَذَابِۜ وَمَا اللّٰهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

Thumma antum haola-itaqtuloona anfusakum watukhrijoona fareeqan minkum min diyarihimtathaharoona AAalayhim bil-ithmi walAAudwaniwa-in ya/tookum osara tufadoohum wahuwa muharramunAAalaykum ikhrajuhum afatu/minoona bibaAAdi alkitabiwatakfuroona bibaAAdin fama jazao manyafAAalu thalika minkum illa khizyun fee alhayatiaddunya wayawma alqiyamati yuraddoona ilaashaddi alAAathabi wama Allahu bighafilinAAamma taAAmaloon

Then are you those who kill your own, and turn a faction among you out of their homes, assisting one another against them in sin and enmity; and if they come to you as captives, you ransom them, but unlawful for you was their expulsion. Do you believe in part of the Writ and deny part? Then what is the reward of him among you who does that save disgrace in the life of this world? And on the Day of Resurrection they are sent back to the harshest punishment; and God is not unmindful of what you do.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-85.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 101

- **Form in this verse:** ظُهُورِهِمْ — ẓuhūrihim · "their backs"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

وَلَمَّا جَٓاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِمَا مَعَهُمْ نَبَذَ فَر۪يقٌ مِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ اُو۫تُوا الْكِتَابَۗ كِتَابَ اللّٰهِ وَرَٓاءَ ظُهُورِهِمْ كَاَنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Walamma jaahum rasoolun minAAindi Allahi musaddiqun lima maAAahum nabathafareequn mina allatheena ootoo alkitaba kitabaAllahi waraa thuhoorihim kaannahum layaAAlamoon

And when there came to them a messenger from God confirming what is with them, a faction among those given the Writ cast the Writ of God behind their backs as if they knew not

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-101.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 189

- **Form in this verse:** ظُهُورِهَا — ẓuhūrihā · "their backs"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ الْاَهِلَّةِۜ قُلْ هِيَ مَوَاق۪يتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَالْحَجِّۜ وَلَيْسَ الْبِرُّ بِاَنْ تَأْتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِنْ ظُهُورِهَا وَلٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنِ اتَّقٰىۚ وَأْتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِنْ اَبْوَابِهَاۖ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Yas-aloonaka AAani al-ahillati qul hiya mawaqeetulinnasi walhajji walaysa albirrubi-an ta/too albuyoota min thuhooriha walakinnaalbirra mani ittaqa wa/too albuyoota min abwabihawattaqoo Allaha laAAallakum tuflihoon

They ask thee about the phases of the moon. Say thou: “They are measurements of time for the people and the pilgrimage.” And it is not virtue that you approach houses by the backs thereof — but virtue is[...] one who is in prudent fear — but approach houses by the doors thereof; and be in prudent fear of God, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-189.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 187

- **Form in this verse:** ظُهُورِهِمْ — ẓuhūrihim · "their backs"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

وَاِذْ اَخَذَ اللّٰهُ م۪يثَاقَ الَّذ۪ينَ اُو۫تُوا الْكِتَابَ لَتُبَيِّنُنَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَكْتُمُونَهُۘ فَنَبَذُوهُ وَرَٓاءَ ظُهُورِهِمْ وَاشْتَرَوْا بِه۪ ثَمَناً قَل۪يلاًۜ فَبِئْسَ مَا يَشْتَرُونَ

Wa-ith akhatha Allahumeethaqa allatheena ootoo alkitabalatubayyinunnahu linnasi wala taktumoonahufanabathoohu waraa thuhoorihim washtarawbihi thamanan qaleelan fabi/sa ma yashtaroon

And when God took an agreement of those given the Writ: “You are to make it plain to mankind, and not to conceal it,” then they cast it behind their backs, and sold it at a cheap price; and evil is what they bought.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-187.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** ظُهُورِهِمْ ۚ — ẓuhūrihim · "their backs"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

قَدْ خَسِرَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَذَّبُوا بِلِقَٓاءِ اللّٰهِۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا جَٓاءَتْهُمُ السَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً قَالُوا يَا حَسْرَتَنَا عَلٰى مَا فَرَّطْنَا ف۪يهَاۙ وَهُمْ يَحْمِلُونَ اَوْزَارَهُمْ عَلٰى ظُهُورِهِمْۜ  اَلَا سَٓاءَ مَا يَزِرُونَ

Qad khasira allatheena kaththaboobiliqa-i Allahi hatta itha jaat-humuassaAAatu baghtatan qaloo ya hasratanaAAala ma farratna feeha wahumyahmiloona awzarahum AAala thuhoorihimala saa ma yaziroon

They have lost who deny the meeting with God; when the Hour has come upon them unexpectedly, they will say: “O our regret over what we neglected concerning it!” And they will bear their burdens upon their backs; in truth, evil is what they will bear.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-31.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 94

- **Form in this verse:** ظُهُورِكُمْ ۖ — ẓuhūrikum · "your backs"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

وَلَقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا فُرَادٰى كَمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَتَرَكْتُمْ مَا خَوَّلْنَاكُمْ وَرَٓاءَ ظُهُورِكُمْۚ وَمَا نَرٰى مَعَكُمْ شُفَعَٓاءَكُمُ الَّذ۪ينَ زَعَمْتُمْ اَنَّهُمْ ف۪يكُمْ شُرَكٰٓؤُ۬اۜ لَقَدْ تَقَطَّعَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْكُمْ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ۟

Walaqad ji/tumoona furadakama khalaqnakum awwala marratin wataraktum makhawwalnakum waraa thuhoorikum wamanara maAAakum shufaAAaakumu allatheenazaAAamtum annahum feekum shurakao laqad taqattaAAabaynakum wadalla AAankum ma kuntum tazAAumoon

“And now have you come to Us alone, as We created you the first time; and you have left all that We conferred upon you behind your backs; and We see not with you your intercessors which you claimed were among you as partners; it is cut off between you, and strayed from you is what you claimed.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-94.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 120

- **Form in this verse:** ظَـٰهِرَ — ẓāhira · "open"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · accusative case

وَذَرُوا ظَاهِرَ الْاِثْمِ وَبَاطِنَهُۜ اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ يَكْسِبُونَ الْاِثْمَ سَيُجْزَوْنَ بِمَا كَانُوا يَقْتَرِفُونَ

Watharoo thahiraal-ithmi wabatinahu inna allatheena yaksiboonaal-ithma sayujzawna bima kanoo yaqtarifoon

And leave the outwardness of sin and the inwardness thereof; those who earn sin will be rewarded with what they committed.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-120.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 138

- **Form in this verse:** ظُهُورُهَا — ẓuhūruhā · "(are) their backs"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَقَالُوا هٰذِه۪ٓ اَنْعَامٌ وَحَرْثٌ حِجْرٌۘ لَا يَطْعَمُهَٓا اِلَّا مَنْ نَشَٓاءُ بِزَعْمِهِمْ وَاَنْعَامٌ حُرِّمَتْ ظُهُورُهَا وَاَنْعَامٌ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ اسْمَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْهَا افْتِرَٓاءً عَلَيْهِۜ سَيَجْز۪يهِمْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْتَرُونَ

Waqaloo hathihi anAAamunwaharthun hijrun la yatAAamuhailla man nashao bizaAAmihim waanAAamun hurrimatthuhooruha waanAAamun la yathkuroonaisma Allahi AAalayha iftiraan AAalayhisayajzeehim bima kanoo yaftaroon

And they say: “These cattle and tilth are taboo; none is to eat them save whom we will,” — according to their claim — “and cattle whose backs are made unlawful,” and cattle over which they remember not the name of God, as an invention against Him; He will requite them for what they invented.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-138.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 146

- **Form in this verse:** ظُهُورُهُمَآ — ẓuhūruhumā · "their backs"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَعَلَى الَّذ۪ينَ هَادُوا حَرَّمْنَا كُلَّ ذ۪ي ظُفُرٍۚ وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَالْغَنَمِ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهُمَٓا اِلَّا مَا حَمَلَتْ ظُهُورُهُمَٓا اَوِ الْحَوَايَٓا اَوْ مَا اخْتَلَطَ بِعَظْمٍۜ ذٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَاهُمْ بِبَغْيِهِمْۘ وَاِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ

WaAAala allatheena hadooharramna kulla thee thufurinwamina albaqari walghanami harramnaAAalayhim shuhoomahuma illa ma hamalatthuhooruhuma awi alhawayaaw ma ikhtalata biAAathmin thalikajazaynahum bibaghyihim wa-inna lasadiqoon

And to those who hold to Judaism We made unlawful every animal with a claw; and of oxen and sheep We made unlawful to them the fat thereof save what their backs bear, or the entrails, or what is mixed with bone; that We rewarded them for their sectarian zealotry; and We are truthful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-146.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 151

- **Form in this verse:** ظَهَرَ — ẓahara · "(is) apparent"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

قُلْ تَعَالَوْا اَتْلُ مَا حَرَّمَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ اَلَّا تُشْرِكُوا بِه۪ شَيْـٔاًۜ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ اِحْسَاناًۚ وَلَا تَقْتُلُٓوا اَوْلَادَكُمْ مِنْ اِمْلَاقٍۜ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُكُمْ وَاِيَّاهُمْۚ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَۚ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّت۪ي حَرَّمَ اللّٰهُ اِلَّا بِالْحَقِّۜ ذٰلِكُمْ وَصّٰيكُمْ بِه۪ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

Qul taAAalaw atlu ma harramarabbukum AAalaykum alla tushrikoo bihi shay-an wabilwalidayniihsanan wala taqtuloo awladakum minimlaqin nahnu narzuqukum wa-iyyahum walataqraboo alfawahisha ma thahara minhawama batana wala taqtuloo annafsaallatee harrama Allahu illa bilhaqqithalikum wassakum bihi laAAallakum taAAqiloon

Say thou: “Come, I will recite what your Lord has made unlawful for you: that you ascribe a partnership with Him ­­to anything (while towards parents good conduct); and kill not your children out of poverty,” — We will provide for you and for them — “and approach not sexual immoralities, whether open or concealed; and kill not the soul which God has made unlawful save with justice; ­— that He enjoined upon you, that you might use reason.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-151.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 33

- **Form in this verse:** ظَهَرَ — ẓahara · "(is) apparent"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

قُلْ اِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّيَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَالْاِثْمَ وَالْبَغْيَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَاَنْ تُشْرِكُوا بِاللّٰهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِه۪ سُلْطَاناً وَاَنْ تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Qul innama harrama rabbiyaalfawahisha ma thahara minhawama batana wal-ithma walbaghyabighayri alhaqqi waan tushrikoo billahi malam yunazzil bihi sultanan waan taqooloo AAala Allahima la taAAlamoon

Say thou: “My Lord has only made unlawful sexual immoralities — whether open or concealed — and sin, and sectarian zealotry without cause, and that you ascribe a partnership with God to that for which He has not sent down authority, and that you ascribe to God what you know not.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-33.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 172

- **Form in this verse:** ظُهُورِهِمْ — ẓuhūrihim · "their loins"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

وَاِذْ اَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنْ بَن۪ٓي اٰدَمَ مِنْ ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَاَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلٰٓى اَنْفُسِهِمْۚ اَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْۜ  قَالُوا بَلٰىۚۛ شَهِدْنَاۚۛ اَنْ تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ اِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هٰذَا غَافِل۪ينَۙ

Wa-ith akhatha rabbuka minbanee adama min thuhoorihim thurriyyatahumwaashhadahum AAala anfusihim alastu birabbikum qaloobala shahidna an taqooloo yawma alqiyamatiinna kunna AAan hatha ghafileen

And when thy Lord brought forth from the children of Adam, from their backs, their progeny, and made them bear witness as to themselves: “Am I not your Lord?” — they said: “Verily, we bear witness.” — “Lest you say on the Day of Resurrection: ‘Of this were we unaware,’

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-172.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 4

- **Form in this verse:** يُظَـٰهِرُوا۟ — yuẓāhirū · "they have supported"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اِلَّا الَّذ۪ينَ عَاهَدْتُمْ مِنَ الْمُشْرِك۪ينَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنْقُصُوكُمْ شَيْـٔاً وَلَمْ يُظَاهِرُوا عَلَيْكُمْ اَحَداً فَاَتِمُّٓوا اِلَيْهِمْ عَهْدَهُمْ اِلٰى مُدَّتِهِمْۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَّق۪ينَ

Illa allatheena AAahadtummina almushrikeena thumma lam yanqusookum shay-an walam yuthahirooAAalaykum ahadan faatimmoo ilayhim AAahdahum ilamuddatihim inna Allaha yuhibbu almuttaqeen

Save the idolaters with whom you made a covenant then who have not been deficient towards you in anything, nor assisted anyone against you; so fulfil to them your covenant to its term; God loves those of prudent fear.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-4.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 8

- **Form in this verse:** يَظْهَرُوا۟ — yaẓharū · "they gain dominance"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

كَيْفَ وَاِنْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَيْكُمْ لَا يَرْقُبُوا ف۪يكُمْ اِلاًّ وَلَا ذِمَّةًۜ يُرْضُونَكُمْ بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَتَأْبٰى قُلُوبُهُمْۚ وَاَكْثَرُهُمْ فَاسِقُونَۚ

Kayfa wa-in yathharoo AAalaykumla yarquboo feekum illan wala thimmatan yurdoonakumbi-afwahihim wata/ba quloobuhum waaktharuhum fasiqoon

How, when if they get the better of you, they observe neither pact of kinship nor obligation to protect? They please you with their mouths, but their hearts refuse; and most of them are perfidious.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-8.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 33

- **Form in this verse:** لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ — liyuẓ'hirahu · "to manifest it"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

هُوَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدٰى وَد۪ينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدّ۪ينِ كُلِّه۪ۙ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ

Huwa allathee arsala rasoolahu bilhudawadeeni alhaqqi liyuthhirahu AAala addeenikullihi walaw kariha almushrikoon

He it is that sent His messenger with the guidance and the doctrine of truth, that He might make it manifest over all doctrine, though the idolaters be averse.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-33.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 35

- **Form in this verse:** وَظُهُورُهُمْ ۖ — waẓuhūruhum · "and their backs"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

يَوْمَ يُحْمٰى عَلَيْهَا ف۪ي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ فَتُكْوٰى بِهَا جِبَاهُهُمْ وَجُنُوبُهُمْ وَظُهُورُهُمْۜ هٰذَا مَا كَنَزْتُمْ لِاَنْفُسِكُمْ فَذُوقُوا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْنِزُونَ

Yawma yuhma AAalayhafee nari jahannama fatukwa biha jibahuhumwajunoobuhum wathuhooruhum hatha makanaztum li-anfusikum fathooqoo ma kuntum taknizoon

The day it will be heated in the fire of Gehenna, then therewith will be branded their foreheads and their sides and their backs: “This is what you amassed for your souls; so taste what you amassed!”

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-35.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 48

- **Form in this verse:** وَظَهَرَ — waẓahara · "and became manifest"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

لَقَدِ ابْتَغَوُا الْفِتْنَةَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَقَلَّبُوا لَكَ الْاُمُورَ حَتّٰى جَٓاءَ الْحَقُّ وَظَهَرَ اَمْرُ اللّٰهِ وَهُمْ كَارِهُونَ

Laqadi ibtaghawoo alfitnata min qabluwaqallaboo laka al-omoora hatta jaa alhaqquwathahara amru Allahi wahum karihoon

They sought the means of denial before, and overturned matters for thee, until the truth came and the command of God was made manifest when they were averse.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-48.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 92

- **Form in this verse:** ظِهْرِيًّا ۖ — ẓih'riyyan · "backs"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اَرَهْط۪ٓي اَعَزُّ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ اللّٰهِۜ وَاتَّخَذْتُمُوهُ وَرَٓاءَكُمْ ظِهْرِياًّۜ اِنَّ رَبّ۪ي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ مُح۪يطٌ

Qala ya qawmi arahteeaAAazzu AAalaykum mina Allahi wattakhathtumoohuwaraakum thihriyyan inna rabbee bimataAAmaloona muheet

He said: “O my people: is my family more respected for power by you than God? And Him have you put behind your backs. My Lord encompasses what you do.”

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-92.md_

### 13. Surah Ar-Ra'd, Verse 33

- **Form in this verse:** بِظَـٰهِرٍۢ — biẓāhirin · "of the apparent"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

اَفَمَنْ هُوَ قَٓائِمٌ عَلٰى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْۚ وَجَعَلُوا لِلّٰهِ شُرَكَٓاءَۜ قُلْ سَمُّوهُمْۜ اَمْ تُنَبِّؤُ۫نَهُ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فِي الْاَرْضِ اَمْ بِظَاهِرٍ مِنَ الْقَوْلِۜ بَلْ زُيِّنَ لِلَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا مَكْرُهُمْ وَصُدُّوا عَنِ السَّب۪يلِۜ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلِ اللّٰهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ هَادٍ

Afaman huwa qa-imun AAalakulli nafsin bima kasabat wajaAAaloo lillahi shurakaaqul sammoohum am tunabbi-oonahu bima la yaAAlamufee al-ardi am bithahirin minaalqawli bal zuyyina lillatheena kafaroo makruhum wasuddooAAani assabeeli waman yudlili Allahu famalahu min had

Is then He who stands over every soul for what it earns[...]? But they have made for God partners. Say thou: “Name them: — if you would inform Him of what He knows not in the earth; or if it is a show of speaking.” The truth is: their scheme has been made fair to those who ignore warning, and they have been turned away from the path; and whom God sends astray, for him there is no guide;

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-33.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 88

- **Form in this verse:** ظَهِيرًۭا — ẓahīran · "assistants"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · accusative case · indefinite

قُلْ لَئِنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْاِنْسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلٰٓى اَنْ يَأْتُوا بِمِثْلِ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِه۪ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَه۪يراً

Qul la-ini ijtamaAAati al-insu waljinnuAAala an ya/too bimithli hatha alqur-ani laya/toona bimithlihi walaw kana baAAduhum libaAAdinthaheera

Say thou: “If the servi and the domini gathered to produce the like of this Qur’an, they would not produce the like thereof, though they were helpers one of another.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-88.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 20

- **Form in this verse:** يَظْهَرُوا۟ — yaẓharū · "they come to know"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اِنَّهُمْ اِنْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَيْكُمْ يَرْجُمُوكُمْ اَوْ يُع۪يدُوكُمْ ف۪ي مِلَّتِهِمْ وَلَنْ تُفْلِحُٓوا اِذاً اَبَداً

Innahum in yathharoo AAalaykumyarjumookum aw yuAAeedookum fee millatihim walan tuflihooithan abada

“They, if they come to know of you, will stone you, or turn you back to their creed; and you will then not be successful ever.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-20.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 22

- **Form in this verse:** ظَـٰهِرًۭا — ẓāhiran · "obvious"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

سَيَقُولُونَ ثَلٰثَةٌ رَابِعُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْۚ وَيَقُولُونَ خَمْسَةٌ سَادِسُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ رَجْماً بِالْغَيْبِۚ وَيَقُولُونَ سَبْعَةٌ وَثَامِنُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْۜ قُلْ رَبّ۪ٓي اَعْلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِمْ مَا يَعْلَمُهُمْ اِلَّا قَل۪يلٌ۠ فَلَا تُمَارِ ف۪يهِمْ اِلَّا مِرَٓاءً ظَاهِراًۖ وَلَا تَسْتَفْتِ ف۪يهِمْ مِنْهُمْ اَحَداً۟

Sayaqooloona thalathatun rabiAAuhumkalbuhum wayaqooloona khamsatun sadisuhum kalbuhum rajmanbilghaybi wayaqooloona sabAAatun wathaminuhumkalbuhum qul rabbee aAAlamu biAAiddatihim ma yaAAlamuhumilla qaleelun fala tumari feehim illamiraan thahiran wala tastaftifeehim minhum ahada

They will say: “Three; the fourth of them their dog!” and they will say: “Five; the sixth of them their dog!” — guessing at the Unseen; and they will say: “Seven; and the eighth of them their dog!” Say thou: “My Lord best knows their number.” None knows them save a few, so argue thou not concerning them save with a patent argument; and ask thou not an opinion concerning them from any of them.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-22.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 97

- **Form in this verse:** يَظْهَرُوهُ — yaẓharūhu · "scale it"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

فَمَا اسْطَاعُٓوا اَنْ يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا لَهُ نَقْباً

Fama istaAAoo an yathharoohuwama istataAAoo lahu naqba

And they could not pass over it, and they could not pierce it.

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

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 39

- **Form in this verse:** ظُهُورِهِمْ — ẓuhūrihim · "their backs"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا ح۪ينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَنْ وُجُوهِهِمُ النَّارَ وَلَا عَنْ ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنْصَرُونَ

Law yaAAlamu allatheena kafaroo heenala yakuffoona AAan wujoohihimu annara walaAAan thuhoorihim wala hum yunsaroon

If those who ignore warning but knew the time when they will not restrain the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs, nor will they be helped!

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-39.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** ظَهَرَ — ẓahara · "is apparent"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَقُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ اَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْد۪ينَ ز۪ينَتَهُنَّ اِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلٰى جُيُوبِهِنَّۖ وَلَا يُبْد۪ينَ ز۪ينَتَهُنَّ اِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اٰبَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ اٰبَٓاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اَبْنَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ اَبْنَٓاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اِخْوَانِهِنَّ اَوْ بَن۪ٓي اِخْوَانِهِنَّ اَوْ بَن۪ٓي اَخَوَاتِهِنَّ اَوْ نِسَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُهُنَّ اَوِ التَّابِع۪ينَ غَيْرِ اُو۬لِي الْاِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ اَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذ۪ينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلٰى عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَٓاءِۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِاَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْف۪ينَ مِنْ ز۪ينَتِهِنَّۜ وَتُوبُٓوا اِلَى اللّٰهِ جَم۪يعاً اَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Waqul lilmu/minati yaghdudnamin absarihinna wayahfathnafuroojahunna wala yubdeena zeenatahunna illa mathahara minha walyadribnabikhumurihinna AAala juyoobihinna wala yubdeenazeenatahunna illa libuAAoolatihinna aw aba-ihinnaaw aba-i buAAoolatihinna aw abna-ihinna awabna-i buAAoolatihinna aw ikhwanihinna aw baneeikhwanihinna aw banee akhawatihinna aw nisa-ihinnaaw ma malakat aymanuhunna awi attabiAAeenaghayri olee al-irbati mina arrijali awi attifliallatheena lam yathharoo AAala AAawratiannisa-i wala yadribnabi-arjulihinna liyuAAlama ma yukhfeena min zeenatihinnawatooboo ila Allahi jameeAAan ayyuhaalmu/minoona laAAallakum tuflihoon

And say thou to the believing women, that they lower some of their sight, and preserve their chastity, and that they show not their adornment save that apparent of it, and that they draw their coverings over their bosoms and not reveal their adornment save to their husbands, or their fathers, or the fathers of their husbands, or their sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or the sons of their brothers, or the sons of their sisters, or their women, or what their right hands possess, or male attendants who have not the resourcefulness of men, or the children not yet aware of a woman’s private parts. And let them not strike their feet to make known what they hide of their adornment. And turn to God altogether, O believers, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-31.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** يَظْهَرُوا۟ — yaẓharū · "aware"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَقُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ اَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْد۪ينَ ز۪ينَتَهُنَّ اِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلٰى جُيُوبِهِنَّۖ وَلَا يُبْد۪ينَ ز۪ينَتَهُنَّ اِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اٰبَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ اٰبَٓاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اَبْنَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ اَبْنَٓاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اِخْوَانِهِنَّ اَوْ بَن۪ٓي اِخْوَانِهِنَّ اَوْ بَن۪ٓي اَخَوَاتِهِنَّ اَوْ نِسَٓائِهِنَّ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُهُنَّ اَوِ التَّابِع۪ينَ غَيْرِ اُو۬لِي الْاِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ اَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذ۪ينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلٰى عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَٓاءِۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِاَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْف۪ينَ مِنْ ز۪ينَتِهِنَّۜ وَتُوبُٓوا اِلَى اللّٰهِ جَم۪يعاً اَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Waqul lilmu/minati yaghdudnamin absarihinna wayahfathnafuroojahunna wala yubdeena zeenatahunna illa mathahara minha walyadribnabikhumurihinna AAala juyoobihinna wala yubdeenazeenatahunna illa libuAAoolatihinna aw aba-ihinnaaw aba-i buAAoolatihinna aw abna-ihinna awabna-i buAAoolatihinna aw ikhwanihinna aw baneeikhwanihinna aw banee akhawatihinna aw nisa-ihinnaaw ma malakat aymanuhunna awi attabiAAeenaghayri olee al-irbati mina arrijali awi attifliallatheena lam yathharoo AAala AAawratiannisa-i wala yadribnabi-arjulihinna liyuAAlama ma yukhfeena min zeenatihinnawatooboo ila Allahi jameeAAan ayyuhaalmu/minoona laAAallakum tuflihoon

And say thou to the believing women, that they lower some of their sight, and preserve their chastity, and that they show not their adornment save that apparent of it, and that they draw their coverings over their bosoms and not reveal their adornment save to their husbands, or their fathers, or the fathers of their husbands, or their sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or the sons of their brothers, or the sons of their sisters, or their women, or what their right hands possess, or male attendants who have not the resourcefulness of men, or the children not yet aware of a woman’s private parts. And let them not strike their feet to make known what they hide of their adornment. And turn to God altogether, O believers, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-31.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 58

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلظَّهِيرَةِ — l-ẓahīrati · "noon"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · genitive case

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا لِيَسْتَأْذِنْكُمُ الَّذ۪ينَ مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْ وَالَّذ۪ينَ لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا الْحُلُمَ مِنْكُمْ ثَلٰثَ مَرَّاتٍۜ مِنْ قَبْلِ صَلٰوةِ الْفَجْرِ وَح۪ينَ تَضَعُونَ ثِيَابَكُمْ مِنَ الظَّه۪يرَةِ وَمِنْ بَعْدِ صَلٰوةِ الْعِشَٓاءِ۠ ثَلٰثُ عَوْرَاتٍ لَكُمْۜ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ جُنَاحٌ بَعْدَهُنَّۜ طَوَّافُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍۜ كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمُ الْاٰيَاتِۜ وَاللّٰهُ عَل۪يمٌ حَك۪يمٌ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooliyasta/thinkumu allatheena malakat aymanukumwallatheena lam yablughoo alhuluma minkumthalatha marratin min qabli salatialfajri waheena tadaAAoona thiyabakum mina aththaheeratiwamin baAAdi salati alAAisha-i thalathuAAawratin lakum laysa AAalaykum wala AAalayhim junahunbaAAdahunna tawwafoona AAalaykum baAAdukumAAala baAAdin kathalika yubayyinu Allahulakumu al-ayati wallahu AAaleemun hakeem

O you who heed warning: let ask leave of you those whom your right hands possess and those who have not reached puberty among you at three times: before the duty of the dawn, and when you lay aside your garments at noon, and after the duty of the night: three times of nakedness for you; you and they do no wrong beyond them, some of you moving about among others of you. Thus God makes plain to you the proofs; and God is knowing and wise.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-58.md_

### 25. Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 55

- **Form in this verse:** ظَهِيرًۭا — ẓahīran · "a helper"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · accusative case · indefinite

وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا يَنْفَعُهُمْ وَلَا يَضُرُّهُمْۜ وَكَانَ الْكَافِرُ عَلٰى رَبِّه۪ ظَه۪يراً

WayaAAbudoona min dooni Allahi mala yanfaAAuhum wala yadurruhum wakanaalkafiru AAala rabbihi thaheera

And they serve, besides God, what neither benefits them nor harms them; and the false claimer of guidance is a helper against his Lord.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-furqan/verse-55.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** ظَهِيرًۭا — ẓahīran · "a supporter"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · accusative case · indefinite

قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَٓا اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ فَلَنْ اَكُونَ ظَه۪يراً لِلْمُجْرِم۪ينَ

Qala rabbi bima anAAamtaAAalayya falan akoona thaheeran lilmujrimeen

He said: “My Lord: for that which Thou hast favoured me, nevermore will I be helper to the lawbreakers.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-17.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 48

- **Form in this verse:** تَظَـٰهَرَا — taẓāharā · "supporting each other"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, dual · past tense

فَلَمَّا جَٓاءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ عِنْدِنَا قَالُوا لَوْلَٓا اُو۫تِيَ مِثْلَ مَٓا اُو۫تِيَ مُوسٰىۜ اَوَلَمْ يَكْفُرُوا بِمَٓا اُو۫تِيَ مُوسٰى مِنْ قَبْلُۚ قَالُوا سِحْرَانِ تَظَاهَرَا۠ وَقَالُٓوا اِنَّا بِكُلٍّ كَافِرُونَ

Falamma jaahumu alhaqqumin AAindina qaloo lawla ootiya mithla maootiya moosa awa lam yakfuroo bima ootiya moosamin qablu qaloo sihrani tathaharawaqaloo inna bikullin kafiroon

But when there came to them the truth from Us, they said: “Oh, that he were but given the like of what was given to Moses!” Do they not deny what was given to Moses before? They say: “Two sorceries supporting each other.” And they say: “We are deniers of both.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-48.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 86

- **Form in this verse:** ظَهِيرًۭا — ẓahīran · "an assistant"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · accusative case · indefinite

وَمَا كُنْتَ تَرْجُٓوا اَنْ يُلْقٰٓى اِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابُ اِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِنْ رَبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ ظَه۪يراً لِلْكَافِر۪ينَۘ

Wama kunta tarjoo an yulqailayka alkitabu illa rahmatan min rabbikafala takoonanna thaheeran lilkafireen

And thou didst not expect that the Writ would be cast unto thee;[...] only as a mercy from thy Lord, so be thou not a helper to the false claimers of guidance.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-86.md_

### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 7

- **Form in this verse:** ظَـٰهِرًۭا — ẓāhiran · "(the) apparent"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

يَعْلَمُونَ ظَاهِراً مِنَ الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَاۚ وَهُمْ عَنِ الْاٰخِرَةِ هُمْ غَافِلُونَ

YaAAlamoona thahiranmina alhayati addunya wahum AAanial-akhirati hum ghafiloon

They know an outward part of the life of this world, but of the Hereafter they are heedless.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rum/verse-7.md_

### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 18

- **Form in this verse:** تُظْهِرُونَ — tuẓ'hirūna · "you are at noon"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَعَشِياًّ وَح۪ينَ تُظْهِرُونَ

Walahu alhamdu fee assamawatiwal-ardi waAAashiyyan waheena tuthhiroon

And to Him belongs the praise in the heavens and the earth — and at night and when you reach midday!

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

### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 41

- **Form in this verse:** ظَهَرَ — ẓahara · "Has appeared"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ اَيْدِي النَّاسِ لِيُذ۪يقَهُمْ بَعْضَ الَّذ۪ي عَمِلُوا لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

Thahara alfasadu feealbarri walbahri bima kasabat aydee annasiliyutheeqahum baAAda allathee AAamiloolaAAallahum yarjiAAoon

Corruption has appeared on land and sea for what the hands of men have earned, that He might let them taste some of what they have done, that they might return.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rum/verse-41.md_

### 31. Surah Luqman, Verse 20

- **Form in this verse:** ظَـٰهِرَةًۭ — ẓāhiratan · "apparent"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

اَلَمْ تَرَوْا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُمْ مَا فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْاَرْضِ وَاَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُ ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةًۜ وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُجَادِلُ فِي اللّٰهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًى وَلَا كِتَابٍ مُن۪يرٍ

Alam taraw anna Allaha sakhkharalakum ma fee assamawati wamafee al-ardi waasbagha AAalaykum niAAamahu thahiratanwabatinatan wamina annasi man yujadilufee Allahi bighayri AAilmin wala hudan walakitabin muneer

Do you not see that God made subject to you what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, and has lavished upon you His favours, outward and inward? But among men is he who disputes concerning God, without knowledge, or guidance, or an illuminating Writ;

_https://quran.so/surah-luqman/verse-20.md_

### 33. Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 4

- **Form in this verse:** تُظَـٰهِرُونَ — tuẓāhirūna · "you declare unlawful"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

مَا جَعَلَ اللّٰهُ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ قَلْبَيْنِ ف۪ي جَوْفِه۪ۚ وَمَا جَعَلَ اَزْوَاجَكُمُ الّٰٓئ۪ تُظَاهِرُونَ مِنْهُنَّ اُمَّهَاتِكُمْۚ وَمَا جَعَلَ اَدْعِيَٓاءَكُمْ اَبْنَٓاءَكُمْۜ ذٰلِكُمْ قَوْلُكُمْ بِاَفْوَاهِكُمْۜ وَاللّٰهُ يَقُولُ الْحَقَّ وَهُوَ يَهْدِي السَّب۪يلَ

Ma jaAAala Allahu lirajulin minqalbayni fee jawfihi wama jaAAala azwajakumu alla-eetuthahiroona minhunna ommahatikum wamajaAAala adAAiyaakum abnaakum thalikumqawlukum bi-afwahikum wallahu yaqoolu alhaqqawahuwa yahdee assabeel

God has not made for a man two hearts within him; and He has not made your wives, among whom you assist, your mothers. And He has not made your adopted sons your sons. That is your saying by your mouths; but God speaks the truth, and He guides to the path:

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ahzab/verse-4.md_

### 33. Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** ظَـٰهَرُوهُم — ẓāharūhum · "backed them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

وَاَنْزَلَ الَّذ۪ينَ ظَاهَرُوهُمْ مِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ مِنْ صَيَاص۪يهِمْ وَقَذَفَ ف۪ي قُلُوبِهِمُ الرُّعْبَ فَر۪يقاً تَقْتُلُونَ وَتَأْسِرُونَ فَر۪يقاًۚ

Waanzala allatheena thaharoohummin ahli alkitabi min sayaseehim waqathafafee quloobihimu arruAAba fareeqan taqtuloona wata/siroonafareeqa

And He brought down those who assisted them among the doctors of the Law from their strongholds, and hurled terror into their hearts; a faction you killed, and you took captive a faction.

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

### 34. Surah Saba, Verse 18

- **Form in this verse:** ظَـٰهِرَةًۭ — ẓāhiratan · "visible"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ الْقُرَى الَّت۪ي بَارَكْنَا ف۪يهَا قُرًى ظَاهِرَةً وَقَدَّرْنَا ف۪يهَا السَّيْرَۜ س۪يرُوا ف۪يهَا لَيَالِيَ وَاَيَّاماً اٰمِن۪ينَ

WajaAAalna baynahum wabayna alquraallatee barakna feeha quran thahiratanwaqaddarna feeha assayra seeroo feehalayaliya waayyaman amineen

And We made between them and the cities We had blessed cities visible; and determined the journey between them: “Travel in this by night and day in safety.”

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-18.md_

### 34. Surah Saba, Verse 22

- **Form in this verse:** ظَهِيرٍۢ — ẓahīrin · "supporter"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · genitive case · indefinite

قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذ۪ينَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِۚ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَلَا فِي الْاَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ ف۪يهِمَا مِنْ شِرْكٍ وَمَا لَهُ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ ظَه۪يرٍ

Quli odAAoo allatheena zaAAamtum mindooni Allahi la yamlikoona mithqala tharratinfee assamawati wala fee al-ardiwama lahum feehima min shirkin wama lahuminhum min thaheer

Say thou: “Call to those whom you claim besides God.” They possess not the weight of an atom in the heavens or in the earth, and they have not in them any partnership, nor has He among them any helper.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-22.md_

### 35. Surah Fatir, Verse 45

- **Form in this verse:** ظَهْرِهَا — ẓahrihā · "its back"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ اللّٰهُ النَّاسَ بِمَا كَسَبُوا مَا تَرَكَ عَلٰى ظَهْرِهَا مِنْ دَٓابَّةٍ وَلٰكِنْ يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ مُسَمًّىۚ فَاِذَا جَٓاءَ اَجَلُهُمْ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ بِعِبَادِه۪ بَص۪يراً

Walaw yu-akhithu Allahuannasa bima kasaboo ma taraka AAalathahriha min dabbatin walakinyu-akhkhiruhum ila ajalin musamman fa-itha jaaajaluhum fa-inna Allaha kana biAAibadihi baseera

And were God to take men for what they earn, He would not leave any creature upon its surface. But He delays them to a stated term. But when their term comes, then is God of His servants seeing.

_https://quran.so/surah-fatir/verse-45.md_

### 40. Surah Ghafir, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** يُظْهِرَ — yuẓ'hira · "he may cause to appear"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ذَرُون۪ٓي اَقْتُلْ مُوسٰى وَلْيَدْعُ رَبَّهُۚ اِنّ۪ٓي اَخَافُ اَنْ يُبَدِّلَ د۪ينَكُمْ اَوْ اَنْ يُظْهِرَ فِي الْاَرْضِ الْفَسَادَ

Waqala firAAawnu tharooneeaqtul moosa walyadAAu rabbahu innee akhafu anyubaddila deenakum aw an yuthhira fee al-ardialfasad

And Pharaoh said: “Let me kill Moses; — and let him call to his Lord — I fear that he will change your doctrine, or will cause corruption in the land.”

_https://quran.so/surah-ghafir/verse-26.md_

### 40. Surah Ghafir, Verse 29

- **Form in this verse:** ظَـٰهِرِينَ — ẓāhirīna · "dominant"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · accusative case

يَا قَوْمِ لَكُمُ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ ظَاهِر۪ينَ فِي الْاَرْضِۘ فَمَنْ يَنْصُرُنَا مِنْ بَأْسِ اللّٰهِ اِنْ جَٓاءَنَاۜ قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ مَٓا اُر۪يكُمْ اِلَّا مَٓا اَرٰى وَمَٓا اَهْد۪يكُمْ اِلَّا سَب۪يلَ الرَّشَادِ

Ya qawmi lakumu almulku alyawma thahireenafee al-ardi faman yansuruna min ba/si Allahiin jaana qala firAAawnu ma oreekumilla ma ara wama ahdeekum illasabeela arrashad

“O my people: yours is the dominion this day, you being dominant in the land, but who will help us against the wrath of God if it comes to us?” Pharaoh said: “I only show you what I see, and I only guide you to the path of rectitude.”

_https://quran.so/surah-ghafir/verse-29.md_

### 42. Surah Ash-Shuraa, Verse 33

- **Form in this verse:** ظَهْرِهِۦٓ ۚ — ẓahrihi · "its back"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

اِنْ يَشَأْ يُسْكِنِ الرّ۪يحَ فَيَظْلَلْنَ رَوَاكِدَ عَلٰى ظَهْرِه۪ۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَاتٍ لِكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍۙ

In yasha/ yuskini arreehafayathlalna rawakida AAala thahrihiinna fee thalika laayatin likulli sabbarinshakoor

If He wills, He calms the wind, and they remain motionless on its back — in that are proofs for everyone patient and grateful —

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuraa/verse-33.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** ظُهُورِهِۦ — ẓuhūrihi · "their backs"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

لِتَسْتَوُ۫ا عَلٰى ظُهُورِه۪ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ اِذَا اسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا سُبْحَانَ الَّذ۪ي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِن۪ينَۙ

Litastawoo AAala thuhoorihithumma tathkuroo niAAmata rabbikum itha istawaytumAAalayhi wataqooloo subhana allathee sakhkhara lanahatha wama kunna lahu muqrineen

That you might settle yourselves upon their backs; then remember the favour of your Lord when you have settled yourselves thereon, and say: “Glory be to Him who made this subject for us when we were not equal to it!

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zukhruf/verse-13.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 33

- **Form in this verse:** يَظْهَرُونَ — yaẓharūna · "they mount"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَلَوْلَٓا اَنْ يَكُونَ النَّاسُ اُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً لَجَعَلْنَا لِمَنْ يَكْفُرُ بِالرَّحْمٰنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمْ سُقُفاً مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْهَا يَظْهَرُونَۙ

Walawla an yakoona annasuommatan wahidatan lajaAAalna liman yakfuru birrahmanilibuyootihim suqufan min fiddatin wamaAAarijaAAalayha yathharoon

And were it not that mankind would be one community, We would have appointed for him who denies the Almighty — for their houses — roofs of silver, and stairs whereon to ascend,

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zukhruf/verse-33.md_

### 48. Surah Al-Fath, Verse 28

- **Form in this verse:** لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ — liyuẓ'hirahu · "that He (may) make it prevail"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

هُوَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدٰى وَد۪ينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدّ۪ينِ كُلِّه۪ۜ وَكَفٰى بِاللّٰهِ شَه۪يداًۜ

Huwa allathee arsala rasoolahu bilhudawadeeni alhaqqi liyuthhirahu AAala addeenikullihi wakafa billahi shaheeda

He it is that sent His messenger with the guidance and the doctrine of truth, that He might make it manifest over all doctrine; and sufficient is God as witness:

_https://quran.so/surah-al-fath/verse-28.md_

### 57. Surah Al-Hadid, Verse 3

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱلظَّـٰهِرُ — wal-ẓāhiru · "and the Apparent"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · nominative case

هُوَ الْاَوَّلُ وَالْاٰخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُۚ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَل۪يمٌ

Huwa al-awwalu wal-akhiru waththahiruwalbatinu wahuwa bikulli shay-in AAaleem

He is the First and the Last, and the Outer and the Inner; and He knows all things.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hadid/verse-3.md_

### 57. Surah Al-Hadid, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** وَظَـٰهِرُهُۥ — waẓāhiruhu · "but its exterior"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · nominative case

يَوْمَ يَقُولُ الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالْمُنَافِقَاتُ لِلَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا انْظُرُونَا نَقْتَبِسْ مِنْ نُورِكُمْ ق۪يلَ ارْجِعُوا وَرَٓاءَكُمْ فَالْتَمِسُوا نُوراًۜ فَضُرِبَ بَيْنَهُمْ بِسُورٍ لَهُ بَابٌۜ بَاطِنُهُ ف۪يهِ الرَّحْمَةُ وَظَاهِرُهُ مِنْ قِبَلِهِ الْعَذَابُۜ

Yawma yaqoolu almunafiqoona walmunafiqatulillatheena amanoo onthuroonanaqtabis min noorikum qeela irjiAAoo waraakum faltamisoonooran faduriba baynahum bisoorin lahu babun batinuhufeehi arrahmatu wathahiruhumin qibalihi alAAathab

The day the wavering men and the wavering women will say to those who heeded warning: “Wait for us, that we may acquire some of your light,” it will be said: “Go back behind you, and seek light.” And a wall will be set up between them having a door, the inward of which is Mercy, and the outward, to the fore thereof, is Punishment.

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

### 58. Surah Al-Mujadila, Verse 2

- **Form in this verse:** يُظَـٰهِرُونَ — yuẓāhirūna · "pronounce zihar"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اَلَّذ۪ينَ يُظَاهِرُونَ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ نِسَٓائِهِمْ مَا هُنَّ اُمَّهَاتِهِمْۜ اِنْ اُمَّهَاتُهُمْ اِلَّا الّٰٓئ۪ وَلَدْنَهُمْۜ وَاِنَّهُمْ لَيَقُولُونَ مُنْكَراً مِنَ الْقَوْلِ وَزُوراًۜ وَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَعَفُوٌّ غَفُورٌ

Allatheena yuthahiroonaminkum min nisa-ihim ma hunna ommahatihim inommahatuhum illa alla-ee waladnahumwa-innahum layaqooloona munkaran mina alqawli wazooran wa-innaAllaha laAAafuwwun ghafoor

Those among you who assist among their wives: — they are not their mothers; their mothers are only those who gave them birth. And they say what is perverse of speech, and a falsehood; but God is forgiving and merciful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-mujadila/verse-2.md_

### 58. Surah Al-Mujadila, Verse 3

- **Form in this verse:** يُظَـٰهِرُونَ — yuẓāhirūna · "pronounce zihar"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَالَّذ۪ينَ يُظَاهِرُونَ مِنْ نِسَٓائِهِمْ ثُمَّ يَعُودُونَ لِمَا قَالُوا فَـتَحْر۪يرُ رَقَـبَةٍ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ يَتَمَٓاسَّاۜ ذٰلِكُمْ تُوعَظُونَ بِه۪ۜ وَاللّٰهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَب۪يرٌ

Wallatheena yuthahiroonamin nisa-ihim thumma yaAAoodoona lima qaloofatahreeru raqabatin min qabli an yatamassa thalikumtooAAathoona bihi wallahu bimataAAmaloona khabeer

And those who assist among their wives, then go back on what they have said: — the freeing of a slave before they touch one another. By that are you admonished; and God is aware of what you do.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-mujadila/verse-3.md_

### 60. Surah Al-Mumtahanah, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** وَظَـٰهَرُوا۟ — waẓāharū · "and support"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

اِنَّمَا يَنْهٰيكُمُ اللّٰهُ عَنِ الَّذ۪ينَ قَاتَلُوكُمْ فِي الدّ۪ينِ وَاَخْرَجُوكُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِكُمْ وَظَاهَرُوا عَلٰٓى اِخْرَاجِكُمْ اَنْ تَوَلَّوْهُمْۚ وَمَنْ يَتَوَلَّهُمْ فَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ

Innama yanhakumu AllahuAAani allatheena qatalookum fee addeeniwaakhrajookum min diyarikum wathaharooAAala ikhrajikum an tawallawhum waman yatawallahumfaola-ika humu aththalimoon

God only forbids you as to those who have fought you in doctrine, and turned you out of your homes, and assisted in your expulsion, that you should take them as allies. And whoso takes them as allies — then those, it is they who are the wrongdoers.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-mumtahanah/verse-9.md_

### 61. Surah As-Saf, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ — liyuẓ'hirahu · "to make it prevail"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

هُوَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدٰى وَد۪ينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدّ۪ينِ كُلِّه۪ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ۟

Huwa allathee arsala rasoolahu bilhudawadeeni alhaqqi liyuthhirahu AAala addeenikullihi walaw kariha almushrikoon

He it is that sent His messenger with the guidance and the doctrine of truth that He might make it manifest over all doctrine, though the idolaters be averse.

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saf/verse-9.md_

### 61. Surah As-Saf, Verse 14

- **Form in this verse:** ظَـٰهِرِينَ — ẓāhirīna · "dominant"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · accusative case

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا كُونُٓوا اَنْصَارَ اللّٰهِ كَمَا قَالَ ع۪يسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوَارِيّ۪نَ مَنْ اَنْصَار۪ٓي اِلَى اللّٰهِۜ  قَالَ الْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ اَنْصَارُ اللّٰهِ فَاٰمَنَتْ طَٓائِفَةٌ مِنْ بَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓائ۪لَ وَكَـفَرَتْ طَٓائِفَةٌۚ فَاَيَّدْنَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا عَلٰى عَدُوِّهِمْ فَاَصْبَحُوا ظَاهِر۪ينَ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanookoonoo ansara Allahi kama qala AAeesaibnu maryama lilhawariyyeena man ansaree ilaAllahi qala alhawariyyoona nahnuansaru Allahi faamanat ta-ifatun minbanee isra-eela wakafarat ta-ifatun faayyadnaallatheena amanoo AAala AAaduwwihim faasbahoothahireen

O you who heed warning: be helpers of God, as Jesus, son of Mary, said to the disciples: “Who are my helpers for God?” The disciples said: “We are the helpers of God.” And a number of the children of Israel believed, and a number denied, and We strengthened those who heeded warning against their enemy so they became dominant.

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saf/verse-14.md_

### 66. Surah At-Tahrim, Verse 3

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَظْهَرَهُ — wa-aẓharahu · "and made it apparent"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَاِذْ اَسَرَّ النَّبِيُّ اِلٰى بَعْضِ اَزْوَاجِه۪ حَد۪يثاًۚ فَلَمَّا نَبَّاَتْ بِه۪ وَاَظْهَرَهُ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ عَرَّفَ بَعْضَهُ وَاَعْرَضَ عَنْ بَعْضٍۚ فَلَمَّا نَبَّاَهَا بِه۪ قَالَتْ مَنْ اَنْبَاَكَ هٰذَاۜ  قَالَ نَبَّاَنِيَ الْعَل۪يمُ الْخَب۪يرُ

Wa-ith asarra annabiyyu ilabaAAdi azwajihi hadeethan falammanabbaat bihi waathharahu Allahu AAalayhiAAarrafa baAAdahu waaAArada AAan baAAdinfalamma nabbaaha bihi qalat man anbaaka hathaqala nabbaaniya alAAaleemu alkhabeer

And when the Prophet confided a statement to one of his wives; and when she told of it, and God made it known to him, he made known part of it, and turned aside from part. And when he informed her about it, she said: “Who told thee this?” He said: “There told me the knowing, the aware.”

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tahrim/verse-3.md_

### 66. Surah At-Tahrim, Verse 4

- **Form in this verse:** تَظَـٰهَرَا — taẓāharā · "you backup each other"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tefa'ul · 2nd person, feminine, dual · present tense

اِنْ تَتُوبَٓا اِلَى اللّٰهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَاۚ وَاِنْ تَظَاهَرَا عَلَيْهِ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ مَوْلٰيهُ وَجِبْر۪يلُ وَصَالِـحُ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَۚ وَالْمَلٰٓئِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ ظَه۪يرٌ

In tatooba ila Allahifaqad saghat quloobukuma wa-in tathaharaAAalayhi fa-inna Allaha huwa mawlahu wajibreelu wasalihualmu/mineena walmala-ikatu baAAda thalika thaheer

If you twain repent to God, then have your hearts inclined. But if you assist one another against him, then God is his protector, and Gabriel, and the righteous of the believers and, moreover, the angels are helpers.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tahrim/verse-4.md_

### 66. Surah At-Tahrim, Verse 4

- **Form in this verse:** ظَهِيرٌ — ẓahīrun · "(are his) assistants"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case · indefinite

اِنْ تَتُوبَٓا اِلَى اللّٰهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَاۚ وَاِنْ تَظَاهَرَا عَلَيْهِ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ مَوْلٰيهُ وَجِبْر۪يلُ وَصَالِـحُ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَۚ وَالْمَلٰٓئِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ ظَه۪يرٌ

In tatooba ila Allahifaqad saghat quloobukuma wa-in tathaharaAAalayhi fa-inna Allaha huwa mawlahu wajibreelu wasalihualmu/mineena walmala-ikatu baAAda thalika thaheer

If you twain repent to God, then have your hearts inclined. But if you assist one another against him, then God is his protector, and Gabriel, and the righteous of the believers and, moreover, the angels are helpers.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tahrim/verse-4.md_

### 72. Surah Al-Jinn, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** يُظْهِرُ — yuẓ'hiru · "He reveals"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلٰى غَيْبِه۪ٓ اَحَداًۙ

AAalimu alghaybi fala yuthhiruAAala ghaybihi ahada

The Knower of the Unseen, He discloses not His Unseen to anyone,

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

### 84. Surah Al-Inshiqaq, Verse 10

- **Form in this verse:** ظَهْرِهِۦ — ẓahrihi · "his back"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَاَمَّا مَنْ اُو۫تِيَ كِتَابَهُ وَرَٓاءَ ظَهْرِه۪ۙ

Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraathahrih

And as for him who is given his writ behind his back:

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

### 94. Surah Ash-Sharh, Verse 3

- **Form in this verse:** ظَهْرَكَ — ẓahraka · "your back"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

اَلَّـذ۪ٓي اَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَۙ

Allathee anqada thahrak

Which weighed down thy back?

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-sharh/verse-3.md_

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