# Fe-Elif-Dal — فاد (fAd)

> Occurs in 16 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** to hurt in the heart, be affected with heart disease, be struck in the heart. Motion, putting in motion When said of fuel; It burned, burned up, burned brightly or fiercely, blazed, or flamed: and so when said of the heart; It became excited with ardour, or eagerness. Heart, mind/intellect, sharpness/acuteness of mind.
- **Derived forms:** فُؤَاد (16)

## Verses containing this root

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 110

- **Form in this verse:** أَفْـِٔدَتَهُمْ — afidatahum · "their hearts"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

وَنُقَلِّبُ اَفْـِٔدَتَهُمْ وَاَبْصَارَهُمْ كَمَا لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِه۪ٓ اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَنَذَرُهُمْ ف۪ي طُغْيَانِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ۟

Wanuqallibu af-idatahum waabsarahumkama lam yu/minoo bihi awwala marratin wanatharuhumfee tughyanihim yaAAmahoon

And We will turn away their hearts and their eyes, even as they believed not in it the first time; and We will leave them wandering blindly in their inordinacy.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-110.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 113

- **Form in this verse:** أَفْـِٔدَةُ — afidatu · "hearts"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَلِتَصْغٰٓى اِلَيْهِ اَفْـِٔدَةُ الَّذ۪ينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ وَلِيَرْضَوْهُ وَلِيَقْتَرِفُوا مَا هُمْ مُقْتَرِفُونَ

Walitasgha ilayhi af-idatuallatheena la yu/minoona bil-akhiratiwaliyardawhu waliyaqtarifoo ma hum muqtarifoon

And that the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter might incline thereto, and be pleased therewith, and that they might commit what they are committing.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-113.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 120

- **Form in this verse:** فُؤَادَكَ ۚ — fuādaka · "your heart"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

وَكُلاًّ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ اَنْبَٓاءِ الرُّسُلِ مَا نُثَبِّتُ بِه۪ فُؤٰادَكَۚ وَجَٓاءَكَ ف۪ي هٰذِهِ الْحَقُّ وَمَوْعِظَةٌ وَذِكْرٰى لِلْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ

Wakullan naqussu AAalayka min anba-iarrusuli ma nuthabbitu bihi fu-adaka wajaakafee hathihi alhaqqu wamawAAithatun wathikralilmu/mineen

And all We relate to thee from the reports of the messengers is that whereby We make firm thy heart. And there has come to thee in this the truth, and an admonition, and a reminder for the believers.

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-120.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 37

- **Form in this verse:** أَفْـِٔدَةًۭ — afidatan · "hearts"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case · indefinite

رَبَّـنَٓا اِنّ۪ٓي اَسْكَنْتُ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّت۪ي بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذ۪ي زَرْعٍ عِنْدَ بَيْتِكَ الْمُحَرَّمِۙ رَبَّـنَا لِيُق۪يمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ فَاجْعَلْ اَفْـِٔدَةً مِنَ النَّاسِ تَهْو۪ٓي اِلَيْهِمْ وَارْزُقْهُمْ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْكُرُونَ

Rabbana innee askantu min thurriyyateebiwadin ghayri thee zarAAin AAinda baytika almuharramirabbana liyuqeemoo assalata fajAAalaf-idatan mina annasi tahwee ilayhim warzuqhummina aththamarati laAAallahum yashkuroon

“Our Lord: I have settled some of my progeny in an uncultivated valley by Thy inviolable house, our Lord, that they uphold the duty; so make Thou hearts among men incline towards them, and provide Thou them some fruits, that they might be grateful.

_https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-37.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 43

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَفْـِٔدَتُهُمْ — wa-afidatuhum · "and their hearts"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

مُهْطِع۪ينَ مُقْنِع۪ي رُؤُ۫سِهِمْ لَا يَرْتَدُّ اِلَيْهِمْ طَرْفُهُمْۚ وَاَفْـِٔدَتُهُمْ هَوَٓاءٌۜ

MuhtiAAeena muqniAAee ruoosihim layartaddu ilayhim tarfuhum waaf-idatuhum hawa/

Straining forward, their heads uplifted; their gaze not returning to them, and their hearts void.

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

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 78

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۙ — wal-afidata · "and the hearts"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

وَاللّٰهُ اَخْرَجَكُمْ مِنْ بُطُونِ اُمَّهَاتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ شَيْـٔاًۙ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْاَبْصَارَ وَالْاَفْـِٔدَةَۙ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Wallahu akhrajakum min butooniommahatikum la taAAlamoona shay-an wajaAAala lakumuassamAAa wal-absara wal-af-idatalaAAallakum tashkuroon

And God brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers not knowing anything, and appointed for you hearing and sight and hearts, that you might be grateful.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-78.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 36

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱلْفُؤَادَ — wal-fuāda · "and the heart"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِه۪ عِلْمٌۜ اِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤٰادَ كُلُّ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْؤُ۫لاً

Wala taqfu ma laysa laka bihiAAilmun inna assamAAa walbasara walfu-adakullu ola-ika kana AAanhu mas-oola

And follow thou not that whereof thou hast no knowledge; the hearing and the sight and the heart, each of those will be questioned.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-36.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 78

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۚ — wal-afidata · "and the feeling"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

وَهُوَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اَنْشَاَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْاَبْصَارَ وَالْاَفْـِٔدَةَۜ قَل۪يلاً مَا تَشْكُرُونَ

Wahuwa allathee anshaa lakumu assamAAawal-absara wal-af-idata qaleelan matashkuroon

And He it is that produced for you hearing and sight and hearts; little are you grateful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-78.md_

### 25. Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** فُؤَادَكَ ۖ — fuādaka · "your heart"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

وَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْاٰنُ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةًۚ كَذٰلِكَ لِنُثَبِّتَ بِه۪ فُؤٰادَكَ وَرَتَّلْنَاهُ تَرْت۪يلاً

Waqala allatheena kafaroo lawlanuzzila AAalayhi alqur-anu jumlatan wahidatan kathalikalinuthabbita bihi fu-adaka warattalnahu tarteela

And those who ignore warning say: “Oh, that the Qur’an were but sent down upon him all at once!” Thus — that We might strengthen thy heart thereby; and We have recited it distinctly.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-furqan/verse-32.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 10

- **Form in this verse:** فُؤَادُ — fuādu · "(the) heart"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

وَاَصْبَحَ فُؤٰادُ اُمِّ مُوسٰى فَارِغاًۜ اِنْ كَادَتْ لَتُبْد۪ي بِه۪ لَوْلَٓا اَنْ رَبَطْنَا عَلٰى قَلْبِهَا لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ

Waasbaha fu-adu ommimoosa farighan in kadat latubdee bihi lawlaan rabatna AAala qalbiha litakoonamina almu/mineen

In the morning the heart of the mother of Moses became void; she had almost disclosed him had We not fortified her heart, that she be of the believers.

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

### 32. Surah As-Sajdah, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۚ — wal-afidata · "and feelings"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

ثُمَّ سَوّٰيهُ وَنَفَخَ ف۪يهِ مِنْ رُوحِه۪ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْاَبْصَارَ وَالْاَفْـِٔدَةَۜ قَل۪يلاً مَا تَشْكُرُونَ

Thumma sawwahu wanafakha feehi min roohihiwajaAAala lakumu assamAAa wal-absara wal-af-idataqaleelan ma tashkuroon

Then He fashioned him, and breathed into him of His Spirit; and He made for you hearing and sight and hearts; little are you grateful.

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

### 46. Surah Al-Ahqaf, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَفْـِٔدَةًۭ — wa-afidatan · "and hearts"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case · indefinite

وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ ف۪يمَٓا اِنْ مَكَّنَّاكُمْ ف۪يهِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعاً وَاَبْصَاراً وَاَفْـِٔدَةًۘ  فَمَٓا اَغْنٰى عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلَٓا اَبْصَارُهُمْ وَلَٓا اَفْـِٔدَتُهُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ اِذْ  كَانُوا يَجْحَدُونَ بِاٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ۟

Walaqad makkannahum feema inmakkannakum feehi wajaAAalna lahum samAAan waabsaranwaaf-idatan fama aghna AAanhum samAAuhum walaabsaruhum wala af-idatuhum min shay-in ith kanooyajhadoona bi-ayati Allahi wahaqabihim ma kanoo bihi yastahzi-oon

And We had established them in that wherein We have not established you, and We gave them hearing and sight and hearts; but their hearing and sight and hearts availed them nothing when they rejected the proofs of God; and there surrounded them that whereat they mocked.

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

### 46. Surah Al-Ahqaf, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** أَفْـِٔدَتُهُم — afidatuhum · "their hearts"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ ف۪يمَٓا اِنْ مَكَّنَّاكُمْ ف۪يهِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعاً وَاَبْصَاراً وَاَفْـِٔدَةًۘ  فَمَٓا اَغْنٰى عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلَٓا اَبْصَارُهُمْ وَلَٓا اَفْـِٔدَتُهُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ اِذْ  كَانُوا يَجْحَدُونَ بِاٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا بِه۪ يَسْتَهْزِؤُ۫نَ۟

Walaqad makkannahum feema inmakkannakum feehi wajaAAalna lahum samAAan waabsaranwaaf-idatan fama aghna AAanhum samAAuhum walaabsaruhum wala af-idatuhum min shay-in ith kanooyajhadoona bi-ayati Allahi wahaqabihim ma kanoo bihi yastahzi-oon

And We had established them in that wherein We have not established you, and We gave them hearing and sight and hearts; but their hearing and sight and hearts availed them nothing when they rejected the proofs of God; and there surrounded them that whereat they mocked.

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

### 53. Surah An-Najm, Verse 11

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْفُؤَادُ — l-fuādu · "the heart"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

مَا كَذَبَ الْفُؤٰ۬ادُ مَا رَاٰى

Ma kathaba alfu-adu maraa

The heart lied not about what it saw.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-11.md_

### 67. Surah Al-Mulk, Verse 23

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۖ — wal-afidata · "and the feelings"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

قُلْ هُوَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اَنْشَاَكُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْاَبْصَارَ وَالْاَفْـِٔدَةَۜ قَل۪يلاً مَا تَشْكُرُونَ

Qul huwa allathee anshaakum wajaAAalalakumu assamAAa wal-absara wal-af-idataqaleelan ma tashkuroon

Say thou: “He it is that produced you and made for you hearing and sight and hearts; little are you grateful.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-mulk/verse-23.md_

### 104. Surah Al-Humazah, Verse 7

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ — l-afidati · "the hearts"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

اَلَّت۪ي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْاَفْـِٔدَةِۜ

Allatee tattaliAAu AAalaal-af-ida

Which will look down upon the hearts.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-humazah/verse-7.md_

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