# Cim-Nun-Be — جنب (jnb)

> Occurs in 33 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** Side, to stay away, to withdraw, to avoid, to be cautious, to be beside, to be together, to be stranger/foreign, to be in a state of major ritual impurity, to keep away
- **Derived forms:** جَانِب (9) · جَنب (8) · جُنُب (4) · يَتَجَنَّبُ (1) · يُجَنَّبُ (1) · ٱجْتَنَبُ (9) · ٱجْنُبْ (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 191

- **Form in this verse:** جُنُوبِهِمْ — junūbihim · "their sides"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

اَلَّذ۪ينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللّٰهَ قِيَاماً وَقُعُوداً وَعَلٰى جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ ف۪ي خَلْقِ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِۚ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هٰذَا بَاطِلاًۚ سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Allatheena yathkuroona Allahaqiyaman waquAAoodan waAAala junoobihimwayatafakkaroona fee khalqi assamawati wal-ardirabbana ma khalaqta hatha batilan subhanakafaqina AAathaba annar

Those who remember God, standing and sitting and on their sides, and reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth: “Our Lord: Thou createdst not this to no purpose. Glory be to Thee! And protect Thou us from the punishment of the Fire!

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-191.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** تَجْتَنِبُوا۟ — tajtanibū · "you avoid"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَـبَٓائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَنُدْخِلْكُمْ مُدْخَلاً كَر۪يماً

In tajtaniboo kaba-ira matunhawna AAanhu nukaffir AAankum sayyi-atikum wanudkhilkummudkhalan kareema

If you avoid the enormities of what you are forbidden, We will remove from you your evil deeds and make you enter at a noble entrance.

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

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 36

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْجُنُبِ — l-junubi · "(who is) farther away"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · genitive case

وَاعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِه۪ شَيْـٔاً وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ اِحْسَاناً وَبِذِي الْقُرْبٰى وَالْيَتَامٰى وَالْمَسَاك۪ينِ وَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبٰى وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ وَالصَّاحِبِ بِالْجَنْبِ وَابْنِ السَّب۪يلِۙ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَنْ كَانَ مُخْتَالاً فَخُوراًۙ

WaAAbudoo Allaha walatushrikoo bihi shay-an wabilwalidayni ihsananwabithee alqurba walyatama walmasakeeniwaljari thee alqurba waljarialjunubi wassahibi biljanbi wabniassabeeli wama malakat aymanukum inna Allahala yuhibbu man kana mukhtalan fakhoora

And serve God, and ascribe not a partnership with Him to anything; and towards parents good conduct, and towards relatives, and the fatherless, and the poor, and the neighbour who is kin, and the neighbour who is not kin, and the companion at your side, and the wayfarer, and those whom your right hands possess; God loves not whoso is a conceited boaster:

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-36.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 36

- **Form in this verse:** بِٱلْجَنۢبِ — bil-janbi · "by your side"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَاعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِه۪ شَيْـٔاً وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ اِحْسَاناً وَبِذِي الْقُرْبٰى وَالْيَتَامٰى وَالْمَسَاك۪ينِ وَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبٰى وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ وَالصَّاحِبِ بِالْجَنْبِ وَابْنِ السَّب۪يلِۙ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَنْ كَانَ مُخْتَالاً فَخُوراًۙ

WaAAbudoo Allaha walatushrikoo bihi shay-an wabilwalidayni ihsananwabithee alqurba walyatama walmasakeeniwaljari thee alqurba waljarialjunubi wassahibi biljanbi wabniassabeeli wama malakat aymanukum inna Allahala yuhibbu man kana mukhtalan fakhoora

And serve God, and ascribe not a partnership with Him to anything; and towards parents good conduct, and towards relatives, and the fatherless, and the poor, and the neighbour who is kin, and the neighbour who is not kin, and the companion at your side, and the wayfarer, and those whom your right hands possess; God loves not whoso is a conceited boaster:

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-36.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 43

- **Form in this verse:** جُنُبًا — junuban · "(when you are) impure"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · accusative case · indefinite

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا لَا تَقْرَبُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاَنْتُمْ سُكَارٰى حَتّٰى تَعْلَمُوا مَا تَقُولُونَ وَلَا جُنُباً اِلَّا عَابِر۪ي سَب۪يلٍ حَتّٰى تَغْتَسِلُواۜ وَاِنْ كُنْتُمْ مَرْضٰٓى اَوْ عَلٰى سَفَرٍ اَوْ جَٓاءَ اَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ مِنَ الْغَٓائِطِ اَوْ لٰمَسْتُمُ النِّسَٓاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَٓاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَع۪يداً طَيِّباً فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَاَيْد۪يكُمْۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ عَفُواًّ غَفُوراً

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoola taqraboo assalata waantum sukarahatta taAAlamoo ma taqooloona walajunuban illa AAabiree sabeelin hattataghtasiloo wa-in kuntum marda aw AAala safarin awjaa ahadun minkum mina algha-iti aw lamastumuannisaa falam tajidoo maan fatayammamoo saAAeedantayyiban famsahoo biwujoohikum waaydeekuminna Allaha kana AAafuwwan ghafoora

O you who heed warning: approach not the duty when you are intoxicated until you understand what you say; nor when you are unclean (save passing by upon the path), until you wash. And if you were ill, or on a journey, or one of you comes from the privy, or you have lain with women, then find not water: resort to clean soil, and wipe your faces and your hands; God is pardoning and forgiving.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-43.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 103

- **Form in this verse:** جُنُوبِكُمْ ۚ — junūbikum · "your sides"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

فَاِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ الصَّلٰوةَ فَاذْكُرُوا اللّٰهَ قِيَاماً وَقُعُوداً وَعَلٰى جُنُوبِكُمْۚ فَاِذَا اطْمَأْنَنْتُمْ فَاَق۪يمُوا الصَّلٰوةَۚ اِنَّ الصَّلٰوةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ كِتَاباً مَوْقُوتاً

Fa-itha qadaytumu assalatafathkuroo Allaha qiyaman waquAAoodanwaAAala junoobikum fa-itha itma/nantumfaaqeemoo assalata inna assalatakanat AAala almu/mineena kitaban mawqoota

And when you have concluded the duty, remember God standing, and sitting, and upon your sides, and when you are at ease; but uphold the duty — the duty is upon the believers a time-limited Writ —

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-103.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** جُنُبًۭا — junuban · "(in) a state of ceremonial impurity"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · accusative case · indefinite

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُٓوا اِذَا قُمْتُمْ اِلَى الصَّلٰوةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَاَيْدِيَكُمْ اِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوا بِرُؤُ۫سِكُمْ وَاَرْجُلَكُمْ اِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِۜ وَاِنْ كُنْتُمْ جُنُباً فَاطَّهَّرُواۜ وَاِنْ كُنْتُمْ مَرْضٰٓى اَوْ عَلٰى سَفَرٍ اَوْ جَٓاءَ اَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ مِنَ الْغَٓائِطِ اَوْ لٰمَسْتُمُ النِّسَٓاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَٓاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَع۪يداً طَيِّباً فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَاَيْد۪يكُمْ مِنْهُۜ مَا يُر۪يدُ اللّٰهُ لِيَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ حَرَجٍ وَلٰكِنْ يُر۪يدُ لِيُطَهِّرَكُمْ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooitha qumtum ila assalati faghsiloowujoohakum waaydiyakum ila almarafiqi wamsahoobiruoosikum waarjulakum ila alkaAAbayni wa-in kuntumjunuban fattahharoo wa-in kuntum marda awAAala safarin aw jaa ahadun minkum mina algha-itiaw lamastumu annisaa falam tajidoo maanfatayammamoo saAAeedan tayyiban famsahoobiwujoohikum waaydeekum minhu ma yureedu AllahuliyajAAala AAalaykum min harajin walakin yureeduliyutahhirakum waliyutimma niAAmatahu AAalaykumlaAAallakum tashkuroon

O you who heed warning: when you rise up for the duty: wash your faces, and your hands to the elbows, and wipe your heads, and your feet to the ankles. And if you are unclean, purify yourselves. And if you were ill, or on a journey, or one of you came from the privy, or you have lain with women, then find not water: resort to clean soil, and wipe your faces and your hands with it. God wishes not to place any distress upon you; but He wishes to purify you and to complete His favour upon you, that you might be grateful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-6.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 90

- **Form in this verse:** فَٱجْتَنِبُوهُ — fa-ij'tanibūhu · "so avoid it"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُٓوا اِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْاَنْصَابُ وَالْاَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooinnama alkhamru walmaysiru wal-ansabuwal-azlamu rijsun min AAamali ashshaytanifajtaniboohu laAAallakum tuflihoon

O you who heed warning: wine, and games of chance, and altars, and divining arrows are an abomination of the work of the satan; so avoid it, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-90.md_

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

- **Form in this verse:** وَجُنُوبُهُمْ — wajunūbuhum · "and their flanks"
  - **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_

### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** لِجَنۢبِهِۦٓ — lijanbihi · "(lying) on his side"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَاِذَا مَسَّ الْاِنْسَانَ الضُّرُّ دَعَانَا لِجَنْبِه۪ٓ اَوْ قَاعِداً اَوْ قَٓائِماًۚ فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُ ضُرَّهُ مَرَّ كَاَنْ لَمْ يَدْعُنَٓا اِلٰى ضُرٍّ مَسَّهُۜ كَذٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِلْمُسْرِف۪ينَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

Wa-itha massa al-insana addurrudaAAana lijanbihi aw qaAAidan aw qa-imanfalamma kashafna AAanhu durrahu marra kaanlam yadAAuna ila durrin massahu kathalikazuyyina lilmusrifeena ma kanoo yaAAmaloon

And when affliction touches man, he calls to Us on his side, or sitting, or standing; but when We remove from him his affliction, he passes by as though he had not called to Us about an affliction which touched him; thus is made fair to the committers of excess what they do.

_https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-12.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 35

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱجْنُبْنِى — wa-uj'nub'nī · "and keep me away"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

وَاِذْ قَالَ اِبْرٰه۪يمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هٰذَا الْبَلَدَ اٰمِناً وَاجْنُبْن۪ي وَبَنِيَّ اَنْ نَعْبُدَ الْاَصْنَامَۜ

Wa-ith qala ibraheemurabbi ijAAal hatha albalada aminan wajnubneewabaniyya an naAAbuda al-asnam

(And when Abraham said: “My Lord: make Thou this land secure; and preserve Thou me and my sons from serving idols.

_https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-35.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 36

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ — wa-ij'tanibū · "and avoid"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا ف۪ي كُلِّ اُمَّةٍ رَسُولاً اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوتَۚ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ هَدَى اللّٰهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الضَّلَالَةُۜ فَس۪يرُوا فِي الْاَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّب۪ينَ

Walaqad baAAathna fee kulli ommatinrasoolan ani oAAbudoo Allaha wajtaniboo attaghootafaminhum man hada Allahu waminhum man haqqatAAalayhi addalalatu faseeroo fee al-ardifanthuroo kayfa kana AAaqibatualmukaththibeen

And We raised up in every community a messenger: “Serve God and avoid idols.” And among them was he whom God guided; and among them was he upon whom misguidance was binding. So travel in the earth and see how was the final outcome of the deniers.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-36.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 68

- **Form in this verse:** جَانِبَ — jāniba · "side"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · accusative case

اَفَاَمِنْتُمْ اَنْ يَخْسِفَ بِكُمْ جَانِبَ الْبَرِّ اَوْ يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِباً ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا لَكُمْ وَك۪يلاًۙ

Afaamintum an yakhsifa bikum janibaalbarri aw yursila AAalaykum hasiban thumma latajidoo lakum wakeela

Do you feel secure that He will not cause a portion of the land to swallow you, or send against you a storm of stones? Then would you not find for you a guardian.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-68.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 83

- **Form in this verse:** بِجَانِبِهِۦ ۖ — bijānibihi · "on his side"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · genitive case

وَاِذَٓا اَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى الْاِنْسَانِ اَعْرَضَ وَنَاٰ بِجَانِبِه۪ۚ وَاِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ كَانَ يَؤُ۫ساً

Wa-itha anAAamna AAalaal-insani aAArada wanaa bijanibihiwa-itha massahu ashsharru kana yaoosa

And when We favour a man, he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is without hope.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-83.md_

### 19. Surah Maryam, Verse 52

- **Form in this verse:** جَانِبِ — jānibi · "(the) side"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · genitive case

وَنَادَيْنَاهُ مِنْ جَانِبِ الطُّورِ الْاَيْمَنِ وَقَرَّبْنَاهُ نَجِياًّ

Wanadaynahu min janibiattoori al-aymani waqarrabnahu najiyya

And We called to him from the right side of the mount, and brought him near in private conference.

_https://quran.so/surah-maryam/verse-52.md_

### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 80

- **Form in this verse:** جَانِبَ — jāniba · "on (the) side"
  - **Grammar:** adverb of place · active · masculine · accusative case

يَا بَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓائ۪لَ قَدْ اَنْجَيْنَاكُمْ مِنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَوٰعَدْنَاكُمْ جَانِبَ الطُّورِ الْاَيْمَنَ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوٰى

Ya banee isra-eela qad anjaynakummin AAaduwwikum wawaAAadnakum janiba attoorial-aymana wanazzalna AAalaykumu almanna wassalwa

O children of Israel: We delivered you from your enemy; and We made an appointment with you on the right side of the mount; and We sent down upon you manna and quails:

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

### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 30

- **Form in this verse:** فَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ — fa-ij'tanibū · "So avoid"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

ذٰلِكَۗ وَمَنْ يُعَظِّمْ حُرُمَاتِ اللّٰهِ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّه۪ۜ وَاُحِلَّتْ لَكُمُ الْاَنْعَامُ اِلَّا مَا يُتْلٰى عَلَيْكُمْ فَاجْتَنِبُوا الرِّجْسَ مِنَ الْاَوْثَانِ وَاجْتَنِبُوا قَوْلَ الزُّورِۙ

Thalika waman yuAAaththimhurumati Allahi fahuwa khayrun lahu AAindarabbihi waohillat lakumu al-anAAamu illa mayutla AAalaykum fajtaniboo arrijsa minaal-awthani wajtaniboo qawla azzoor

That[...]. And whoso honours the sacred things of God, it is better for him in the sight of his Lord. And the cattle are lawful to you save that recited to you. And avoid the abomination of idols. And avoid false speech,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-30.md_

### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 30

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ — wa-ij'tanibū · "and avoid"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

ذٰلِكَۗ وَمَنْ يُعَظِّمْ حُرُمَاتِ اللّٰهِ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّه۪ۜ وَاُحِلَّتْ لَكُمُ الْاَنْعَامُ اِلَّا مَا يُتْلٰى عَلَيْكُمْ فَاجْتَنِبُوا الرِّجْسَ مِنَ الْاَوْثَانِ وَاجْتَنِبُوا قَوْلَ الزُّورِۙ

Thalika waman yuAAaththimhurumati Allahi fahuwa khayrun lahu AAindarabbihi waohillat lakumu al-anAAamu illa mayutla AAalaykum fajtaniboo arrijsa minaal-awthani wajtaniboo qawla azzoor

That[...]. And whoso honours the sacred things of God, it is better for him in the sight of his Lord. And the cattle are lawful to you save that recited to you. And avoid the abomination of idols. And avoid false speech,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-30.md_

### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 36

- **Form in this verse:** جُنُوبُهَا — junūbuhā · "their sides"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَالْبُدْنَ جَعَلْنَاهَا لَكُمْ مِنْ شَعَٓائِرِ اللّٰهِ لَكُمْ ف۪يهَا خَيْرٌۗ فَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْهَا صَوَٓافَّۚ فَاِذَا وَجَبَتْ جُنُوبُهَا فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا وَاَطْعِمُوا الْقَانِـعَ وَالْمُعْتَرَّۜ  كَذٰلِكَ سَخَّرْنَاهَا لَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Walbudna jaAAalnahalakum min shaAAa-iri Allahi lakum feehakhayrun fathkuroo isma Allahi AAalayhasawaffa fa-itha wajabat junoobuhafakuloo minha waatAAimoo alqaniAAa walmuAAtarrakathalika sakhkharnaha lakum laAAallakumtashkuroon

And the camels: We appointed them for you among the tokens of God; for you in them is good. So remember the name of God over them when they are in lines; and when their flanks collapse, eat thereof and feed the reticent poor and the beggar. Thus have We made them subject for you, that you might be grateful.

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

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 11

- **Form in this verse:** جُنُبٍۢ — junubin · "a distance"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · genitive case · indefinite

وَقَالَتْ لِاُخْتِه۪ قُصّ۪يهِۘ فَبَصُرَتْ بِه۪ عَنْ جُنُبٍ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَۙ

Waqalat li-okhtihi qusseehifabasurat bihi AAan junubin wahum la yashAAuroon

And she said to his sister: “Follow thou him,” and she watched him from a distance, while they perceived not.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-11.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 29

- **Form in this verse:** جَانِبِ — jānibi · "(the) direction"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · genitive case

فَلَمَّا قَضٰى مُوسَى الْاَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِاَهْلِه۪ٓ اٰنَسَ مِنْ جَانِبِ الطُّورِ نَاراًۚ قَالَ لِاَهْلِهِ امْكُثُٓوا اِنّ۪ٓي اٰنَسْتُ نَاراً لَعَلّ۪ٓي اٰت۪يكُمْ مِنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ اَوْ جَذْوَةٍ مِنَ النَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ

Falamma qada moosaal-ajala wasara bi-ahlihi anasa min janibi attoorinaran qala li-ahlihi omkuthoo innee anastu naranlaAAallee ateekum minha bikhabarin aw jathwatinmina annari laAAallakum tastaloon

Then when Moses had completed the term and was travelling with his family, he perceived from the side of the mount a fire. He said to his family: “Wait here; I have perceived a fire. I might bring you news from it, or a firebrand from the fire, that you might warm yourselves.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-29.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 44

- **Form in this verse:** بِجَانِبِ — bijānibi · "on (the) side"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · genitive case

وَمَا كُنْتَ بِجَانِبِ الْغَرْبِيِّ اِذْ قَضَيْنَٓا اِلٰى مُوسَى الْاَمْرَ وَمَا كُنْتَ مِنَ الشَّاهِد۪ينَۙ

Wama kunta bijanibialgharbiyyi ith qadayna ila moosaal-amra wama kunta mina ashshahideen

And thou wast not on the western side when We decreed to Moses the command, and thou wast not among the witnesses.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-44.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 46

- **Form in this verse:** بِجَانِبِ — bijānibi · "at (the) side"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · genitive case

وَمَا كُنْتَ بِجَانِبِ الطُّورِ اِذْ نَادَيْنَا وَلٰكِنْ رَحْمَةً مِنْ رَبِّكَ لِتُنْذِرَ قَوْماً مَٓا اَتٰيهُمْ مِنْ نَذ۪يرٍ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

Wama kunta bijanibi attooriith nadayna walakin rahmatanmin rabbika litunthira qawman ma atahum minnatheerin min qablika laAAallahum yatathakkaroon

And thou wast not on the side of the mount when We called; but as mercy from thy Lord[...], that thou warn a people to whom no warner came before thee, that they might take heed.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-46.md_

### 32. Surah As-Sajdah, Verse 16

- **Form in this verse:** جُنُوبُهُمْ — junūbuhum · "their sides"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

تَتَجَافٰى جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفاً وَطَمَعاًۘ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنْفِقُونَ

Tatajafa junoobuhum AAani almadajiAAiyadAAoona rabbahum khawfan watamaAAan wamimmarazaqnahum yunfiqoon

Their sides forsake their beds; they call to their Lord in fear and hope, and of what We have provided them they spend.

_https://quran.so/surah-as-sajdah/verse-16.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 8

- **Form in this verse:** جَانِبٍۢ — jānibin · "side"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

لَا يَسَّمَّعُونَ اِلَى الْمَلَأِ الْاَعْلٰى وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍۗ

La yassammaAAoona ila almala-ial-aAAla wayuqthafoona min kulli janib

They listen not to the exalted assembly, and they are pelted from every side,

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-8.md_

### 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** ٱجْتَنَبُوا۟ — ij'tanabū · "avoid"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

وَالَّذ۪ينَ اجْتَنَبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ اَنْ يَعْبُدُوهَا وَاَنَابُٓوا اِلَى اللّٰهِ لَهُمُ الْبُشْرٰىۚ فَبَشِّرْ عِبَادِۙ

Wallatheena ijtanaboo attaghootaan yaAAbudooha waanaboo ila Allahilahumu albushra fabashshir AAibad

And those who avoid idols lest they serve them and turn to God, for them are glad tidings. So give thou glad tidings to My servants:

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-17.md_

### 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 56

- **Form in this verse:** جَنۢبِ — janbi · "regard (to)"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

اَنْ تَقُولَ نَفْسٌ يَا حَسْرَتٰى عَلٰى مَا فَرَّطْتُ ف۪ي جَنْبِ اللّٰهِ وَاِنْ كُنْتُ لَمِنَ السَّاخِر۪ينَۙ

An taqoola nafsun ya hasrataAAala ma farrattu fee janbi Allahiwa-in kuntu lamina assakhireen

Lest a soul say: “Oh, my regret over what I neglected in what was due to God, and was of those who deride!”

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-56.md_

### 41. Surah Fussilat, Verse 51

- **Form in this verse:** بِجَانِبِهِۦ — bijānibihi · "and distances himself"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · genitive case

وَاِذَٓا اَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى الْاِنْسَانِ اَعْرَضَ وَنَاٰ بِجَانِبِه۪ۚ وَاِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ فَذُو دُعَٓاءٍ عَر۪يضٍ

Wa-itha anAAamna AAalaal-insani aAArada wanaa bijanibihiwa-itha massahu ashsharru fathoo duAAa-inAAareed

And when We favour man, he turns away and distances himself; but when evil touches him, then is he full of long supplication.

_https://quran.so/surah-fussilat/verse-51.md_

### 42. Surah Ash-Shuraa, Verse 37

- **Form in this verse:** يَجْتَنِبُونَ — yajtanibūna · "avoid"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَالَّذ۪ينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَـبَٓائِرَ الْاِثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ وَاِذَا مَا غَضِبُوا هُمْ يَغْفِرُونَۚ

Wallatheena yajtaniboona kaba-iraal-ithmi walfawahisha wa-itha ma ghadiboohum yaghfiroon

And those who avoid the enormities of sin and sexual immoralities, and when wroth they forgive,

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuraa/verse-37.md_

### 49. Surah Al-Hujurat, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** ٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ — ij'tanibū · "Avoid"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَث۪يراً مِنَ الظَّنِّۚ اِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ اِثْمٌ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا يَغْتَبْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاًۜ اَيُحِبُّ اَحَدُكُمْ اَنْ يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ اَخ۪يهِ مَيْتاً فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُۜ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ تَـوَّابٌ رَح۪يمٌ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooijtaniboo katheeran mina aththanni innabaAAda aththanni ithmun walatajassasoo wala yaghtab baAAdukum baAAdanayuhibbu ahadukum an ya/kula lahma akheehimaytan fakarihtumoohu wattaqoo Allaha inna Allahatawwabun raheem

O you who heed warning: avoid much assumption; some assumption is sin. And spy not; neither backbite one another. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would detest it. And be in prudent fear of God; God is accepting of repentance and merciful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hujurat/verse-12.md_

### 53. Surah An-Najm, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** يَجْتَنِبُونَ — yajtanibūna · "avoid"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اَلَّذ۪ينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَـبَٓائِرَ الْاِثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ اِلَّا اللَّمَمَۜ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَاسِعُ الْمَغْفِرَةِۜ هُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ اِذْ اَنْشَاَكُمْ مِنَ الْاَرْضِ وَاِذْ اَنْتُمْ اَجِنَّةٌ ف۪ي بُطُونِ اُمَّهَاتِكُمْۚ فَلَا تُزَكُّٓوا اَنْفُسَكُمْۜ هُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقٰى۟

Allatheena yajtaniboona kaba-iraal-ithmi walfawahisha illa allamama innarabbaka wasiAAu almaghfirati huwa aAAlamu bikum ithanshaakum mina al-ardi wa-ith antum ajinnatun feebutooni ommahatikum fala tuzakkoo anfusakumhuwa aAAlamu bimani ittaqa

Those who avoid the enormities of sin and sexual immoralities save slight mistakes — thy Lord is vast in forgiveness. He best knew you when He produced you from the earth, and when you were foetuses in the wombs of your mothers; then hold not yourselves to be pure; He best knows those of prudent fear.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-32.md_

### 87. Surah Al-A'la, Verse 11

- **Form in this verse:** وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا — wayatajannabuhā · "And will avoid it"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tefa'ul · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْاَشْقٰىۙ

Wayatajannabuha al-ashqa

But the most wretched will avoid it,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ala/verse-11.md_

### 92. Surah Al-Layl, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا — wasayujannabuhā · "But will be removed from it"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tef'il · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْاَتْقٰىۙ

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

And the most prudent in fear will be kept from it:

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

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