# Lam-Dal-Nun — لدن (ldn)

> Occurs in 18 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** At; near; with; from; presence; in the presence of; for. Ladun: Particle of a place or preposition.
- **Derived forms:** لَّدُن (18)

## Verses containing this root

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 8

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنكَ — ladunka · "Yourself"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ اِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةًۚ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ

Rabbana la tuzigh quloobanabaAAda ith hadaytana wahab lana min ladunkarahmatan innaka anta alwahhab

“Our Lord: make Thou not our hearts to deviate after Thou hast guided us; and bestow Thou upon us mercy from Thyself; Thou art the Bestower.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-8.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 38

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنكَ — ladunka · "Yourself"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

هُنَالِكَ دَعَا زَكَرِيَّا رَبَّهُۚ قَالَ رَبِّ هَبْ ل۪ي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةًۚ اِنَّكَ سَم۪يعُ الدُّعَٓاءِ

Hunalika daAAa zakariyyarabbahu qala rabbi hab lee min ladunka thurriyyatantayyibatan innaka sameeAAu adduAAa/-

Thereupon Zachariah called to his Lord, saying: “My Lord: give Thou me from Thyself goodly progeny; Thou art the hearer of supplication.”

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-38.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 40

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنْهُ — ladun'hu · "near Him"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۚ وَاِنْ تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِنْ لَدُنْهُ اَجْراً عَظ۪يماً

Inna Allaha la yathlimumithqala tharratin wa-in taku hasanatan yudaAAifhawayu/ti min ladunhu ajran AAatheema

God wrongs not the weight of an atom; and if there be any good, He multiplies it and gives of Himself a great reward.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-40.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 67

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنَّآ — ladunnā · "Ourselves"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

وَاِذاً لَاٰتَيْنَاهُمْ مِنْ لَدُنَّٓا اَجْراً عَظ۪يـماًۙ

Wa-ithan laataynahummin ladunna ajran AAatheema

And then would We have given them from Us a great reward

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-67.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 75

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنكَ — ladunka · "Yourself"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

وَمَا لَكُمْ لَا تُقَاتِلُونَ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ وَالْمُسْتَضْعَف۪ينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَٓاءِ وَالْوِلْدَانِ الَّذ۪ينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَٓا اَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ اَهْلُهَاۚ وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِياًّۚ وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ نَص۪يراًۜ

Wama lakum la tuqatiloonafee sabeeli Allahi walmustadAAafeena mina arrijaliwannisa-i walwildani allatheenayaqooloona rabbana akhrijna min hathihialqaryati aththalimi ahluhawajAAal lana min ladunka waliyyan wajAAallana min ladunka naseera

And why should you not fight in the cause of God, and of the oppressed among the men, and the women, and the children who say: “Our Lord: take Thou us out of this city whose people are wrongdoers; and give Thou us from Thyself an ally; and give Thou us from Thyself a helper”?

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-75.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 75

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنكَ — ladunka · "Yourself"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

وَمَا لَكُمْ لَا تُقَاتِلُونَ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ وَالْمُسْتَضْعَف۪ينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَٓاءِ وَالْوِلْدَانِ الَّذ۪ينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَٓا اَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ اَهْلُهَاۚ وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِياًّۚ وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ نَص۪يراًۜ

Wama lakum la tuqatiloonafee sabeeli Allahi walmustadAAafeena mina arrijaliwannisa-i walwildani allatheenayaqooloona rabbana akhrijna min hathihialqaryati aththalimi ahluhawajAAal lana min ladunka waliyyan wajAAallana min ladunka naseera

And why should you not fight in the cause of God, and of the oppressed among the men, and the women, and the children who say: “Our Lord: take Thou us out of this city whose people are wrongdoers; and give Thou us from Thyself an ally; and give Thou us from Thyself a helper”?

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-75.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 1

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنْ — ladun · "from (he One Who)"
  - **Grammar:** adverb of time · accusative case

الٓـرٰ۠   كِتَابٌ اُحْكِمَتْ اٰيَاتُهُ ثُمَّ فُصِّلَتْ مِنْ لَدُنْ حَك۪يمٍ خَب۪يرٍۙ

Alif-lam-ra kitabun ohkimatayatuhu thumma fussilat min ladun hakeeminkhabeer

alif lām rā A Writ the proofs whereof are fortified then set out and detailed, from One wise and aware:

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-1.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 80

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنكَ — ladunka · "near You"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

وَقُلْ رَبِّ اَدْخِلْن۪ي مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ وَاَخْرِجْن۪ي مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍ وَاجْعَلْ ل۪ي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ سُلْطَاناً نَص۪يراً

Waqul rabbi adkhilnee mudkhala sidqinwaakhrijnee mukhraja sidqin wajAAal lee minladunka sultanan naseera

And say thou: “My Lord: cause Thou me to enter at a true entrance, and to leave at a true exit; and appoint Thou for me from Thyself a helping authority.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-80.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 2

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنْهُ — ladun'hu · "near Him"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

قَيِّماً لِيُنْذِرَ بَأْساً شَد۪يداً مِنْ لَدُنْـهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ الَّذ۪ينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ اَنَّ لَهُمْ اَجْراً حَسَناًۙ

Qayyiman liyunthira ba/san shadeedanmin ladunhu wayubashshira almu/mineena allatheenayaAAmaloona assalihati anna lahum ajran hasana

Straight, that it might warn of severe punishment from Him, and bring glad tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds, that they have a goodly reward,

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

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

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنكَ — ladunka · "Yourself"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

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 65

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنَّا — ladunnā · "Us"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

فَوَجَدَا عَبْداً مِنْ عِبَادِنَٓا اٰتَيْنَاهُ رَحْمَةً مِنْ عِنْدِنَا وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ مِنْ لَدُنَّا عِلْماً

Fawajada AAabdan min AAibadinaataynahu rahmatan min AAindinawaAAallamnahu min ladunna AAilma

And they found a servant from among Our servants to whom We had given mercy from Us, and taught knowledge from Us.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-65.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 76

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنِّى — ladunnī · "from me"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

قَالَ اِنْ سَاَلْتُكَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصَاحِبْن۪يۚ قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَدُنّ۪ي عُذْراً

Qala in saaltuka AAan shay-in baAAdahafala tusahibnee qad balaghta min ladunnee AAuthra

He said: “If I ask thee about anything after this, then keep thou not company with me; thou hast attained from me an excuse.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-76.md_

### 19. Surah Maryam, Verse 5

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنكَ — ladunka · "Yourself"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

وَاِنّ۪ي خِفْتُ الْمَوَالِيَ مِنْ وَرَٓاء۪ي وَكَانَتِ امْرَاَت۪ي عَاقِراً فَهَبْ ل۪ي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِياًّۚ

Wa-innee khiftu almawaliya min wara-eewakanati imraatee AAaqiran fahab lee min ladunkawaliyya

“But I fear my heirs after me, and my wife is barren, so give Thou me from Thyself an heir

_https://quran.so/surah-maryam/verse-5.md_

### 19. Surah Maryam, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنَّا — ladunnā · "Us"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

وَحَنَاناً مِنْ لَدُنَّا وَزَكٰوةًۜ وَكَانَ تَقِياًّۙ

Wahananan min ladunnawazakatan wakana taqiyya

And tenderness from Us, and purity; and he was in prudent fear,

_https://quran.so/surah-maryam/verse-13.md_

### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 99

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنَّا — ladunnā · "Us"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

كَذٰلِكَ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ اَنْـبَٓاءِ مَا قَدْ سَبَقَۚ وَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَاكَ مِنْ لَدُنَّا ذِكْراًۚ

Kathalika naqussu AAalayka minanba-i ma qad sabaqa waqad ataynakamin ladunna thikra

Thus do We relate to thee from reports of what has gone before, and have given thee a remembrance from Us.

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

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنَّآ — ladunnā · "Us"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

لَوْ اَرَدْنَٓا اَنْ نَتَّخِذَ لَهْواً لَاتَّخَذْنَاهُ مِنْ لَدُنَّاۗ اِنْ كُنَّا فَاعِل۪ينَ

Law aradna an nattakhithalahwan lattakhathnahu min ladunna inkunna faAAileen

Had We wished to take a diversion, We would have taken it from Ourselves — if We are the doers.

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

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنْ — ladun · "from [near]"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

وَاِنَّكَ لَتُلَقَّى الْقُرْاٰنَ مِنْ لَدُنْ حَك۪يمٍ عَل۪يمٍ

Wa-innaka latulaqqa alqur-anamin ladun hakeemin AAaleem

And thou receivest the Qur’an from one wise and knowing.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-6.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 57

- **Form in this verse:** لَّدُنَّا — ladunnā · "Us"
  - **Grammar:** noun · genitive case

وَقَالُٓوا اِنْ نَتَّبِـعِ الْهُدٰى مَعَكَ نُتَخَطَّفْ مِنْ اَرْضِنَاۜ اَوَلَمْ نُمَكِّنْ لَهُمْ حَرَماً اٰمِناً يُجْبٰٓى اِلَيْهِ ثَمَرَاتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ رِزْقاً مِنْ لَدُنَّا وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Waqaloo in nattabiAAi alhudamaAAaka nutakhattaf min ardina awa lamnumakkin lahum haraman aminan yujba ilayhithamaratu kulli shay-in rizqan min ladunna walakinnaaktharahum la yaAAlamoon

And they say: “If we follow the guidance with thee, we will be swept from our land.” Have We not established for them a sanctuary secure whereto are collected the fruits of all things as a provision from Us? But most of them know not.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-57.md_

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