# Mim-Nun-Ayn — منع (mnE) > Occurs in 17 verses of the Quran. - **Source:** https://quran.so/root/mnE - **Meaning:** To prevent or hinder or hold back, to impede/withhold/arrest/restrain, to keep/debar/preclude/inhibit, to forbid/prohibit/interdict, deny or refuse, also to protect or defend or guard a thing, dispute or contest, resist or withstand, to strengthen or fortify, to make a thing inaccessible or unapproachable or difficult of access. - **Derived forms:** مَّانِعَت (1) · مَّنَعَ (12) · مَّنَّاع (2) · مَمْنُوعَة (1) · مَنُوع (1) ## Verses containing this root ### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 114 - **Form in this verse:** مَّنَعَ — manaʿa · "prevents" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ مَنَعَ مَسَاجِدَ اللّٰهِ اَنْ يُذْكَرَ ف۪يهَا اسْمُهُ وَسَعٰى ف۪ي خَرَابِهَاۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ مَا كَانَ لَهُمْ اَنْ يَدْخُلُوهَٓا اِلَّا خَٓائِف۪ينَۜ لَهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا خِزْيٌ وَلَهُمْ فِي الْاٰخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ عَظ۪يمٌ Waman athlamu mimman manaAAamasajida Allahi an yuthkara feehaismuhu wasaAAa fee kharabiha ola-ikama kana lahum an yadkhulooha illa kha-ifeenalahum fee addunya khizyun walahum fee al-akhiratiAAathabun AAatheem And who is more unjust than he who hinders the places of worship of God, that His name be not mentioned therein, and strives to undermine them? Those: it was not for them to enter them save in fear; they have disgrace in the World, and they have in the Hereafter a great punishment. _https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-114.md_ ### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 141 - **Form in this verse:** وَنَمْنَعْكُم — wanamnaʿkum · "and we protected you" - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · present tense اَلَّذ۪ينَ يَتَرَبَّصُونَ بِكُمْۚ فَاِنْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فَتْحٌ مِنَ اللّٰهِ قَالُٓوا اَلَمْ نَكُنْ مَعَكُمْۘ وَاِنْ كَانَ لِلْكَافِر۪ينَ نَص۪يبٌۙ قَالُٓوا اَلَمْ نَسْتَحْوِذْ عَلَيْكُمْ وَنَمْنَعْكُمْ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَۜ فَاللّٰهُ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِۜ وَلَنْ يَجْعَلَ اللّٰهُ لِلْكَافِر۪ينَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ سَب۪يلاً۟ Allatheena yatarabbasoonabikum fa-in kana lakum fathun mina Allahi qalooalam nakun maAAakum wa-in kana lilkafireena naseebunqaloo alam nastahwith AAalaykum wanamnaAAkummina almu/mineena fallahu yahkumu baynakumyawma alqiyamati walan yajAAala Allahu lilkafireenaAAala almu/mineena sabeela Those who watch and wait with regard to you. Then if there be a victory for you from God they say: “Were we not with you?” but if there be for the false claimers of guidance a portion they say: “Did we not gain mastery over you, but defended you against the believers?” And God will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection; and God makes not for the false claimers of guidance any path against the believers. _https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-141.md_ ### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 12 - **Form in this verse:** مَنَعَكَ — manaʿaka · "prevented you" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ اَلَّا تَسْجُدَ اِذْ اَمَرْتُكَۜ قَالَ اَنَا۬ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُۚ خَلَقْتَن۪ي مِنْ نَارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ ط۪ينٍ Qala ma manaAAaka allatasjuda ith amartuka qala ana khayrun minhukhalaqtanee min narin wakhalaqtahu min teen He said: “What prevented thee from submitting when I commanded thee?” Said he: “I am better than he; Thou createdst me of fire, and Thou createdst him of clay.” _https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-12.md_ ### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 54 - **Form in this verse:** مَنَعَهُمْ — manaʿahum · "prevents them" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense وَمَا مَنَعَهُمْ اَنْ تُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ نَفَقَاتُهُمْ اِلَّٓا اَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللّٰهِ وَبِرَسُولِه۪ وَلَا يَأْتُونَ الصَّلٰوةَ اِلَّا وَهُمْ كُسَالٰى وَلَا يُنْفِقُونَ اِلَّا وَهُمْ كَارِهُونَ Wama manaAAahum an tuqbala minhumnafaqatuhum illa annahum kafaroo billahiwabirasoolihi wala ya/toona assalatailla wahum kusala wala yunfiqoona illawahum karihoon And there prevents their expenditures being accepted from them only that they denied God and His messenger, and come not to the duty save as idlers, and spend not save unwillingly. _https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-54.md_ ### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 63 - **Form in this verse:** مُنِعَ — muniʿa · "Has been denied" - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense فَلَمَّا رَجَعُٓوا اِلٰٓى اَب۪يهِمْ قَالُوا يَٓا اَبَانَا مُنِـعَ مِنَّا الْكَيْلُ فَاَرْسِلْ مَعَنَٓا اَخَانَا نَكْتَلْ وَاِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ Falamma rajaAAoo ila abeehim qalooya abana muniAAa minna alkaylufaarsil maAAana akhana naktal wa-innalahu lahafithoon And when they returned to their father, they said: “O our father: forbidden us was the measure, so send thou with us our brother; we will obtain the measure; and we will keep him safe.” _https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-63.md_ ### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 59 - **Form in this verse:** مَنَعَنَآ — manaʿanā · "stopped Us" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense وَمَا مَنَعَنَٓا اَنْ نُرْسِلَ بِالْاٰيَاتِ اِلَّٓا اَنْ كَذَّبَ بِهَا الْاَوَّلُونَۜ وَاٰتَيْنَا ثَمُودَ النَّاقَةَ مُبْصِرَةً فَظَلَمُوا بِهَاۜ وَمَا نُرْسِلُ بِالْاٰيَاتِ اِلَّا تَخْو۪يفاً Wama manaAAana an nursila bil-ayatiilla an kaththaba biha al-awwaloona waataynathamooda annaqata mubsiratan fathalamoobiha wama nursilu bil-ayatiilla takhweefa And there prevented Us from sending proofs only that the former peoples denied them. And We gave Thamūd the she-camel as a visible proof, but they wronged her. And We send the proofs only to put in dread. _https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-59.md_ ### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 94 - **Form in this verse:** مَنَعَ — manaʿa · "prevented" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense وَمَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ اَنْ يُؤْمِنُٓوا اِذْ جَٓاءَهُمُ الْهُدٰٓى اِلَّٓا اَنْ قَالُٓوا اَبَعَثَ اللّٰهُ بَشَراً رَسُولاً Wama manaAAa annasa anyu/minoo ith jaahumu alhuda illa an qalooabaAAatha Allahu basharan rasoola And there prevented men from believing when the guidance came to them only that they said: “Has God raised up a mortal as messenger?” _https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-94.md_ ### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 55 - **Form in this verse:** مَنَعَ — manaʿa · "prevents" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense وَمَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ اَنْ يُؤْمِنُٓوا اِذْ جَٓاءَهُمُ الْهُدٰى وَيَسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّهُمْ اِلَّٓا اَنْ تَأْتِيَهُمْ سُنَّةُ الْاَوَّل۪ينَ اَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ قُبُلاً Wama manaAAa annasa anyu/minoo ith jaahumu alhuda wayastaghfiroorabbahum illa an ta/tiyahum sunnatu al-awwaleena awya/tiyahumu alAAathabu qubula And there prevented men from believing when the guidance came to them, and from asking forgiveness of their Lord, only that the practice of the former peoples should come to them, or the punishment should come to them face to face. _https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-55.md_ ### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 92 - **Form in this verse:** مَنَعَكَ — manaʿaka · "prevented you" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense قَالَ يَا هٰرُونُ مَا مَنَعَكَ اِذْ رَاَيْتَهُمْ ضَلُّواۙ Qala ya haroonu mamanaAAaka ith raaytahum dalloo He said: “O Aaron: what prevented thee, when thou sawest them going astray, _https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-92.md_ ### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 43 - **Form in this verse:** تَمْنَعُهُم — tamnaʿuhum · "(to) defend them" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, singular · present tense اَمْ لَهُمْ اٰلِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُمْ مِنْ دُونِنَاۜ لَا يَسْتَط۪يعُونَ نَصْرَ اَنْفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ مِنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ Am lahum alihatun tamnaAAuhum mindoonina la yastateeAAoona nasraanfusihim wala hum minna yushaboon If they have gods to defend them besides Us: they are unable to help themselves, nor are they protected from Us. _https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-43.md_ ### 38. Surah Sad, Verse 75 - **Form in this verse:** مَنَعَكَ — manaʿaka · "prevented you" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense قَالَ يَٓا اِبْل۪يسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ اَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَيَّۜ اَسْتَكْـبَرْتَ اَمْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الْعَال۪ينَ Qala ya ibleesu mamanaAAaka an tasjuda lima khalaqtu biyadayya astakbarta amkunta mina alAAaleen He said: “O Iblīs: what hindered thee from submitting to that which I have created with My hands? Hast thou waxed proud? Or art thou of the exalted?” _https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-75.md_ ### 50. Surah Qaf, Verse 25 - **Form in this verse:** مَّنَّاعٍۢ — mannāʿin · "Forbidder" - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · genitive case · indefinite مَنَّاعٍ لِلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ مُر۪يبٍۙ MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin mureeb “Hinderer of good, transgressor, doubter, _https://quran.so/surah-qaf/verse-25.md_ ### 56. Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Verse 33 - **Form in this verse:** مَمْنُوعَةٍۢ — mamnūʿatin · "forbidden" - **Grammar:** noun · passive · feminine · genitive case · indefinite لَا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍۙ La maqtooAAatin walamamnooAAa Unfailing, unforbidden, _https://quran.so/surah-al-waqiah/verse-33.md_ ### 59. Surah Al-Hashr, Verse 2 - **Form in this verse:** مَّانِعَتُهُمْ — māniʿatuhum · "would defend them" - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine · nominative case هُوَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اَخْرَجَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ مِنْ دِيَارِهِمْ لِاَوَّلِ الْحَشْرِۜ مَا ظَنَنْتُمْ اَنْ يَخْرُجُوا وَظَنُّٓوا اَنَّهُمْ مَانِعَتُهُمْ حُصُونُهُمْ مِنَ اللّٰهِ فَاَتٰيهُمُ اللّٰهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَمْ يَحْتَسِبُوا وَقَذَفَ ف۪ي قُلُوبِهِمُ الرُّعْبَ يُخْرِبُونَ بُيُوتَهُمْ بِاَيْد۪يهِمْ وَاَيْدِي الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ فَاعْتَبِرُوا يَٓا اُو۬لِي الْاَبْصَارِ Huwa allathee akhraja allatheenakafaroo min ahli alkitabi min diyarihim li-awwalialhashri ma thanantum an yakhrujoo wathannooannahum maniAAatuhum husoonuhum mina Allahifaatahumu Allahu min haythu lam yahtasiboowaqathafa fee quloobihimu arruAAba yukhriboonabuyootahum bi-aydeehim waaydee almu/mineena faAAtabiroo yaolee al-absar He it is that turned out those who ignore warning among the doctors of the Law from their homes at the first gathering. You did not think that they would go forth, and they thought that their strongholds would protect them from God; but God came upon them whence they reckoned not, and He hurled terror into their hearts; they ruined their houses with their hands and the hands of the believers. So learn a lesson, O you who have vision! _https://quran.so/surah-al-hashr/verse-2.md_ ### 68. Surah Al-Qalam, Verse 12 - **Form in this verse:** مَّنَّاعٍۢ — mannāʿin · "A preventer" - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · genitive case · indefinite مَنَّاعٍ لِلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ اَث۪يمٍۙ MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin atheem Hinderer of good, transgressor, sinful, _https://quran.so/surah-al-qalam/verse-12.md_ ### 70. Surah Al-Ma'arij, Verse 21 - **Form in this verse:** مَنُوعًا — manūʿan · "withholding" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · accusative case · indefinite وَاِذَا مَسَّهُ الْخَيْرُ مَنُوعاًۙ Wa-itha massahu alkhayru manooAAa And when good touches him, withholding — _https://quran.so/surah-al-maarij/verse-21.md_ ### 107. Surah Al-Ma'un, Verse 7 - **Form in this verse:** وَيَمْنَعُونَ — wayamnaʿūna · "And they deny" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense وَيَمْنَعُونَ الْمَاعُونَ WayamnaAAoona almaAAoon And refuse small things! _https://quran.so/surah-al-maun/verse-7.md_ --- Retrieved: 2026-08-13 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.