# Ra-Cim-Mim — رجم (rjm)

> Occurs in 14 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** to stone, cast stones, stone to death, curse, revile, expel, put a stone (on a tomb), speak conjecturally, conjectures, guess, surmise, the act of beating or battering the ground with the feet. rajmun - conjecture, guesswork, missile. rujum - shooting stars, throw off, damned, thrown off with curse. marajim - foul speech. marjum - stoned.
- **Derived forms:** رَجَمْ (5) · رَجْم (1) · رُجُوم (1) · رَجِيم (6) · مَرْجُومِين (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 36

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلرَّجِيمِ — l-rajīmi · "the rejected"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · genitive case

فَلَمَّا وَضَعَتْهَا قَالَتْ رَبِّ اِنّ۪ي وَضَعْتُهَٓا اُنْثٰىۜ وَاللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا وَضَعَتْۜ وَلَيْسَ الذَّكَرُ كَالْاُنْثٰىۚ وَاِنّ۪ي سَمَّيْتُهَا مَرْيَمَ وَاِنّ۪ٓي اُع۪يذُهَا بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّج۪يمِ

Falamma wadaAAat-ha qalatrabbi innee wadaAAtuha ontha wallahuaAAlamu bima wadaAAat walaysa aththakarukalontha wa-innee sammaytuha maryamawa-innee oAAeethuha bika wathurriyyatahamina ashshaytani arrajeem

Then when she had given birth to her, she said: “My Lord: I have given birth to a female,” — and God knew best to what she was to give birth; and the male is not like the female — “And I have named her Mary; and I seek refuge in Thee for her and her descendants from the accursed satan.”

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-36.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 91

- **Form in this verse:** لَرَجَمْنَـٰكَ ۖ — larajamnāka · "surely we would have stoned you"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · past tense

قَالُوا يَا شُعَيْبُ مَا نَفْقَهُ۬ كَث۪يراً مِمَّا تَقُولُ وَاِنَّا لَنَرٰيكَ ف۪ينَا ضَع۪يفاًۚ وَلَوْلَا رَهْطُكَ لَرَجَمْنَاكَۘ وَمَٓا اَنْتَ عَلَيْنَا بِعَز۪يزٍ

Qaloo ya shuAAaybu manafqahu katheeran mimma taqoolu wa-inna lanarakafeena daAAeefan walawla rahtukalarajamnaka wama anta AAalayna biAAazeez

They said: “O Shuʿayb: we understand not much of what thou sayest; and we consider thee among us as weak. And were it not for thy family, we would have stoned thee; and thou art not to us one respected.”

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-91.md_

### 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** رَّجِيمٍ — rajīmin · "accursed"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · genitive case · indefinite

وَحَفِظْنَاهَا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ رَج۪يمٍۙ

Wahafithnahamin kulli shaytanin rajeem

And guarded them from every accursed satan

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

### 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 34

- **Form in this verse:** رَجِيمٌۭ — rajīmun · "(are) expelled"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case · indefinite

قَالَ فَاخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَاِنَّكَ رَج۪يمٌ

Qala fakhruj minhafa-innaka rajeem

He said: “Then go thou forth from it, for thou art accursed.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hijr/verse-34.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 98

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلرَّجِيمِ — l-rajīmi · "the accursed"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · genitive case

فَاِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْاٰنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّج۪يمِ

Fa-itha qara/ta alqur-ana fastaAAithbillahi mina ashshaytani arrajeem

And when thou recitest the Qur’an, seek thou refuge in God from the accursed satan

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-98.md_

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

- **Form in this verse:** يَرْجُمُوكُمْ — yarjumūkum · "they will stone you"
  - **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:** رَجْمًۢا — rajman · "guessing"
  - **Grammar:** noun · 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_

### 19. Surah Maryam, Verse 46

- **Form in this verse:** لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ ۖ — la-arjumannaka · "surely, I will stone you"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · present tense

قَالَ اَرَاغِبٌ اَنْتَ عَنْ اٰلِهَت۪ي يَٓا اِبْرٰه۪يمُۚ  لَئِنْ لَمْ تَنْتَهِ۬ لَاَرْجُمَنَّكَ وَاهْجُرْن۪ي مَلِياًّ

Qala araghibun anta AAan alihateeya ibraheemu la-in lam tantahi laarjumannaka wahjurneemaliyya

Said he: “Art thou averse to my gods, O Abraham? If thou cease not, I will stone thee; so depart thou from me a good while.”

_https://quran.so/surah-maryam/verse-46.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 116

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمَرْجُومِينَ — l-marjūmīna · "those who are stoned"
  - **Grammar:** noun · passive · masculine, plural · genitive case

قَالُوا لَئِنْ لَمْ تَنْتَهِ۬ يَا نُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمَرْجُوم۪ينَۜ

Qaloo la-in lam tantahi yanoohu latakoonanna mina almarjoomeen

They said: “If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt be of those stoned.”

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-116.md_

### 36. Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 18

- **Form in this verse:** لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ — lanarjumannakum · "surely, we will stone you"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · present tense

قَالُٓوا اِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْۚ لَئِنْ لَمْ تَنْتَهُوا لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُمْ مِنَّا عَذَابٌ اَل۪يمٌ

Qaloo inna tatayyarnabikum la-in lam tantahoo lanarjumannakum walayamassannakum minnaAAathabun aleem

Said they: “We think you an evil omen. If you cease not, we will stone you; and there will touch you from us a painful punishment.”

_https://quran.so/surah-ya-sin/verse-18.md_

### 38. Surah Sad, Verse 77

- **Form in this verse:** رَجِيمٌۭ — rajīmun · "(are) accursed"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case · indefinite

قَالَ فَاخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَاِنَّكَ رَج۪يمٌۚ

Qala fakhruj minhafa-innaka rajeem

He said: “Go thou forth from it; for thou art accursed;

_https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-77.md_

### 44. Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 20

- **Form in this verse:** تَرْجُمُونِ — tarjumūni · "you stone me"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَاِنّ۪ي عُذْتُ بِرَبّ۪ي وَرَبِّكُمْ اَنْ تَرْجُمُونِۘ

Wa-innee AAuthtu birabbee warabbikuman tarjumoon

And: “I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest you stone me.”

_https://quran.so/surah-ad-dukhan/verse-20.md_

### 67. Surah Al-Mulk, Verse 5

- **Form in this verse:** رُجُومًۭا — rujūman · "(as) missiles"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا السَّمَٓاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِمَصَاب۪يحَ وَجَعَلْنَاهَا رُجُوماً لِلشَّيَاط۪ينِ وَاَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابَ السَّع۪يرِ

Walaqad zayyanna assamaaaddunya bimasabeeha wajaAAalnaharujooman lishshayateeni waaAAtadna lahumAAathaba assaAAeer

And We have adorned the lower heaven with lamps, and have made them what is thrown at the satans; and We have prepared for them the punishment of the Inferno.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-mulk/verse-5.md_

### 81. Surah At-Takwir, Verse 25

- **Form in this verse:** رَّجِيمٍۢ — rajīmin · "accursed"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · genitive case · indefinite

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَج۪يمٍۚ

Wama huwa biqawli shaytaninrajeem

And it is not the word of an accursed satan

_https://quran.so/surah-at-takwir/verse-25.md_

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