# Sin-Lam-Sin-Lam — سلسل (slsl)

> Occurs in 3 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To be pure, to be refined, to be filtered, to be fluid, to flow like water, to chain, to concatenate, to arrange in series, to make chain-like, to sequence consecutively
- **Derived forms:** سِلْسِلَة (3)

## Verses containing this root

### 40. Surah Ghafir, Verse 71

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱلسَّلَـٰسِلُ — wal-salāsilu · "and the chains"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

اِذِ الْاَغْلَالُ ف۪ٓي اَعْنَاقِهِمْ وَالسَّلَاسِلُۜ يُسْحَبُونَۙ

Ithi al-aghlalu fee aAAnaqihimwassalasilu yushaboon

When there are yokes and chains on their necks, they will be dragged

_https://quran.so/surah-ghafir/verse-71.md_

### 69. Surah Al-Haqqah, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** سِلْسِلَةٍۢ — sil'silatin · "a chain"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · genitive case · indefinite

ثُمَّ ف۪ي سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعاً فَاسْلُكُوهُۜ

Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuhasabAAoona thiraAAan faslukooh

“Then into a chain the length whereof is seventy cubits insert him!”

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

### 76. Surah Al-Insan, Verse 4

- **Form in this verse:** سَلَـٰسِلَا۟ — salāsilā · "chains"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

اِنَّٓا اَعْتَدْنَا لِلْـكَافِر۪ينَ سَلَاسِلَا۬ وَاَغْلَالاً وَسَع۪يراً

Inna aAAtadna lilkafireenasalasila waaghlalan wasaAAeera

We have prepared for the false claimers of guidance chains and yokes and an inferno.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-insan/verse-4.md_

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