أَوْ
A word in the Arabic language will either be 1) a verb or 2) a noun or 3) a particle – أَوْ is a particle
أَوْ is a conjunction which simply indicates the presentation of an alternative similitude
It is also used in the meaning of waw و (= and) and bal بَلْ (= rather) to denote transition or separation or distance
Or, Either, Whether, Until, Unless
| مَبْنِيٌّ | أَوْ | Or | حَرْفٌ | حَرْفُ عَطْفٍ | ||
| Fixed | Root | Conjunction | Particle | Particle of linking | ||
| Surah/ | Below are the 280 verses in the holy Quran containing the conjunction particle | أَوْ |
| Verse | ||
| or like a rainstorm from the sky wherein is darkness, thunder and lightning | أَوْ كَصَيِّبٍ مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ فِيْهِ ظُلُمَاتٌ وَرَعْدٌ وَبَرْقٌ | |
| They thrust their fingers in their ears to keep out the stunning thunder in fear of death | يَجْعَلُوْنَ أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي ءَاذَانِهِمْ مِّنَ الصَّوَاعِقِ حَذَرَ المَوْتِ | |
| 2-19 | and Allah (SWT) ever encompasses the disbelievers | وَاللهُ مُحِيْطٌ بِالكَافِرِيْنَ |
| 2-74 | ||
| 2-106 | ||
| 2-111 | ||
| 2-118 | ||
| 2-135 | ||
| 2-140 | ||
| 2-158 | ||
| 2-182 | ||
| 2-184 | ||
| 2-185 | ||
| 2-196 | ||
| 2-200 | ||
| 2-229 | ||
| 2-231 | ||
| 2-235 | ||
| 2-236 | ||
| 2-237 | ||
| 2-239 | ||
| 2-259 | ||
| 2-270 | ||
| 2-282 | ||
| 2-284 | ||
| 2-286 | ||
| 3-29 | ||
| 3-73 | ||
| 3-127 | ||
| 3-128 | ||
| 3-135 | ||
| 3-144 | ||
| 46-4 | ||
| 48-11 | ||
| 48-16 | ||
| 50-37 | ||
| 51-39 | ||
| 51-52 | ||
| 52-16 | ||
| 53-9 | ||
| 58-22 | ||
| 59-5 | ||
| 59-14 | ||
| 62-11 | ||
| 65-2 | ||
| 67-10 | ||
| 67-13 | ||
| 67-28 | ||
| 70-30 | ||
| 73-3 | half of it, or a little less than it | نِّصْفَهُ أَوِ انْقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيْلًا |
| 73-4 | or increase upon it and recite the Quran with a measured recitation | أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ القُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيْلًا |
| 74-37 | for whom among you wishes to proceed or stay behind | لِمَنْ شَآءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ |
| 76-24 | so be patient with the judgement (wisdom) of your Lord and don’t obey among them one who sins or is ungrateful | فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ ءَاثِمًا أَوْ كَفُوْرًا |
| 77-6 | excusing or warning | عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا |
| 79-46 | On the day they see it, it will feel as if they, not they remained except an evening or a morning | كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوآ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا |
| 80-4 | or be reminded so the reminder would benefit him | أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنْفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَى |
| 83-3 | however, when they give a measure to them or weight to them, they give less (reduce) | وَإِذَا كَالُوْهُمْ أَوْ وَّزَنُوْهُمْ يُخْسِرُوْنَ |
| 90-14 | or giving food in a day of hunger | أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ |
| 90-16 | or to a poor in severe need | أَوْ مِسْكِيْنًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ |
| 96-12 | or that he enjoins piety? | أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَى |