ثُمَّ root

Most of the words in the Arabic language are derived from a three-letter root which represents a core meaning or concept, however the particle ثُمَّ is built on a fixed form

Below you will find verses of the holy Quran containing the particle ثُمَّ with Arabic text and English translation

 

SurahMeaning/OccurrenceAayat
Versethe particle ثُمَّ occurs in the holy Quran approximately 338 timesثُمَّ
  
How can you disbelieve in Allah? seeing that you were dead, and He gave you life then He will cause you to die,كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُوْنَ بِاللهِ وَكُنْتُمْ أَمْوَاتًا فَأَحْيَاكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيْتُكُمْ 
2-28then again He will bring you to life, then unto Him you will returnثُمَّ يُحْيِيْكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُوْنَ 
He it is Who created for you all that is on earth, then He rose over towards the heavenهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مَّا فِي الأَرْضِ جَمِيْعًا ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى إِلَى السَّمَاءِ 
2-29and made them seven heavens, He is All Knowing over everything فَسَوَّاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَوَاتٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيْمٌ
And He (SWT) taught Adam (AS) all the names, then He (SWT) showed them to the angels and saidوَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ الأَسْمَآءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَى المَلَآئِكَةِ فَقَالَ 
2-31“Tell me the names of these if you are truthful”أَنْبِئُوْنِي بِأَسْمَآءِ هَآؤُلَآءِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِيْنَ
And when we appointed for Moses (RA) forty nights thereafter you took the calfوَإِذْ وَاعَدْنَا مُوْسَى أَرْبَعِيْنَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ اتَّخَذْتُمُ العِجْلَ 
2-51for worship so you were wrongdoers  مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَأَنْتُمْ ظَالِمُوْنَ
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90-17then he became of those who believed and recommended to patience and recommended to mercyثُمَّ كَانَ مِنْ الَّذِيْنَ ءَامَنُوْا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالمَرْحَمَةِ
95-5Then We reduced him to the lowest of the lowثُمَّ رَدَدْنَاهُ أَسْفَلَ سَافِلِيْنَ
102-4Again, Nay ! Soon you will knowثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
102-7Then you will certainly see it with the sight of certaintyثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِيْنِ
102-8Then you will certainly be asked on that day about the pleasuresثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ