ر ص د
Most of the words in the Arabic language are derived from a three-letter root like ر ص د which represents a core meaning or concept
To watch, lay in wait, observe
Below you will find verses of the holy Quran containing words derived from ر ص د and their meanings
| Surah/ | The root ر ص د occurs approximately 6 times in the holy Quran | Aayat |
| Verse | ||
| so, when the sacred months have passed | فَإِذَا انْسَلَخَ الأَشْهُرُ الحُرُمُ | |
| then kill the polytheists wherever you find them | فَاقْتُلُوا المُشْرِكِيْنَ حَيْثُ وَجَدتُّمُوْهُمْ | |
| and seize them and besiege them and sit (in wait) for them at every place of ambush | وَخُذُوْهُمْ وَاحْصُرُوْهُمْ وَاقْعُدُوا لَهُمْ كُلَّ مَرْصَدٍ | |
| and if they repent and establish the prayer and pay the obligatory tax | فَإِنْ تَابُوا وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَءَاتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ | |
| 9-5 | then leave their way surely Allah (SWT) is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful | فَخَلُّوا سَبِيْلَهُمْ إِنَّ اللهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ |
| and those who take a place of worship for harm and for disbelief | وَالَّذِيْنَ اتَّخَذُوا مَسْجِدًا ضِرَارًا وَكُفْرًا | |
| and for division between the believers | وَتَفْرِيْقًا بَيْنَ المُؤْمِنِيْنَ | |
| and as a station for whoever warred against Allah (SWT) and His Messenger from before | وَإِرْصَادًا لِّمَنْ حَارَبَ اللهَ وَرَسُوْلَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ | |
| and surely, they will swear, “not we wish except good” | وَلَيَحْلِفُنَّ إِنْ أَرَدْنَآ إِلَّا الحُسْنَى | |
| 9-107 | and Allah (SWT) bears witness, surely, they are certainly liars | وَاللهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُوْنَ |
| 72-9 | ||
| 72-27 | ||
| 78-21 | truly hell is lying in wait | إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا |
| 89-14 | Indeed your lord is surely Ever Watchful | إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالمِرْصَادِ |