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73 times in the Quran · 11 word forms · rank 148
The Quran root ر ض و r-ḍ-w
Words built from the root ر ض و ([r-ḍ-w]) appear 73 times in the Quran. The most common is رَضِيَ, “they are pleased”, which comes 38 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| رَضِيَ | raḍiya | they are pleased · They satisfied | 38 | |
| رِضْوان | riḍwaan | pleasure · approval | 13 | |
| مَرْضات | marḍaat | pleasure · please | 5 | |
| راضِيَة | raaḍiya | pleasant · satisfied | 4 | |
| يُرْضُ | yurḍu | They satisfy you · please you | 3 | |
| ارْتَضَى | artaḍaa | He has approved · He approves | 3 | |
| تَراضَ | taraaḍa | they agree · you mutually agree | 2 | |
| تَراض | taraaḍ | mutual consent | 2 | |
| رَضِيّ | raḍiyy | pleasing | 1 | |
| مَرْضِيّ | marḍiyy | pleasing | 1 | |
| مَرْضِيَّة | marḍiyya | pleasing | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
وَلَن تَرْضَىٰ عَنكَ الْيَهُودُ وَلَا النَّصَارَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اللَّهِ هُوَ الْهُدَىٰ وَلَئِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَاءَهُم بَعْدَ الَّذِي جَاءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ ١٢٠
تَرْضَىٰ tarḍā · will be pleased
And never will the Jews and the Christians approve of you until you follow their religion. Say, "Indeed, the guidance of Allāh is the [only] guidance." If you were to follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, you would have against Allāh no protector or helper. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:120)
قَدْ نَرَىٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضَاهَا فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ وَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ لَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ وَمَا اللَّهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ ١٤٤
تَرْضَاهَا tarḍāhā · you will be pleased with
We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muḥammad], toward the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you will be pleased. So turn your face [i.e., yourself] toward al-Masjid al-Ḥarām. And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces [i.e., yourselves] toward it [in prayer]. Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture [i.e., the Jews and the Christians] well know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allāh is not unaware of what they do. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:144)
قُلْ أَؤُنَبِّئُكُم بِخَيْرٍ مِّن ذَٰلِكُمْ لِلَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَأَزْوَاجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ وَرِضْوَانٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ ١٥
وَرِضْوَانٌ wariḍ'wānun · and approval
Say, "Shall I inform you of [something] better than that? For those who fear Allāh will be gardens in the presence of their Lord beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally, and purified spouses and approval from Allāh. And Allāh is Seeing [i.e., aware] of [His] servants - (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:15)
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ رَءُوفٌ بِالْعِبَادِ ٢٠٧
مَرْضَاتِ marḍāti · pleasure
And of the people is he who sells himself, seeking means to the approval of Allāh. And Allāh is Kind to [His] servants. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:207)
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ ٢١
رَّاضِيَةٍ rāḍiyatin · pleasant
So he will be in a pleasant life - (Surah Al-Haqqah, 69:21)
كَيْفَ وَإِن يَظْهَرُوا عَلَيْكُمْ لَا يَرْقُبُوا فِيكُمْ إِلًّا وَلَا ذِمَّةً يُرْضُونَكُم بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَتَأْبَىٰ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ ٨
يُرْضُونَكُم yur'ḍūnakum · They satisfy you
How [can there be a treaty] while, if they gain dominance over you, they do not observe concerning you any pact of kinship or covenant of protection? They satisfy you with their mouths, but their hearts refuse [compliance], and most of them are defiantly disobedient. (Surah At-Tawbah, 9:8)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah At-Tawbah · 18×
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 7×
- Surah Al-Ma'idah · 5×
- Surah An-Nisa · 4×
- Surah Taha · 3×
- Surah Ali 'Imran · 3×
Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.