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180 times in the Quran · 7 word forms · rank 56
The Quran root ص ل ح ṣ-l-ḥ
Words built from the root ص ل ح ([ṣ-l-ḥ]) appear 180 times in the Quran. The most common is صالِح, “righteous”, which comes 74 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| صالِح | ṣaaliḥ | righteous · righteous deeds | 74 | |
| صالِحَة | ṣaaliḥa | righteous deeds · good deeds | 62 | |
| أَصْلَحَ | aṣlaḥa | make peace · reform | 28 | |
| إِصْلاح | iṣlaaḥ | reconciliation · reformation | 7 | |
| مُصْلِح | muṣliḥ | reformers · amender | 5 | |
| صُلْح | ṣulḥ | reconciliation | 2 | |
| صَلَحَ | ṣalaḥa | righteous | 2 |
Examples from the Quran
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ٦٢
صَالِحًا ṣāliḥan · righteous deeds
Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] - those [among them] who believed in Allāh and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:62)
وَمَن يَرْغَبُ عَن مِّلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِلَّا مَن سَفِهَ نَفْسَهُ وَلَقَدِ اصْطَفَيْنَاهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَإِنَّهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ١٣٠
الصَّالِحِينَ l-ṣāliḥīna · the righteous
And who would be averse to the religion of Abraham except one who makes a fool of himself. And We had chosen him in this world, and indeed he, in the Hereafter, will be among the righteous. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:130)
وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُوا مِنْهَا مِن ثَمَرَةٍ رِّزْقًا قَالُوا هَٰذَا الَّذِي رُزِقْنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَأُتُوا بِهِ مُتَشَابِهًا وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا أَزْوَاجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ٢٥
الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti · [the] righteous deeds
And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, "This is what we were provided with before." And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:25)
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ تَابُوا وَأَصْلَحُوا وَبَيَّنُوا فَأُولَٰئِكَ أَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَنَا التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ ١٦٠
وَأَصْلَحُوا wa-aṣlaḥū · and reform[ed]
Except for those who repent and correct themselves and make evident [what they concealed]. Those - I will accept their repentance, and I am the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:160)
فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْيَتَامَىٰ قُلْ إِصْلَاحٌ لَّهُمْ خَيْرٌ وَإِن تُخَالِطُوهُمْ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْمُفْسِدَ مِنَ الْمُصْلِحِ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَأَعْنَتَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ٢٢٠
إِصْلَاحٌ iṣ'lāḥun · Setting right (their affairs)
To this world and the Hereafter. And they ask you about orphans. Say, "Improvement for them is best. And if you mix your affairs with theirs - they are your brothers. And Allāh knows the corrupter from the amender. And if Allāh had willed, He could have put you in difficulty. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise." (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:220)
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ ١١
مُصْلِحُونَ muṣ'liḥūna · (are) reformers
And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers." (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:11)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah An-Nisa · 14×
- Surah Al-A'raf · 13×
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 12×
- Surah Hud · 9×
- Surah Al-Kahf · 7×
- Surah Al-Ma'idah · 6×
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.