NOUN
سَمَاء
samā’
(lit., s-m-w means anything above one's head)Used 310 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
نُور
nūr
light (used literally to mean 'light' or metaphorically to mean 'guidance,' compared to ظُلُمَات ẓulu-māt 'different forms of darkness/disbelief')Used 49 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
شَمْس
shams
sunUsed 33 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
قَمَر
qamar
moonUsed 27 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
نَجْم
najm
star(s)Used 13 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
سَحَاب
saḥāb
cloudsUsed 9 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
صَاعِقَة
ṣā-ʿiqah
blast, thunderboltUsed 8 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
مَطَر
maṭar
rainUsed 7 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
كِسْفًا
kis-fa
chunk, mass (from the sky)Used 5 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
شِهَاب
shi-hāb
burning flame, flare, torchUsed 5 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
كَوْكَب
kaw-kab
starUsed 5 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
بَرْق
barq
flash of lightningUsed 5 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
غَمَام
ghamām
cloudsUsed 4 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
وَابِل
wābil
heavy rainUsed 3 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
غَيْث
ghayth
(aiding) rainUsed 3 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
إِعْصَارٌ / الْمُعْصِرَاتِ
ʿ-ṣ-r
whirlwind; raincloudsUsed 2 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
وَدْق
wadaq
raindropsUsed 2 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
فَلَك
falak
orbitUsed 2 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
طَارِق
ṭā-riq
nightly starUsed 2 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
رَعْد
raʿd
thunderUsed 2 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
أَهِلَّة
ahil-lah
new moonsUsed 1 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
طَلّ
ṭall
drizzleUsed 1 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
جَوّ
jaww
open skyUsed 1 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
الشِّعْرَى
Ash-Shiʿra
Sirius, a star worshipped by some ancient pagansUsed 1 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
بَرَد
barad
hailUsed 1 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
مُزْن
muzn
cloudsUsed 1 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
سَمْكَهَا
sam-kaha
heightUsed 1 times in the Qur’an
NOUN
صَيِّب
ṣay-yib
falling rainUsed 1 times in the Qur’an