أَعْمَى
aʿmā
blind
Definition
- 1أَعْمَىaʿmāblind spiritually; unable to see the truth22
- 2أَعْمَىaʿmāblind physically3
Total uses in the Qur’an: 25
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
أَعْمَى · الْأَعْمَى · عُمْيًا · عُمْيٌ · عُمْيَانًا · عَمُونَ · عَمِينَ · الْعَمَى · عَمًى
وَمَن كَانَ فِى هَٰذِهِۦٓ أَعْمَىٰ فَهُوَ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ أَعْمَىٰ
And whoever is blind to the truth in this world will be blind in the Hereafter.
17:72draft glosses: 9 of 9
صُمٌّۢ بُكْمٌ عُمْىٌۭ
They are 'wilfully' deaf, dumb, and blind.
2:18draft glosses: 3 of 3
لَمْ يَخِرُّوا عَلَيْهَا صُمًّا وَعُمْيَانًا
... they do not turn a blind eye or a deaf ear to this 'revelation'.
25:73draft glosses: 5 of 5
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا عَمِينَ
They were certainly a blind people.
7:64draft glosses: 4 of 4
فَٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْعَمَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ
... but they preferred blindness over guidance.
41:17draft glosses: 4 of 4
Sense 2
الْأَعْمَى
لَّيْسَ عَلَى ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ حَرَجٌۭ
There is no restriction on the blind.
24:61draft glosses: 4 of 4
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَى
... 'simply' because the blind man came to him interrupting.
80:2draft glosses: 3 of 3
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed