أَصْنَام
aṣ-nām
Idols, statues of humans or animals used as objects of worship.
Definition
- 1أَصْنَامasnamIdols, statues of humans or animals used as objects of worship.5
Total uses in the Qur’an: 5
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
أَصْنَامٍ · أَصْنَامًا · الأَصْنَامَ · أَصْنَامَكُمْ
وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ ءَازَرَ أَتَتَّخِذُ أَصْنَامًا ءَالِهَةً إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰكَ وَقَوْمَكَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ
And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said to his father Azar, "Do you take idols as deities? Indeed, I see you and your people to be in manifest error."
6:74draft glosses: 14 of 14
DawahAgent2026-06-18 · reviewed