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The root mhd (م ه د) occurs 16 times in Quran, in 6 derived forms:
  • 1 times as active noun mahdwn
  • 1 times as form II verb mhd
  • 1 times as form II verbal noun tmhyd
  • 1 times as verb ymhd
  • 5 times as noun mhd
  • 7 times as noun mhad

mahdwn

1

51:48

And the earth have We spread out wide - and how well have We ordered it!*

walarD frşnaha fnAm almahdwn

والارض فرشنها فنعم المهدون

mhd

2

74:14

and to whose life I gave so wide a scope:*

wmhdt lh tmhyda

ومهدت له تمهيدا

tmhyd

ymhd

3

30:44

he who has denied the truth will have to bear [the burden of] his denial, whereas all who did what is right and just will have made goodly provision for themselves,

mn kfr fAlyh kfrh wmn Aml SalHa flanfshm ymhdwn

من كفر فعليه كفره ومن عمل صلحا فلانفسهم يمهدون

mhd

4

3:46

And he shall speak unto men in his cradle,* and as a grown man, and shall be of the righteous."

wyklm alnas fy almhd wkhla wmn alSalHyn

ويكلم الناس فى المهد وكهلا ومن الصلحين

5

5:110

Lo!* God will say: "O Jesus, son of Mary! Remember the blessings which I bestowed upon thee and thy mother-how I strengthened thee with holy inspiration,* so that thou couldst speak unto men in thy cradle, and as a grown man; and how I imparted unto thee revelation and wisdom, including the Torah and the Gospel;* and how by My leave thou didst create out of clay, as it were, the shape of [thy followers'] destiny, and then didst breathe into it, so that it might become, by My leave, [their] destiny ;* and how thou didst heal the blind and the leper by My leave, and how thou didst raise the dead by My leave;* and how I prevented the children of Israel from harming thee when thou camest unto them with all evidence of the truth, and [when] those of them who were bent on denying the truth were saying, `This is clearly nothing but deception!"'

aź qal allh yaAysy abn mrym aźkr nAmty Alyk wAlya waldtk aź aydtk brwH alqds tklm alnas fy almhd wkhla waź Almtk alktab walHkmẗ waltwryaẗ walanjyl waź tKlq mn alTyn khyẗ alTyr baźny ftnfK fyha ftkwn Tyra baźny wtbra alakmh walabrS baźny waź tKrj almwtya baźny waź kfft bny asraayl Ank aź jathm balbynat fqal alźyn kfrwa mnhm an haźa ala sHr mbyn

اذ قال الله يعيسى ابن مريم اذكر نعمتى عليك وعلى ولدتك اذ ايدتك بروح القدس تكلم الناس فى المهد وكهلا واذ علمتك الكتب والحكمة والتورىة والانجيل واذ تخلق من الطين كهية الطير باذنى فتنفخ فيها فتكون طيرا باذنى وتبرئ الاكمه والابرص باذنى واذ تخرج الموتى باذنى واذ كففت بنى اسرءيل عنك اذ جئتهم بالبينت فقال الذين كفروا منهم ان هذا الا سحر مبين

6

19:29

Thereupon she pointed to him. They exclaimed: "How can we talk to one who [as yet] is a little boy in the cradle?"

faşart alyh qalwa kyf nklm mn kan fy almhd Sbya

فاشارت اليه قالوا كيف نكلم من كان فى المهد صبيا

7

20:53

HE IT IS who has made the earth a cradle for you, and has traced out for you ways [of livelihood] thereon,* and [who] sends down waters from the sky: and by this means We bring forth various kinds* of plants.

alźy jAl lkm alarD mhda wslk lkm fyha sbla wanzl mn alsmaa maa faKrjna bh azwaja mn nbat ştya

الذى جعل لكم الارض مهدا وسلك لكم فيها سبلا وانزل من السماء ماء فاخرجنا به ازوجا من نبات شتى

8

43:10

He it is who has made the earth a cradle for you, and has provided for you ways [of livelihood] thereon,* so that you might follow the right path.

alźy jAl lkm alarD mhda wjAl lkm fyha sbla lAlkm thtdwn

الذى جعل لكم الارض مهدا وجعل لكم فيها سبلا لعلكم تهتدون

mhad

9

2:206

And whenever he is told, "Be conscious of God," his false pride drives him into sin: wherefore hell will be his allotted portion-and how vile a resting-place!

waźa qyl lh atq allh aKźth alAzẗ balaśm fHsbh jhnm wlbas almhad

واذا قيل له اتق الله اخذته العزة بالاثم فحسبه جهنم ولبئس المهاد

10

3:12

Say unto those who are bent on denying the truth: "You shall be overcome and gathered unto hell - and how evil a resting-place!"

ql llźyn kfrwa stğlbwn wtHşrwn alya jhnm wbas almhad

قل للذين كفروا ستغلبون وتحشرون الى جهنم وبئس المهاد

11

3:197

it is [but] a brief enjoyment, with hell thereafter as their goal - and how vile a resting-place! -

mtaA qlyl śm mawyahm jhnm wbas almhad

متع قليل ثم ماوىهم جهنم وبئس المهاد

12

7:41

Hell will be their resting-place and their covering as well:* for thus do We requite the evildoers.

lhm mn jhnm mhad wmn fwqhm ğwaş wkźalk njzy alZalmyn

لهم من جهنم مهاد ومن فوقهم غواش وكذلك نجزى الظلمين

13

13:18

of those who have responded to their Sustainer with a goodly response, and of those who did not respond to Him.* [As for the latter,] if they possessed all that is on earth, and twice as much,* they would surely offer it as ransom [on the Day of Judgment] :* a most evil reckoning awaits them, and their goal is hell: and how evil a resting-place!

llźyn astjabwa lrbhm alHsnya walźyn lm ystjybwa lh lw an lhm ma fy alarD jmyAa wmślh mAh laftdwa bh awlaak lhm swa alHsab wmawyahm jhnm wbas almhad

للذين استجابوا لربهم الحسنى والذين لم يستجيبوا له لو ان لهم ما فى الارض جميعا ومثله معه لافتدوا به اولئك لهم سوء الحساب وماوىهم جهنم وبئس المهاد

14

38:56

hell will they have to endure - and how vile a resting-place!

jhnm ySlwnha fbas almhad

جهنم يصلونها فبئس المهاد

15

78:6

HAVE WE NOT made the earth a resting-place [for you],

alm njAl alarD mhada

الم نجعل الارض مهدا