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verb
رَٰوَدُ
Rootر و د
English Translationto seduce, to demand, to get permission
Frequency8
FormIII
Surah Yusuf (12:23) Quran.com
وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الَّتِي هُوَ فِي بَيْتِهَا عَنْ نَفْسِهِ وَغَلَّقَتِ الْأَبْوَابَ And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allah. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed." (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Qamar (54:37) Quran.com
وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَنْ ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning." (Sahih International)
Surah Yusuf (12:61) Quran.com
قَالُوا سَنُرَاوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَاعِلُونَ They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]." (Sahih International)
Surah Yusuf (12:26) Quran.com
قَالَ هِيَ رَاوَدَتْنِي عَنْ نَفْسِي [Joseph] said, "It was she who sought to seduce me." And a witness from her family testified. "If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth, and he is of the liars. (Sahih International)
Surah Yusuf (12:30) Quran.com
وَقَالَ نِسْوَةٌ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ امْرَأَتُ الْعَزِيزِ تُرَاوِدُ فَتَاهَا عَنْ نَفْسِهِ And women in the city said, "The wife of al-'Azeez is seeking to seduce her slave boy; he has impassioned her with love. Indeed, we see her [to be] in clear error." (Sahih International)
Surah Yusuf (12:32) Quran.com
This is the end of the list. رَٰوَدُ was only mentioned 8 times in the Quran. وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدْتُهُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ فَاسْتَعْصَمَ She said, "That is the one about whom you blamed me. And I certainly sought to seduce him, but he firmly refused; and if he will not do what I order him, he will surely be imprisoned and will be of those debased." (Sahih International)