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Noun
وَرَآء
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Surah Al-Burooj (85:20) Quran.com
وَاللَّهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ مُحِيطٌ While Allah encompasses them from behind. (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Hujurat (49:4) Quran.com
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُنَادُونَكَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحُجُرَاتِ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ Indeed, those who call you, [O Muhammad], from behind the chambers - most of them do not use reason. (Sahih International)
Surah Ash-Shura (42:51) Quran.com
وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ And it is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition or that He sends a messenger to reveal, by His permission, what He wills. Indeed, He is Most High and Wise. (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Muminun (23:100) Quran.com
وَمِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ بَرْزَخٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind." No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected. (Sahih International)
Surah Ibrahim (14:17) Quran.com
وَمِنْ وَرَائِهِ عَذَابٌ غَلِيظٌ He will gulp it but will hardly [be able to] swallow it. And death will come to him from everywhere, but he is not to die. And before him is a massive punishment. (Sahih International)
Surah Ibrahim (14:16) Quran.com
مِنْ وَرَائِهِ جَهَنَّمُ وَيُسْقَىٰ مِنْ مَاءٍ صَدِيدٍ Before him is Hell, and he will be given a drink of purulent water. (Sahih International)
Surah Hud (11:71) Quran.com
فَبَشَّرْنَاهَا بِإِسْحَاقَ وَمِنْ وَرَاءِ إِسْحَاقَ يَعْقُوبَ And his Wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We gave her good tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob. (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Hashr (59:14) Quran.com
لَا يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ جَمِيعًا إِلَّا فِي قُرًى مُحَصَّنَةٍ أَوْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ جُدُرٍ They will not fight you all except within fortified cities or from behind walls. Their violence among themselves is severe. You think they are together, but their hearts are diverse. That is because they are a people who do not reason. (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Jathiyah (45:10) Quran.com
مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَلَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُمْ مَا كَسَبُوا شَيْئًا Before them is Hell, and what they had earned will not avail them at all nor what they had taken besides Allah as allies. And they will have a great punishment. (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Ahzab (33:53) Quran.com
وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness. But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, disperse without seeking to remain for conversation. Indeed, that [behavior] was troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of [dismissing] you. But Allah is not shy of the truth. And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it is not [conceivable or lawful] for you to harm the Messenger of Allah or to marry his wives after him, ever. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allah an enormity. (Sahih International)
Surah Maryam (19:5) Quran.com
وَإِنِّي خِفْتُ الْمَوَالِيَ مِنْ وَرَائِي وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَتِي عَاقِرًا And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir (Sahih International)
Surah An-Nisa (4:102) Quran.com
This is the end of the list. وَرَآء was only mentioned 12 times in the Quran. فَإِذَا سَجَدُوا فَلْيَكُونُوا مِنْ وَرَائِكُمْ And when you are among them and lead them in prayer, let a group of them stand [in prayer] with you and let them carry their arms. And when they have prostrated, let them be [in position] behind you and have the other group come forward which has not [yet] prayed and let them pray with you, taking precaution and carrying their arms. Those who disbelieve wish that you would neglect your weapons and your baggage so they could come down upon you in one [single] attack. But there is no blame upon you, if you are troubled by rain or are ill, for putting down your arms, but take precaution. Indeed, Allah has prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment. (Sahih International)