Concordance
شيع (shy)
The root شيع (shyE) primarily means to follow or cause to follow. It describes a pastor calling camels to follow, or urging sheep.
Concordance — 12 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root شيع appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (10 verses)
وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ فِی شِیَعِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ١٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We had certainly sent [messengers] before you, [O Muhammad], among the sects of the former peoples
Abdel Haleem:
We sent messengers among the various communities of old
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
We verily sent (messengers) before thee among the factions of the men of old
Mary 19:69
Noun
ثُمَّ لَنَنزِعَنَّ مِن كُلِّ شِیعَةٍ أَیُّهُمۡ أَشَدُّ عَلَى ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ عِتِیࣰّا ٦٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then We will surely extract from every sect those of them who were worst against the Most Merciful in insolence
Abdel Haleem:
We shall seize out of each group those who were most disobedient towards the Lord of Mercy
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Then We shall pluck out from every sect whichever of them was most stubborn in rebellion to the Beneficent
وَدَخَلَ ٱلۡمَدِینَةَ عَلَىٰ حِینِ غَفۡلَةࣲ مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهَا فَوَجَدَ فِیهَا رَجُلَیۡنِ یَقۡتَتِلَانِ هَـٰذَا مِن شِیعَتِهِۦ وَهَـٰذَا مِنۡ عَدُوِّهِۦۖ فَٱسۡتَغَـٰثَهُ ٱلَّذِی مِن شِیعَتِهِۦ عَلَى ٱلَّذِی مِنۡ عَدُوِّهِۦ فَوَكَزَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ فَقَضَىٰ عَلَیۡهِۖ قَالَ هَـٰذَا مِنۡ عَمَلِ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنِۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَدُوࣱّ مُّضِلࣱّ مُّبِینࣱ ١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And he entered the city at a time of inattention by its people and found therein two men fighting: one from his faction and one from among his enemy. And the one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy, so Moses struck him and [unintentionally] killed him. [Moses] said, "This is from the work of Satan. Indeed, he is a manifest, misleading enemy."
Abdel Haleem:
He entered the city, unnoticed by its people, and found two men fighting: one from his own people, the other an enemy. The one from his own people cried out to him for help against the enemy. Moses struck him with his fist and killed him. He said, ‘This must be Satan’s work: clearly he is a misleading enemy.’
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
And he entered the city at a time of carelessness of its folk, and he found therein two men fighting, one of his own caste, and the other of his enemies; and he who was of his caste asked him for help against him who was of his enemies. So Moses struck him with his fist and killed him. He said: This is of the devil's doing. Lo! he is an enemy, a mere misleader
إِنَّ فِرۡعَوۡنَ عَلَا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهۡلَهَا شِیَعࣰا یَسۡتَضۡعِفُ طَاۤىِٕفَةࣰ مِّنۡهُمۡ یُذَبِّحُ أَبۡنَاۤءَهُمۡ وَیَسۡتَحۡیِۦ نِسَاۤءَهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِینَ ٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Indeed, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people into factions, oppressing a sector among them, slaughtering their [newborn] sons and keeping their females alive. Indeed, he was of the corrupters
Abdel Haleem:
Pharaoh made himself high and mighty in the land and divided the people into different groups: one group he oppressed, slaughtering their sons and sparing their women––he was one of those who spread corruption––
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Lo! Pharaoh exalted himself in the earth and made its people castes. A tribe among them he oppressed, killing their sons and sparing their women. Lo! he was of those who work corruption
مِنَ ٱلَّذِینَ فَرَّقُوا۟ دِینَهُمۡ وَكَانُوا۟ شِیَعࣰاۖ كُلُّ حِزۡبِۭ بِمَا لَدَیۡهِمۡ فَرِحُونَ ٣٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Or] of those who have divided their religion and become sects, every faction rejoicing in what it has
Abdel Haleem:
those who divide their religion into sects, with each party rejoicing in their own
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Of those who split up their religion and became schismatics, each sect exulting in its tenets
Saba, Sheba 34:54
Noun
وَحِیلَ بَیۡنَهُمۡ وَبَیۡنَ مَا یَشۡتَهُونَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِأَشۡیَاعِهِم مِّن قَبۡلُۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوا۟ فِی شَكࣲّ مُّرِیبِۭ ٥٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And prevention will be placed between them and what they desire, as was done with their kind before. Indeed, they were in disquieting denial
Abdel Haleem:
when a barrier has been placed between them and what they desire, just as was done with their kind before? They were deep in doubt and suspicion
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
And a gulf is set between them and that which they desire, as was done for people of their kind of old. Lo! they were in hopeless doubt
۞ وَإِنَّ مِن شِیعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَ ٨٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And indeed, among his kind was Abraham
Abdel Haleem:
Abraham was of the same faith
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
And lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraha
The Moon 54:51
Noun
وَلَقَدۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَاۤ أَشۡیَاعَكُمۡ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرࣲ ٥١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember
Abdel Haleem:
We have destroyed the likes of you in the past. Will anyone take heed
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ فَرَّقُوا۟ دِینَهُمۡ وَكَانُوا۟ شِیَعࣰا لَّسۡتَ مِنۡهُمۡ فِی شَیۡءٍۚ إِنَّمَاۤ أَمۡرُهُمۡ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ یُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَفۡعَلُونَ ١٥٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects - you, [O Muhammad], are not [associated] with them in anything. Their affair is only [left] to Allah ; then He will inform them about what they used to do
Abdel Haleem:
As for those who have divided their religion and broken up into factions, have nothing to do with them [Prophet]. Their case rests with God: in time He will tell them about their deeds
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Lo! As for those who sunder their religion and become schismatics, no concern at all hast thou with them. Their case will go to Allah, Who then will tell them what they used to do
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلۡقَادِرُ عَلَىٰۤ أَن یَبۡعَثَ عَلَیۡكُمۡ عَذَابࣰا مِّن فَوۡقِكُمۡ أَوۡ مِن تَحۡتِ أَرۡجُلِكُمۡ أَوۡ یَلۡبِسَكُمۡ شِیَعࣰا وَیُذِیقَ بَعۡضَكُم بَأۡسَ بَعۡضٍۗ ٱنظُرۡ كَیۡفَ نُصَرِّفُ ٱلۡءَایَـٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَفۡقَهُونَ ٦٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say, "He is the [one] Able to send upon you affliction from above you or from beneath your feet or to confuse you [so you become] sects and make you taste the violence of one another." Look how We diversify the signs that they might understand
Abdel Haleem:
Say, ‘He has power to send punishment on you from above or from under your very feet, or to divide you into discordant factions and make some taste the violence of others.’ See how We explain Our revelation in various ways, so that they may understand
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Say: He is able to send punishment upon you from above you or from beneath your feet, or to bewilder you with dissension and make you taste the tyranny one of another. See how We display the revelations so that they may understand
Verb (1 verse)
The Light 24:19
Verb
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ یُحِبُّونَ أَن تَشِیعَ ٱلۡفَـٰحِشَةُ فِی ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِیمࣱ فِی ٱلدُّنۡیَا وَٱلۡءَاخِرَةِۚ وَٱللَّهُ یَعۡلَمُ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Indeed, those who like that immorality should be spread [or publicized] among those who have believed will have a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows and you do not know
Abdel Haleem:
A painful punishment waits in this world and the next for those who like indecency to spread among the believers: God knows and you do not
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Lo! those who love that slander should be spread concerning those who believe, theirs will be a painful punishment in the world and the Hereafter. Allah knoweth. Ye know not