حسن
ḥ-s-n
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root حسن across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root HSN generally means "good," "beautiful," or "pleasing." It describes something intrinsically good, like faith, or extrinsically good, like fighting for a cause.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ḥ-s-n
Listen:
أَحْسَنِ
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Root letters:
ح — س — ن
Word Family Tree (61 forms)
All word forms derived from the root حسن as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 170×
Verb 24×
Concordance — 194 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root حسن appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (161) · Verb (22)
Noun (161 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:26
Noun
۞ لِّلَّذِینَ أَحۡسَنُوا۟ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ وَزِیَادَةࣱۖ وَلَا یَرۡهَقُ وُجُوهَهُمۡ قَتَرࣱ وَلَا ذِلَّةٌۚ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ هُمۡ فِیهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
For them who have done good is the best [reward] and extra. No darkness will cover their faces, nor humiliation. Those are companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternall
Hud 11:114
Noun
وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ طَرَفَیِ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَزُلَفࣰا مِّنَ ٱلَّیۡلِۚ إِنَّ ٱلۡحَسَنَـٰتِ یُذۡهِبۡنَ ٱلسَّیِّءَاتِۚ ذَ ٰلِكَ ذِكۡرَىٰ لِلذَّ ٰكِرِینَ ١١٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember
Hud 11:115
Noun
وَٱصۡبِرۡ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا یُضِیعُ أَجۡرَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ١١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And be patient, for indeed, Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good
Hud 11:3
Noun
وَأَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمۡ ثُمَّ تُوبُوۤا۟ إِلَیۡهِ یُمَتِّعۡكُم مَّتَـٰعًا حَسَنًا إِلَىٰۤ أَجَلࣲ مُّسَمࣰّى وَیُؤۡتِ كُلَّ ذِی فَضۡلࣲ فَضۡلَهُۥۖ وَإِن تَوَلَّوۡا۟ فَإِنِّیۤ أَخَافُ عَلَیۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ یَوۡمࣲ كَبِیرٍ ٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [saying], "Seek forgiveness of your Lord and repent to Him, [and] He will let you enjoy a good provision for a specified term and give every doer of favor his favor. But if you turn away, then indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a great Day
Hud 11:7
Noun
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ فِی سِتَّةِ أَیَّامࣲ وَكَانَ عَرۡشُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡمَاۤءِ لِیَبۡلُوَكُمۡ أَیُّكُمۡ أَحۡسَنُ عَمَلࣰاۗ وَلَىِٕن قُلۡتَ إِنَّكُم مَّبۡعُوثُونَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ٱلۡمَوۡتِ لَیَقُولَنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوۤا۟ إِنۡ هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَّا سِحۡرࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and His Throne had been upon water - that He might test you as to which of you is best in deed. But if you say, "Indeed, you are resurrected after death," those who disbelieve will surely say, "This is not but obvious magic."
Derived Forms (61)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ | lmuḥsiniyna | Noun | 30× | |
| حَسَنًا | ḥasananā | Noun | 18× | |
| أَحْسَنُ | ʾaaḥsanu | Noun | 16× | |
| ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ | lḥusnaā | Noun | 12× | |
| حَسَنَةٌ | ḥasanahun | Noun | 8× | |
| أَحْسَنَ | ʾaaḥsana | Noun | 8× | |
| حَسَنَةً | ḥasanahan | Noun | 8× | |
| أَحْسَنَ | ʾaaḥsana | Verb | 7× | |
| أَحْسَنُوا۟ | ʾaaḥsanuwā | Verb | 5× | |
| إِحْسَٰنًا | ʾiiḥsananā | Noun | 5× |