Idh (إِذْ) - YourVerse

إِذْ

Idh

When

Frequency168

Coverage0.22%

Status○ New

Grammar

Part of SpeechAdverb of Time (Ẓarf Zamān)

Root (Arabic)

Root Transliteration

Tajweed & Pronunciation

Phonetic SpellingIdh

Common MistakeBouncing the Dhāl Sākinah (ذْ) into a Qalqalah sound, or pronouncing it as a Zay (ز) sound ('Iz').

Learning Notes

Micro Tafsir

In Quranic narratives, *Idh* acts as a gateway to key historical turning points. When Allah says *Wa-idh...*, it invites the listener to vividly recall past events—such as trials of prophets or moments of divine favor—and draw timeless wisdom from them.

Memory Hook

Think of *Idh* as the narrator's cue: 'Remember when...' or 'Back when...'

Audio Pronunciation

Contextual Verse

Al-Baqarah (2:30)

وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً قَالُوا أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know."

Common Combinations

وَإِذْ قَالَ

Wa-idh qāla

وَ (and) + إِذْ (when) + قَالَ (he said)

And [remember] when he said...

Freq: 33

إِذْ يَقُولُ

Idh yaqūlu

إِذْ (when) + يَقُولُ (he says/said)

When he said / When he says

Freq: 5

إِلَّا تَنصُرُوهُ فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِذْ أَخْرَجَهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِي الْغَارِ إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا فَأَنزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَيَّدَهُ بِجُنُودٍ لَّمْ تَرَوْهَا وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا السُّفْلَىٰ وَكَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ

If you do not aid the Prophet - Allah has already aided him when those who disbelieved had driven him out [of Makkah] as one of two, when they were in the cave and he said to his companion, "Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us." And Allah sent down his tranquillity upon him and supported him with angels you did not see and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowest, while the word of Allah - that is the highest. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.

Forms

إِذْوَإِذْإِذًاإِذْذَاكَ

Related Words

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