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هُدًى

hudan

guidance

পথনির্দেশ

Root letters: ه د يAppears 85 times in the Qur'an#126 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 13

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ه د ي

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)هُدًۭى85 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • هُدًۭىa Guidancehudan · 24 times
  • وَهُدًۭىand a guidancewahudan · 15 times
  • ٱلْهُدَىٰ[the] Guidancel-hudā · 12 times
  • بِٱلْهُدَىٰfor [the] guidancebil-hudā · 7 times
  • هُدَى(the) Guidancehudā · 5 times
  • ٱلْهُدَىٰٓthe guidancel-hudā · 5 times

Opposite words

Words from the same root

More words from the root ه د ي — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

As guidance and good tidings for the believers

Surah 27:2 — Read full ayah

As guidance and mercy for the doers of good

Surah 31:3 — Read full ayah

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

Surah 92:12 — Read full ayah