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بِرّ

[the] righteousness

পূণ্য

Root letters: ب ر رAppears 8 times in the Qur'an#960 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 96

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ب ر ر

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)ٱلْبِرَّ8 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلْبِرَّ[the] righteousnessl-bira · 4 times
  • بِٱلْبِرِّ[the] righteousnessbil-biri · 2 times
  • ٱلْبِرُّ[the] righteousnessl-biru · 1 times
  • ٱلْبِرِّ[the] righteousnessl-biri · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ب ر ر — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

Do you order righteousness of the people and forget yourselves while you recite the Scripture? Then will you not reason?

Surah 2:44 — Read full ayah

Never will you attain the good [reward] until you spend [in the way of Allāh] from that which you love. And whatever you spend - indeed, Allāh is Knowing of it.

Surah 3:92 — Read full ayah

O you who have believed, when you converse privately, do not converse about sin and aggression and disobedience to the Messenger but converse about righteousness and piety. And fear Allāh, to whom you will be gathered.

Surah 58:9 — Read full ayah