Ha-Mim-Dal
3 words from this root family
Ha-Mim-Dal (ح-م-د) has 3 words in the Fahm dictionary: al-ḥamdu lillāhi (praise be to God / thank God), ḥamd (praise), ḥamīd (benign (medical)).
In the Quran, words built on this root occur 68 times in 66 verses, across 44 of the 114 suras. The first is in 1:2. The form حَمْدٌ (praise) accounts for 43 of them.
Themes: Greetings, Basics, Quranic, Science Medicine
| Word | Meaning | Type | In the Quran | Taught in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ al-ḥamdu lillāhi | praise be to God / thank God | phrase, A1 | More Greetings & Courtesies | |
حَمْدٌ ḥamd | praise | noun, A2 | 43× | Good and Evil |
حَمِيد ḥamīd | benign (medical) | adjective, B2 | 17× | Environment & Climate |
“In the Quran” counts every occurrence of that dictionary form, in any of its senses.
وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى جَاعِلٌ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ ٱلدِّمَآءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَAnd when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the earth, they said: Wilt thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee? He said: Surely I know that which ye know not.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَـٰتِ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ وَمِمَّآ أَخْرَجْنَا لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا۟ ٱلْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنفِقُونَ وَلَسْتُم بِـَٔاخِذِيهِ إِلَّآ أَن تُغْمِضُوا۟ فِيهِ ۚ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌO ye who believe! Spend of the good things which ye have earned, and of that which We bring forth from the earth for you, and seek not the bad (with intent) to spend thereof (in charity) when ye would not take it for yourselves save with disdain; and know that Allah is Absolute, Owner of Praise.
وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ ٱلرُّسُلُ ۚ أَفَإِي۟ن مَّاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ ٱنقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْقَـٰبِكُمْ ۚ وَمَن يَنقَلِبْ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ فَلَن يَضُرَّ ٱللَّهَ شَيْـًٔا ۗ وَسَيَجْزِى ٱللَّهُ ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَMuhammad is but a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) have passed away before him. Will it be that, when he dieth or is slain, ye will turn back on your heels? He who turneth back on his heels doth no hurt to Allah, and Allah will reward the thankful.
Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani 1.1), CC BY 3.0, tanzil.net. English: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain, via Project Gutenberg. Counts and verse choice: Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology data (corpus.quran.com).
Used constantly in daily Arabic, even by non-religious speakers. Said after sneezing, after eating, when asked how you are, etc.
Masculine verbal noun (maṣdar) of حَمِدَ. Related: مُحَمَّدٌ (Muhammad = praised one), أَحْمَدُ (Ahmad = most praiseworthy), مَحْمُودٌ (praiseworthy), حَمِيدٌ (praiseworthy - divine name).
Al-ḥamdu lillāh (praise be to God) is the most common phrase of gratitude in Islam, said after eating, sneezing, receiving good news, and in all circumstances.