Ha-Ra-Mim
3 words from this root family
Ha-Ra-Mim (ح-ر-م) has 3 words in the Fahm dictionary: muḥarram (Muharram (1st month)), ḥarām (forbidden / sacred / inviolable), iḥrām (Ihram (state of pilgrimage sanctity)).
In the Quran, words built on this root occur 83 times in 71 verses, across 25 of the 114 suras. The first is in 2:85. The form حَرَامٌ (forbidden / sacred / inviolable) accounts for 33 of them.
Themes: Time, Calendar, Quranic, Travel Phrasebook, Hajj Umrah
| Word | Meaning | Type | In the Quran | Taught in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
مُحَرَّم muḥarram | Muharram (1st month) | noun, A1 | 4× | Days of the Week |
حَرَامٌ ḥarām | forbidden / sacred / inviolable | adjective, A1 | 33× | Lawful, Forbidden, and Duty |
إِحْرَامٌ iḥrām | Ihram (state of pilgrimage sanctity) | noun, B1 | Hajj & Umrah - Sacred Journey |
“In the Quran” counts every occurrence of that dictionary form, in any of its senses.
وَمِنْ حَيْثُ خَرَجْتَ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَAnd whencesoever thou comest forth (for prayer, O Muhammad) turn thy face toward the Inviolable Place of Worship. Lo! it is the Truth from thy Lord. Allah is not unaware of what ye do.
إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَيْتَةَ وَٱلدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ ٱلْخِنزِيرِ وَمَآ أُهِلَّ بِهِۦ لِغَيْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَمَنِ ٱضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَلَا عَادٍ فَلَآ إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌHe hath forbidden you only carrion, and blood, and swineflesh, and that which hath been immolated to (the name of) any other than Allah. But he who is driven by necessity, neither craving nor transgressing, it is no sin for him. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
وَقَالُوا۟ مَا فِى بُطُونِ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ خَالِصَةٌ لِّذُكُورِنَا وَمُحَرَّمٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِنَا ۖ وَإِن يَكُن مَّيْتَةً فَهُمْ فِيهِ شُرَكَآءُ ۚ سَيَجْزِيهِمْ وَصْفَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌAnd they say: That which is in the bellies of such cattle is reserved for our males and is forbidden to our wives; but if it be born dead, then they (all) may be partakers thereof. He will reward them for their attribution (of such ordinances unto Him). Lo, He is Wise, Aware.
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).
From the root meaning 'sacred/forbidden'; one of the four sacred months in Islam
Adjective with dual meaning: 'forbidden' and 'sacred/inviolable.' Verb: حَرَّمَ (to forbid). Related: الْمَسْجِدُ الْحَرَامُ (the Sacred Mosque).
The Masjid al-Ḥarām in Makkah uses the 'sacred/inviolable' meaning. Also used for the sacred months (الأَشْهُرُ الْحُرُم).