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ولي

w-l-y

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Description

The Arabic root و-ل-ي (w-l-y) carries the core meaning of closeness, nearness, and taking charge of something or someone, which extends to concepts of protection, guardianship, friendship, and authority. In the Quranic context, this root is highly significant as it describes the relationship between God and believers (Allah as wali/protector), warns against taking disbelievers as awliya (allies/protectors) instead of believers, and establishes hierarchies of guardianship and loyalty within the Muslim community. The root emphasizes that true authority and protection come from proximity to and alliance with God, making it central to understanding Quranic teachings on faith, loyalty, and spiritual authority.

Derived Words in the Quran

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9
At-Tawbahالتوبة(7 words)
يَتَوَلَّوْا۟
yatawallaw— they turn away
verb9:74
وَلِىٍّۢ
waliyyin— protector
noun9:74
وَتَوَلَّوا۟
watawallaw— and turned away
verb9:76
تَوَلَّوا۟
tawallaw— They turned back
verb9:92
وَلِىٍّۢ
waliyyin— protector
noun9:116
يَلُونَكُم
yalūnakum— (are) close to you
verb9:123
تَوَلَّوْا۟
tawallaw— they turn away
verb9:129
10
Yunusيونس(3 words)
مَوْلَىٰهُمُ
mawlāhumu— their Lord
noun10:30
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa— (the) friends
noun10:62
تَوَلَّيْتُمْ
tawallaytum— you turn away
verb10:72
11
Hudهود(5 words)
تَوَلَّوْا۟
tawallaw— you turn away
verb11:3
أَوْلِيَآءَ ۘ
awliyāa— protectors
noun11:20
تَتَوَلَّوْا۟
tatawallaw— turn away
verb11:52
تَوَلَّوْا۟
tawallaw— you turn away
verb11:57
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa— protectors
noun11:113
12
Yusufيوسف(2 words)
وَتَوَلَّىٰ
watawallā— And he turned away
verb12:84
وَلِىِّۦ
waliyyī— (are) my Protector
noun12:101
13
Ar-Ra'dالرعد(3 words)
وَالٍ
wālin— protector
noun13:11
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa— protectors
noun13:16
وَلِىٍّۢ
waliyyin— protector
noun13:37
16
An-Nahlالنحل(4 words)
وَلِيُّهُمُ
waliyyuhumu— (is) their ally
noun16:63
مَوْلَىٰهُ
mawlāhu— his master
noun16:76
تَوَلَّوْا۟
tawallaw— they turn away
verb16:82
يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُۥ
yatawallawnahu— take him as an ally
verb16:100
17
Al-Israالإسراء(4 words)
لِوَلِيِّهِۦ
liwaliyyihi— for his heir
noun17:33
وَلَّوْا۟
wallaw— they turn
verb17:46
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa— protectors
noun17:97
وَلِىٌّۭ
waliyyun— any protector
noun17:111
18
Al-Kahfالكهف(6 words)
وَلِيًّۭا
waliyyan— a protector
noun18:17
لَوَلَّيْتَ
lawallayta— you (would) have surely turned back
verb18:18
وَلِىٍّۢ
waliyyin— protector
noun18:26
ٱلْوَلَـٰيَةُ
l-walāyatu— the protection
noun18:44
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa— (as) protectors
noun18:50
أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚ
awliyāa— (as) protectors
noun18:102
19
Maryamمريم(4 words)
ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ
l-mawāliya— the successors
noun19:5
وَلِيًّۭا
waliyyan— an heir
noun19:5
وَلِيًّۭا
waliyyan— a friend
noun19:45
أَوْلَىٰ
awlā— (are) most worthy
noun19:70
20
Tahaطه(2 words)
وَتَوَلَّىٰ
watawallā— and turns away
verb20:48
فَتَوَلَّىٰ
fatawallā— Then went away
verb20:60
21
Al-Anbyaالأنبياء(2 words)
تُوَلُّوا۟
tuwallū— you go away
verb21:57
تَوَلَّوْا۟
tawallaw— they turn away
verb21:109
22
Al-Hajjالحج(4 words)
تَوَلَّاهُ
tawallāhu— befriends him
verb22:4
ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ
l-mawlā— protector
noun22:13
مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۖ
mawlākum— (is) your Protector
noun22:78
ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ
l-mawlā— [the] Protector
noun22:78
24
An-Nurالنور(3 words)
تَوَلَّىٰ
tawallā— took upon himself a greater share of it
verb24:11
يَتَوَلَّىٰ
yatawallā— turns away
verb24:47
تَوَلَّوْا۟
tawallaw— you turn away
verb24:54
25
Al-Furqanالفرقان(1 word)
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa— protectors
noun25:18