ولي

w-l-y

232 wordsRank #42

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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لَوَلَّوُا۟
lawallawūsurely they would turn
verb48:22
وَلِيًّۭا
waliyyanany protector
noun48:22
فَتَوَلَّىٰ
fatawallāBut he turned away
verb51:39
فَتَوَلَّ
fatawallaSo turn away
verb51:54
تَوَلَّىٰ
tawallāturns away
verb53:29
تَوَلَّىٰ
tawallāturned away
verb53:33
فَتَوَلَّ
fatawallaSo turn away
verb54:6
وَيُوَلُّونَ
wayuwallūnaand they will turn
verb54:45
مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۖ
mawlākumyour protector
noun57:15
يَتَوَلَّ
yatawallaturns away
verb57:24
تَوَلَّوْا۟
tawallawtake as allies
verb58:14
لَيُوَلُّنَّ
layuwallunnacertainly they will turn
verb59:12
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa(as) allies
noun60:1
يَتَوَلَّ
yatawallaturns away
verb60:6
تَوَلَّوْهُمْ ۚ
tawallawhumyou make them allies
verb60:9
يَتَوَلَّهُمْ
yatawallahummakes them allies
verb60:9
تَتَوَلَّوْا۟
tatawallawmake allies
verb60:13
أَوْلِيَآءُ
awliyāu(are) allies
noun62:6
وَتَوَلَّوا۟ ۚ
watawallawand turned away
verb64:6
تَوَلَّيْتُمْ
tawallaytumyou turn away
verb64:12
مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۖ
mawlākum(is) your Protector
noun66:2
مَوْلَىٰهُ
mawlāhu(is) his Protector
noun66:4
وَتَوَلَّىٰ
watawallāand went away
verb70:17
وَتَوَلَّىٰ
watawallāand turned away
verb75:32
أَوْلَىٰ
awlāWoe
noun75:34
فَأَوْلَىٰ
fa-awlāand woe
noun75:34
أَوْلَىٰ
awlāwoe
noun75:35
فَأَوْلَىٰٓ
fa-awlāand woe
noun75:35
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وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
watawallāand turned away
verb80:1
تَوَلَّىٰ
tawallāturns away
verb88:23
وَتَوَلَّىٰ
watawallāand turned away
verb92:16
وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
watawallāand turns away
verb96:13