Quranic Words Referring to Sin
Each of these words highlight part of the ominous consequences of sins.
The words used in the Quran to refer to sin are these: 1- Dhanb, 2- Ma’siyah, 3- Ithm, 4- Sayyi’ah, 5, Jurm, 6-Haram, 7- Khati’ah, 8- Fisq, 9-Fisad, 10-Fujur, 11-Munkar, 12- Fahisha, 13- Khibth, 14-Shar, 15-Lamam, 16- Wizr and Thiql, 17-Hinth
Explanations were offered about ten of these words earlier. Here are explanations about the remaining seven:
11-Munkar: This word comes from the root word Inkar that means unknown and unfamiliar. Sin is not compatible with Fitrat (nature) and intellect and they consider it unfamiliar and ugly. The word Munkar is used 16 times in the Quran, mostly in the phrase Nahy anil Munkar (prevention of vice).
12- Fahisha: It means a word or an action about whose ugliness there is no doubt. The word is used to refer to very ugly and disgraceful acts. It is used 24 times in the Quran.
13-Khibth: It refers to any obscene and abominable thing and is the opposite of Tayyib, which means clean and pleasant. The word Khibth is used 16 times in the Quran.
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14- Shar: Shar means any evil act that people disgust and is opposed to Khayr, which means what people like. Shar is mostly used about calamities and adversities but also about sins, including in Verse 8 of Surah Al-Zilzal.
15-Lamam: Lamam means getting near sin and also means little things. It is used to refer to minor sins (Saghira). The word is used 26 times in the Quran.
16- Wizr: Wizr means heaviness and is used to refer to carrying others’ sins. It is used 26 times in the Quran.
Sometimes the word Thiql is also used to refer to the heaviness of sins, including in Verse 13 of Surah Al-Ankabut.
17-Hinth: Hinth means inclination toward falsehood and is mostly used to refer to breaking promises. The word is used twice in the Quran.
These 17 words each refer to one aspect of the ominous consequences of sins and contain a warning to people that they must avoid sins.
