Introduction to adverbs
Some words have the same effect on the nouns and pronouns as the prepositions, although they are not prepositions. These kinds of words are used as adverbs of time and place.
Adverbs of time and place used in the Noble Quran
The following are examples of such words used in the Holy Qur’an:
تَحْتَ
Under/beneath
فَوْقَ
Above/Over
أَمَامَ
Before/ in front
قَبْلَ
Before
بَعْدَ
After
وَرَاءَ
Behind
بَيْنَ
Between
حَوْلَ
Around
بَعْضُ
Some
كُلٌّ
all/every
دُوْنَ
other/than
غَيْرَ – مِنْ دُوْنِ
Near
مَعَ
With
لَدُنْ – لَدَىْ
With from
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Examples of using adverbs in the Holy Quran
أَوْ مِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ
from beneath your feet (6:65)
وَجَاهِدُوا مَعَ رَسُولِهِ
and to fight with His Messenger (9:86)
وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ
And you were not with them (3:44)
بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ
Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision (3:169)
وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا
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