The word ''men'' in Quran

The uses of the word ''men'' in Quran
1. Important and valuable blessings
Exalted God states
لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِینَ إِذْ بَعَثَ فِیهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ یَتْلُو عَلَیْهِمْ آیَاتِهِ وَیُزَكِّیهِمْ وَیُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَإِن كَانُوا مِن قَبْلُ لَفِی ضَلَالٍ مُّبِینٍ
Allah did confer a great favour on the believers when He sent among them a messenger from among themselves, rehearsing unto them the Signs of Allah, sanctifying them, and instructing them in Scripture and Wisdom, while, before that, they had been in manifest error.
قَالُوا أَإِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ یُوسُفُ ۖ قَالَ أَنَا یُوسُفُ وَهَٰذَا أَخِی ۖ قَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَیْنَا ۖ إِنَّهُ مَن یَتَّقِ وَیَصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا یُضِیعُ أَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِینَ
They said: "Art thou indeed Joseph?" He said, "I am Joseph, and this is my brother: Allah has indeed been gracious to us (all): behold, he that is righteous and patient,- never will Allah suffer the reward to be lost, of those who do right.
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِینَ یُزَكُّونَ أَنفُسَهُم ۚ بَلِ اللَّهُ یُزَكِّی مَن یَشَاءُ وَلَا یُظْلَمُونَ فَتِیلًا
Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who claim sanctity for themselves? Nay-but Allah Doth sanctify whom He pleaseth. But never will they fail to receive justice in the least little thing.
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ الْمُصَیْطِرُونَ
Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs).
وَأَصْبَحَ الَّذِینَ تَمَنَّوْا مَكَانَهُ بِالْأَمْسِ یَقُولُونَ وَیْكَأَنَّ اللَّهَ یَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن یَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَیَقْدِرُ ۖ لَوْلَا أَن مَّنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَیْنَا لَخَسَفَ بِنَا ۖ وَیْكَأَنَّهُ لَا یُفْلِحُ الْكَافِرُونَ
And those who had envied his position the day before began to say on the morrow: "Ah! it is indeed Allah Who enlarges the provision or restricts it, to any of His servants He pleases! had it not been that Allah was gracious to us, He could have caused the earth to swallow us up! Ah! those who reject Allah will assuredly never prosper.
قَالُوا أَإِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ یُوسُفُ ۖ قَالَ أَنَا یُوسُفُ وَهَٰذَا أَخِی ۖ قَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَیْنَا ۖ إِنَّهُ مَن یَتَّقِ وَیَصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا یُضِیعُ أَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِینَ
They said: "Art thou indeed Joseph?" He said, "I am Joseph, and this is my brother: Allah has indeed been gracious to us (all): behold, he that is righteous and patient,- never will Allah suffer the reward to be lost, of those who do right.
2. Special food descended over Bani Israeil
Quran states
وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَیْكُمُ الْغَمَامَ وَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَیْكُمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوَىٰ ۖ كُلُوا مِن طَیِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ ۖ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ یَظْلِمُونَ
And We gave you the shade of clouds and sent down to you Manna and quails, saying: "Eat of the good things We have provided for you:" (But they rebelled); to us they did no harm, but they harmed their own souls.
ا بَنِی إِسْرَائِیلَ قَدْ أَنجَیْنَاكُم مِّنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَوَاعَدْنَاكُمْ جَانِبَ الطُّورِ الْأَیْمَنَ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَیْكُمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوَىٰ
O ye Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and We made a Covenant with you on the right side of Mount (Sinai), and We sent down to you Manna and quails.
وَقَطَّعْنَاهُمُ اثْنَتَیْ عَشْرَةَ أَسْبَاطًا أُمَمًا ۚ وَأَوْحَیْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ إِذِ اسْتَسْقَاهُ قَوْمُهُ أَنِ اضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَ ۖ فَانبَجَسَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَیْنًا ۖ قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُنَاسٍ مَّشْرَبَهُمْ ۚ وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَیْهِمُ الْغَمَامَ وَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَیْهِمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوَىٰ ۖ كُلُوا مِن طَیِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ ۚ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ یَظْلِمُونَ
We divided them into twelve tribes or nations. We directed Moses by inspiration, when his (thirsty) people asked him for water: "Strike the rock with thy staff": out of it there gushed forth twelve springs: Each group knew its own place for water. We gave them the shade of clouds, and sent down to them manna and quails, (saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for you": (but they rebelled); to Us they did no harm, but they harmed their own souls.
3. Boasting others with considering good actions
Quran states
یَا أَیُّهَا الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا لَا تُبْطِلُوا صَدَقَاتِكُم بِالْمَنِّ وَالْأَذَىٰ كَالَّذِی یُنفِقُ مَالَهُ رِئَاءَ النَّاسِ وَلَا یُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْیَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۖ فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ صَفْوَانٍ عَلَیْهِ تُرَابٌ فَأَصَابَهُ وَابِلٌ فَتَرَكَهُ صَلْدًا ۖ لَّا یَقْدِرُونَ عَلَىٰ شَیْءٍ مِّمَّا كَسَبُوا ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا یَهْدِی الْقَوْمَ الْكَافِرِینَ
O ye who believe! cancel not your charity by reminders of your generosity or by injury,- like those who spend their substance to be seen of men, but believe neither in Allah nor in the Last Day. They are in parable like a hard, barren rock, on which is a little soil: on it falls heavy rain, which leaves it (Just) a bare stone. They will be able to do nothing with aught they have earned. And Allah guideth not those who reject faith.
الَّذِینَ یُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فِی سَبِیلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ لَا یُتْبِعُونَ مَا أَنفَقُوا مَنًّا وَلَا أَذًى ۙ لَّهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُونَ
Those who spend their substance in the cause of Allah, and follow not up their gifts with reminders of their generosity or with injury,-for them their reward is with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
یَمُنُّونَ عَلَیْكَ أَنْ أَسْلَمُوا ۖ قُل لَّا تَمُنُّوا عَلَیَّ إِسْلَامَكُم ۖ بَلِ اللَّهُ یَمُنُّ عَلَیْكُمْ أَنْ هَدَاكُمْ لِلْإِیمَانِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِینَ
They impress on thee as a favour that they have embraced Islam. Say, "Count not your Islam as a favour upon me: Nay, Allah has conferred a favour upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if ye be true and sincere.
وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَیَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِی إِسْرَائِیلَ
And this is the favour with which thou dost reproach me,- that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel.
إِلَّا الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَیْرُ مَمْنُونٍ
Except such as believe and do righteous deeds: For they shall have a reward unfailing.
وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَیْرَ مَمْنُونٍ
. Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing
وَرَسُولًا إِلَىٰ بَنِی إِسْرَائِیلَ أَنِّی قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِآیَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ أَنِّی أَخْلُقُ لَكُم مِّنَ الطِّینِ كَهَیْئَةِ الطَّیْرِ فَأَنفُخُ فِیهِ فَیَكُونُ طَیْرًا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۖ وَأُبْرِئُ الْأَكْمَهَ وَالْأَبْرَصَ وَأُحْیِی الْمَوْتَىٰ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۖ وَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُونَ فِی بُیُوتِكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَٰلِكَ لَآیَةً لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِینَ
And (appoint him) a messenger to the Children of Israel, (with this message): "´I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah´s leave: And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by Allah´s leave; and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe.
إِنَّ الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَیْرُ مَمْنُونٍ
For those who believe and work deeds of righteousness is a reward that will never fail.
إِلَّا الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَیْرُ مَمْنُونٍ
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.
ثُمَّ أَنزَلَ عَلَیْكُم مِّن بَعْدِ الْغَمِّ أَمَنَةً نُّعَاسًا یَغْشَىٰ طَائِفَةً مِّنكُمْ ۖ وَطَائِفَةٌ قَدْ أَهَمَّتْهُمْ أَنفُسُهُمْ یَظُنُّونَ بِاللَّهِ غَیْرَ الْحَقِّ ظَنَّ الْجَاهِلِیَّةِ ۖ یَقُولُونَ هَل لَّنَا مِنَ الْأَمْرِ مِن شَیْءٍ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ الْأَمْرَ كُلَّهُ لِلَّهِ ۗ یُخْفُونَ فِی أَنفُسِهِم مَّا لَا یُبْدُونَ لَكَ ۖ یَقُولُونَ لَوْ كَانَ لَنَا مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَیْءٌ مَّا قُتِلْنَا هَاهُنَا ۗ قُل لَّوْ كُنتُمْ فِی بُیُوتِكُمْ لَبَرَزَ الَّذِینَ كُتِبَ عَلَیْهِمُ الْقَتْلُ إِلَىٰ مَضَاجِعِهِمْ ۖ وَلِیَبْتَلِیَ اللَّهُ مَا فِی صُدُورِكُمْ وَلِیُمَحِّصَ مَا فِی قُلُوبِكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلِیمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ
After (the excitement) of the distress, He sent down calm on a band of you overcome with slumber, while another band was stirred to anxiety by their own feelings, Moved by wrong suspicions of Allah-suspicions due to ignorance. They said: "What affair is this of ours?" Say thou: "Indeed, this affair is wholly Allah´s." They hide in their minds what they dare not reveal to thee. They say (to themselves): "If we had had anything to do with this affair, We should not have been in the slaughter here." Say: "Even if you had remained in your homes, those for whom death was decreed would certainly have gone forth to the place of their death"; but (all this was) that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purge what is in your hearts. For Allah knoweth well the secrets of your hearts.
وَلَا یَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِینَ یَبْخَلُونَ بِمَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ هُوَ خَیْرًا لَّهُم ۖ بَلْ هُوَ شَرٌّ لَّهُمْ ۖ سَیُطَوَّقُونَ مَا بَخِلُوا بِهِ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَةِ ۗ وَلِلَّهِ مِیرَاثُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِیرٌ
And let not those who covetously withhold of the gifts which Allah Hath given them of His Grace, think that it is good for them: Nay, it will be the worse for them: soon shall the things which they covetously withheld be tied to their necks Like a twisted collar, on the Day of Judgment. To Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.
فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ أَنِّی لَا أُضِیعُ عَمَلَ عَامِلٍ مِّنكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ ۖ بَعْضُكُم مِّن بَعْضٍ ۖ فَالَّذِینَ هَاجَرُوا وَأُخْرِجُوا مِن دِیَارِهِمْ وَأُوذُوا فِی سَبِیلِی وَقَاتَلُوا وَقُتِلُوا لَأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْهُمْ سَیِّئَاتِهِمْ وَلَأُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِی مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ثَوَابًا مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عِندَهُ حُسْنُ الثَّوَابِ
And their Lord hath accepted of them, and answered them: "Never will I suffer to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female: Ye are members, one of another: Those who have left their homes, or been driven out therefrom, or suffered harm in My Cause, or fought or been slain,- verily, I will blot out from them their iniquities, and admit them into Gardens with rivers flowing beneath;- A reward from the presence of Allah, and from His presence is the best of rewards.
وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُو الشَّیَاطِینُ عَلَىٰ مُلْكِ سُلَیْمَانَ ۖ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَیْمَانُ وَلَٰكِنَّ الشَّیَاطِینَ كَفَرُوا یُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَیْنِ بِبَابِلَ هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ ۚ وَمَا یُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّىٰ یَقُولَا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ ۖ فَیَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمَا مَا یُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِ بَیْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَزَوْجِهِ ۚ وَمَا هُم بِضَارِّینَ بِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَیَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا یَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا یَنفَعُهُمْ ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا لَمَنِ اشْتَرَاهُ مَا لَهُ فِی الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ ۚ وَلَبِئْسَ مَا شَرَوْا بِهِ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا یَعْلَمُونَ
They followed what the evil ones gave out (falsely) against the power of Solomon: the blasphemers Were, not Solomon, but the evil ones, teaching men Magic, and such things as came down at babylon to the angels Harut and Marut. But neither of these taught anyone (Such things) without saying: "We are only for trial; so do not blaspheme." They learned from them the means to sow discord between man and wife. But they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah´s permission. And they learned what harmed them, not what profited them. And they knew that the buyers of (magic) would have no share in the happiness of the Hereafter. And vile was the price for which they did sell their souls, if they but knew.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا لِّتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَیَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ عَلَیْكُمْ شَهِیدًا ۗ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا الْقِبْلَةَ الَّتِی كُنتَ عَلَیْهَا إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن یَتَّبِعُ الرَّسُولَ مِمَّن یَنقَلِبُ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَیْهِ ۚ وَإِن كَانَتْ لَكَبِیرَةً إِلَّا عَلَى الَّذِینَ هَدَى اللَّهُ ۗ وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِیُضِیعَ إِیمَانَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِالنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِیمٌ
Thus, have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced, that ye might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves; and We appointed the Qibla to which thou wast used, only to test those who followed the Messenger from those who would turn on their heels (From the Faith). Indeed it was (A change) momentous, except to those guided by Allah. And never would Allah Make your faith of no effect. For Allah is to all people Most surely full of kindness, Most Merciful.