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أَكَلَ

أكل in the Quran

Meaning: Eat

أكل occurs 104 times in 96 verses across 38 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
104
Verses
96
Surahs
38

أَكَلَ

Verb · 93 times

Meaning: Eat · Also translated as: consume, consumes it, they consume

Forms in the Quran

  • كُلُوا۟ ×15
  • تَأْكُلُونَ ×11
  • تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ ×8
  • فَكُلُوا۟ ×7
  • يَأْكُلُونَ ×7
  • تَأْكُلْ ×6
  • وَكُلُوا۟ ×5
  • يَأْكُلُ ×5

أُكُل

Noun · 7 times

Meaning: its harvest · Also translated as: its taste, the fruit

Forms in the Quran

  • أُكُلَهَا ×4
  • أُكُلُهُۥ ×1
  • ٱلْأُكُلِ ×1
  • أُكُلٍ ×1

أَكْل

Noun · 4 times

Meaning: and their consuming · Also translated as: and eating, and their eating

Forms in the Quran

  • وَأَكْلِهِمْ ×3
  • أَكْلًا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الأكل: تناول المطعم، وعلى طريق التشبيه قيل: أكلت النار الحطب، والأكل لما يؤكل، بضم الكاف وسكونه، قال تعالى: أكلها دائم

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الهمزة والكاف واللام باب تكثر فروعه، والأصل كلمة واحدة، ومعناها التنقص. قال الخليل: الأكل معروف والأكلة مرة، والأكلة اسم كاللقمة. ويقال: رجل أكول كثير الأكل. قال أبو عبيد: الأكلة جمع آكل، يقال: " ما هم إلا أكلة رأس ". والأكيل: الذي يؤاكلك. والمأكل ما يؤكل، كالمطعم. والمؤكل المطعم. وفي الحديث: «لعن الله آكل الربا…

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root أ ك ل

Verses with أكل

Verses 61–80 of 96

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    "So eat and drink And cool (thine) eye. And if thou dost see Any man, say, 'I have Vowed a fast to (God) Most Gracious, and this day Will I enter into no talk With any human being'"

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:26
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Eat (for yourselves) and pasture Your cattle: verily, in this Are Signs for men Endued with understanding.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:54
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Saying): "Eat of the good Things We have provided For your sustenance, but Commit no excess therein, Lest My Wrath should justly Descend on you: and those On whom descends My Wrath Do perish indeed!

    Surah Taha, verse 20:81
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    In the result, they both Ate of the tree, and so Their nakedness appeared To them: they began to sew Together, for their covering, Leaves from the Garden: Thus did Adam disobey His Lord, and allow himself To be seduced.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:121
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor did We give them Bodies that ate no food, Nor were they exempt from death.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:8
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    "That they may witness The benefits (provided) for them, And celebrate the name Of God, through the Days Appointed, over the cattle Which He has provided for them (For sacrifice): then eat ye Thereof and feed the distressed Ones in want.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:28
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    The sacrificial camels We have made for you As among the symbols from God: in them is (much) Good for you: then pronounce The name of God over them As they line up (for sacrifice): When they are down On their sides (after slaughter), Eat ye thereof, and feed Such as (beg not but) Live in contentment, And such as beg With due humility: thus have We made animals subject To you, that ye May be grateful.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:36
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    With it We grow for you Gardens of date-palms And vines: in them have ye Abundant fruits: and of them Ye eat (and have enjoyment),—

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:19
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And in cattle (too) ye Have an instructive example: From within their bodies We produce (milk) for you To drink; there are, in them, (Besides), numerous (other) Benefits for you; And of their (meat) ye eat;

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:21
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the chiefs Of his people, who disbelieved And denied the Meeting In the Hereafter, and on whom We had bestowed the good things Of this life, said: "He is No more than a man Like yourselves: he eats Of that of which ye eat, And drinks of what ye drink.

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:33
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye apostles! enjoy (All) things good and pure, And work righteousness: For I am well-acquainted With (all) that ye do.

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:51
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is no fault in the blind Nor in one born lame, nor In one afflicted with illness, Nor in yourselves, that ye Should eat in your own houses, Or those of your fathers, Or your mothers, or your brothers, Or your sisters, or your father's brothers Or your father's sisters, Or your mother's brothers, Or your mother's sisters, Or in houses of which The keys are in your possession, Or in the house of a sincere Friend of yours: there is No blame on you, whether Ye eat in company or Separately. But if ye Enter houses, salute each other— A greeting of blessing And purity as from God. Thus does God make clear The Signs to you: that ye May understand.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:61
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And they say: "What sort Of an apostle is this, Who eats food, and walks Through the streets? Why Has not an angel Been sent down to him To give admonition with him?

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:7
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Or (why) has not a treasure Been bestowed on him, or Why has he (not) a garden For enjoyment?" The wicked Say: "Ye follow none other Than a man bewitched."

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:8
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the apostles whom We Sent before thee were all (Men) who ate food And walked through the streets: We have made some of you As a trial for others: Will ye have patience? For God is One Who Sees (all things).

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:20
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    And do they not see That We do drive Rain To parched soil (bare Of herbage), and produce therewith Crops, providing food For their cattle and themselves? Have they not the vision?

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:27
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then, when We decreed (Solomon's) death, nothing showed them His death except a little Worm of the earth, which Kept (slowly) gnawing away At his staff: so when he Fell down, the Jinns saw Plainly that if they had Known the unseen, they Would not have tarried In the humiliating Penalty (Of their Task).

    Surah Saba, verse 34:14
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    There was, for Sabā, Aforetime, a Sign in their Home-land—two Gardens To the right and to the left. "Eat of the Sustenance (provided) By your Lord, and be grateful To Him: a territory fair and happy, And a Lord Oft-Forgiving!

    Surah Saba, verse 34:15
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    But they turned away (From God), and We sent Against them the flood (Released) from the Dams, And We converted their two Garden (rows) into "gardens" Producing bitter fruit, And tamarisks, and some few (Stunted) Lote-trees.

    Surah Saba, verse 34:16
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor are the two bodies Of flowing water alike,— The one palatable, sweet, And pleasant to drink, And the other, salt And bitter. Yet from each (Kind of water) do ye Eat flesh fresh and tender, And ye extract ornaments To wear; and thou seest The ships therein that plough The waves, that ye may Seek (thus) of the Bounty Of God that ye May be grateful.

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:12