قالَ
Verb · 1,618 timesMeaning: they say · Also translated as: He said, We said, it is said, said
Forms in the Quran
- قَالَ ×412
- قُلْ ×297
- قَالُوٓا۟ ×250
- وَقَالَ ×85
- وَقَالُوا۟ ×61
- يَقُولُونَ ×51
- يَقُولُ ×39
- قِيلَ ×34
قالَ
قال in the Quran
Meaning: they say
قال occurs 1,618 times in 1,321 verses across 82 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
- Occurrences
- 1,618
- Verses
- 1,321
- Surahs
- 82
- Root
- ق و ل
Its root in the classical dictionaries
القاف والواو واللام أصل واحد صحيح يقل كلمه، وهو القول من النطق. يقال: قال يقول قولا. والمقول: اللسان. ورجل قولة وقوال: كثير القول. وأما أقوال......................
القول: الكلام على الترتيب، وهو عند المحقق كل لفظ قال به اللسان، تاما كان أو ناقصا، تقول: قال يقول قولا، والفاعل قائل، والمفعول مقول؛ قال سيبويه: واعلم أن قلت في كلام العرب إنما وقعت على أن تحكي بها ما كان كلاما لا قولا، يعني بالكلام الجمل كقولك زيد منطلق وقام زيد، ويعني بالقول الألفاظ المفردة التي يبنى الكلام منها…
Verses with قال
Verses 321–340 of 1,321
- Each word opens its meaning.
We took the Children of Israel (With safety) across the sea. They came upon a people Devoted entirely to some idols They had. They said: "O Moses! fashion for us A god like unto the gods They have." He said: "Surely ye are a people Without knowledge.
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:138 - Each word opens its meaning.
He said: "Shall I seek for you A god other than the (true) God, when it is God Who hath endowed you With gifts above the nations?"
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:140 - Each word opens its meaning.
We appointed for Moses Thirty nights, and completed (The period) with ten (more): Thus was completed the term (Of communion) with his Lord, Forty nights. And Moses Had charged his brother Aaron (Before he went up): "Act for me amongst my people: Do right, and follow not The way of those Who do mischief."
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:142 - Each word opens its meaning.
When Moses came To the place appointed by Us, And his Lord addressed him, He said: "O my Lord! Show (Thyself) to me, That I may look upon Thee." God said, "By no means Canst thou see Me (direct); But look upon the mount; If it abide In its place, then Shalt thou see Me." When his Lord manifested His glory on the Mount, He made it as dust, And Moses fell down In a swoon. When he Recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to Thee! To Thee I turn in repentance, and I Am the first to believe."
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:143 - Each word opens its meaning.
(God) said: "O Moses! I have chosen thee Above (other) men, By the mission I (have Given thee) and the words I (have spoken to thee): Take then the (revelation) Which I give thee, And be of those Who give thanks."
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:144 - Each word opens its meaning.
When they repented, and saw That they had erred, They said: "if our Lord Have not mercy upon us And forgive us, we shall Indeed be of those who perish."
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:149 - Each word opens its meaning.
When Moses came back To his people, angry and grieved, He said: "Evil it is that ye Have done in my place In my absence: did ye Make haste to bring on The judgment of your Lord?" He put down the Tablets, Seized his brother by (the hair Of) his head, and dragged him To him. Aaron said: "Son of my mother! The people Did indeed reckon me As naught, and went near To slaying me! Make not The enemies rejoice over My misfortune, nor count thou Me amongst the people Of sin."
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:150 - Each word opens its meaning.
Moses prayed: "O my Lord! Forgive me and my brother! Admit us to Thy mercy! For Thou art the Most Merciful Of those who show mercy!"
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:151 - Each word opens its meaning.
And Moses chose seventy Of his people for Our place Of meeting: when they Were seized with violent quaking, He prayed: "O my Lord! If it had been Thy Will Thou couldst have destroyed, Long before, both them And me: wouldst Thou Destroy us for the deeds Of the foolish ones among us? This is no more than Thy trial: by it Thou causest Whom Thou wilt to stray, And Thou leadest whom Thou wilt into the right path. Thou art our Protector: So forgive us and give us Thy mercy; for Thou art The Best of those who forgive.
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:155 - Each word opens its meaning.
"And ordain for us That which is good, In this life And in the Hereafter: For we have turned unto Thee." He said: "With My Punishment I visit whom I will; But My Mercy extendeth To all things. That (Mercy) I shall ordain for those Who do right, and practise Regular charity, and those Who believe in Our Signs;—
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:156 - Each word opens its meaning.
Say: "O men! I am sent Unto you all, as the Apostle Of God, to Whom belongeth The dominion of the heavens And the earth: there is no god But He: it is He that giveth Both life and death. So believe In God and His Apostle, The unlettered Prophet, Who believeth in God And His Words: follow him That (so) ye may be guided."
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:158 - Each word opens its meaning.
And remember it was Said to them: "Dwell in this town And eat therein as ye wish, But say the word of humility And enter the gate In a posture of humility: We shall forgive you Your faults; We shall increase (The portion of) those who do good."
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:161 - Each word opens its meaning.
But the transgressors among them Changed the word from that Which had been given them So we sent on them A plague from heaven. For that they repeatedly transgressed.
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:162 - Each word opens its meaning.
When some of them said: "Why do ye preach To a people whom God Will destroy or visit With a terrible punishment?"— Said the preachers: "To discharge Our duty to your Lord, And perchance they may fear Him."
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:164 - Each word opens its meaning.
When in their insolence They transgressed (all) prohibitions, We said to them: "Be ye apes, Despised and rejected."
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:166 - Each word opens its meaning.
After them succeeded An (evil) generation: they Inherited the Book, but They chose (for themselves) The vanities of this world, Saying (for excuse): "(Everything) Will be forgiven us." (Even so), if similar vanities Came their way, they would (Again) seize them. Was not the Covenant Of the Book taken from them, That they would not Ascribe to God anything But the truth? And they Study what is in the Book. But best for the righteous Is the Home in the Hereafter. Will ye not understand?
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:169 - Each word opens its meaning.
When thy Lord drew forth From the Children of Adam— From their loins— Their descendants, and made them Testify concerning themselves, (saying): "Am I not your Lord (Who cherishes and sustains you)?"— They said: "Yea! We do testify!" (This), lest Ye should say on the Day Of Judgment: "Of this we Were never mindful":
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:172 - Each word opens its meaning.
Or lest ye should say: "Our fathers before us May have taken false gods, But we are (their) descendants After them: wilt Thou then Destroy us because of the deeds Of men who were futile?"
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:173 - Each word opens its meaning.
They ask thee about The (final) Hour—when Will be its appointed time? Say: "The knowledge thereof Is with my Lord (alone): None but He can reveal As to when it will occur. Heavy were its burden through The heavens and the earth. Only, all of a sudden Will it come to you." They ask thee as if thou Wert eager in search thereof: Say: "The knowledge thereof Is with God (alone), But most men know not."
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:187 - Each word opens its meaning.
Say: "I have no power Over any good or harm To myself except as God Willeth. If I had knowledge Of the unseen, I should have Multiplied all good, and no evil Should have touched me: I am but a warner, And a bringer of glad tidings To those who have faith."
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:188