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Quran Maqasid

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

قالَ

Verb · 1,618 times

Meaning: 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

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......................

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس

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…

لسان العرب — ابن منظور
The full entries on the root ق و ل

Verses with قال

Verses 481–500 of 1,321

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    (The king) said (to the ladies): "What was your affair When ye did seek to seduce Joseph from his (true) self?" The ladies said: "God Preserve us! no evil Know we against him!" Said the ’Azīz's wife: "Now is the truth manifest (To all): it was I Who sought to seduce him From his (true) self: He is indeed of those Who are (ever) true (and virtuous).

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:51
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    So the king said: "Bring him unto me; I will take him specially To serve about my own person." Therefore when he had spoken To him, he said: "Be assured this day, Thou art, before our own Presence, With rank firmly established, And fidelity fully proved!

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:54
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Joseph) said: "Set me Over the store-houses Of the land: I will Indeed guard them, As one that knows (Their importance)."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:55
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And when he had furnished Them forth with provisions (Suitable) for them, he said: "Bring unto me a brother Ye have, of the same father As yourselves, (but a different mother): See ye not that I pay out Full measure, and that I Do provide the best hospitality?

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:59
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "We shall Certainly seek to get Our wish about him From his father: Indeed we shall do it."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:61
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And (Joseph) told his servants To put their stock-in-trade (With which they had bartered) Into their saddle-bags, So they should know it only When they returned to their people, In order that they Might come back.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:62
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Now when they returned To their father, they said: "O our father! No more Measure of grain shall we get (Unless we take our brother): So send our brother with us, That we may get our measure; And we will indeed Take every care of him."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:63
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "Shall I trust you With him with any result Other than when I trusted you With his brother aforetime? But God is the best To take care (of him), And He is the Most Merciful Of those who show mercy!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:64
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then when they opened Their baggage, they found Their stock-in-trade had been Returned to them. They said: "O our father! What (more) Can we desire? This our Stock-in-trade has been returned To us: so we shall get (More) food for our family; We shall take care of our brother; And add (at the same time) A full camel's load (of grain To our provisions). This is but a small quantity.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:65
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Jacob) said: "Never will I Send him with you until Ye swear a solemn oath to me, In God's name, that ye Will be sure to bring him back To me unless ye are yourselves Hemmed in (and made powerless)." And when they had sworn Their solemn oath, He said: "Over all That we say, be God The Witness and Guardian!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:66
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Further he said: "O my sons! enter not All by one gate: enter ye By different gates. Not that I can profit you aught Against God (with my advice): None can command except God: On Him do I put my trust: And let all that trust Put their trust on Him."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:67
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Now when they came Into Joseph's presence, He received his (full) brother To stay with him. He said (To him): "Behold! I am thy (own) Brother; so grieve not At aught of their doings."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:69
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said, turning towards them: "What is it that ye miss?"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:71
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "We miss The great beaker of the king; For him who produces it,— Is (the reward of) A camel load; I Will be bound by it."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:72
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    (The brothers) said: "By God! Well ye know that we Came not to make mischief In the land, and we are No thieves!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:73
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    (The Egyptians) said: "What then Shall be the penalty of this, If ye are (proved) to have lied?"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:74
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "The penalty Should be that he In whose saddle-bag It is found, should be held (As bondman) to atone For the (crime). Thus it is We punish the wrong-doers!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:75
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "If he steals, There was a brother of his Who did steal before (him)." But these things did Joseph Keep locked in his heart, Revealing not the secrets to them. He (simply) said (to himself): "Ye are the worse situated; And God knoweth best The truth of what ye assert!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:77
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "O exalted one! Behold! he has a father, Aged and venerable, (who will Grieve for him); so take One of us in his place; For we see that thou art (Gracious) in doing good."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:78
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "God forbid That we take other than him With whom we found Our property: indeed (If we did so), we should Be acting wrongfully.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:79