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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 641–660 of 1,321

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    He answered, "Did I not Tell thee that thou canst Have no patience with me?"

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:75
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Moses) said: "If ever I Ask thee about anything After this, keep me not In thy company: then wouldst Thou have received (full) excuse From my side.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:76
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then they proceeded: Until, when they came To the inhabitants of a town, They asked them for food, But they refused them Hospitality. They found there A wall on the point of Falling down, but he Set it up straight. (Moses) said: "If thou Hadst wished, surely thou Couldst have exacted some Recompense for it!"

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:77
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    He answered: "This is The parting between me And thee: now will I Tell thee the interpretation Of (those things) over which Thou wast unable To hold patience.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:78
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee concerning Ẓul-qarnain. Say, "I will rehearse to you Something of his story."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:83
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Until, when he reached The setting of the sun, He found it set In a spring of murky water: Near it he found a People: We said: "O Ẓul-qarnain! (Thou hast authority,) either To punish them, or To treat them with kindness."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:86
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "Whoever doth wrong, Him shall we punish; then Shall he be sent back To his Lord; and He will Punish him with a punishment Unheard-of (before).

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:87
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    "But whoever believes, And works righteousness,— He shall have a goodly Reward, and easy will be His task as we order it By our command."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:88
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "O Ẓul-qarnain! The Gog and Magog (people) Do great mischief on earth: Shall we then render thee Tribute in order that Thou mightest erect a barrier Between us and them?

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:94
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "(The power) in which My Lord has established me Is better (than tribute): Help me therefore with strength (And labour): I will Erect a strong barrier Between you and them:

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:95
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Bring me blocks of iron." At length, when he had Filled up the space between The two steep mountain-sides, He said, "Blow (with your bellows)" Then, when he had made It (red) as fire, he said: "Bring me, that I may Pour over it, molten lead."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:96
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "This is A mercy from my Lord: But when the promise Of my Lord comes to pass, He will make it into dust; And the promise of My Lord is true."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:98
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Shall we tell you Of those who lose most In respect of their deeds?—

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:103
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "If the ocean were Ink (wherewith to write out) The words of my Lord, Sooner would the ocean be Exhausted than would the words Of my Lord, even if we Added another ocean Like it, for its aid."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:109
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "I am but a man Like yourselves, (but) The inspiration has come To me, that your God is One God: whoever expects To meet his Lord, let him Work righteousness, and, In the worship of his Lord, Admit no one as partner.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:110
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Praying: "O my Lord! Infirm indeed are my bones, And the hair of my head Doth glisten with grey: But never am I unblest, O my Lord, in my prayer To Thee!

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:4
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son, When my wife is barren And I have grown quite decrepit From old age?"

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:8
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "So (it will be): Thy Lord saith, "That is Easy for Me: I did Indeed create thee before, When thou hadst been nothing!"

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:9
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Zakarīya) said: "O my Lord! Give me a Sign." "Thy Sign," was the answer, "Shall be that thou Shalt speak to no man For three nights, Although thou art not dumb."

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:10
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    She said: "I seek refuge From thee to (God) Most Gracious: (come not near) If thou dost fear God."

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:18