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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 1,001–1,020 of 1,321

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    But they said: "Our Lord! Place longer distances Between our journey-stages": But they wronged themselves (therein). At length We made them As a tale (that is told), And We dispersed them All in scattered fragments. Verily in this are Signs For every (soul that is) Patiently constant and grateful.

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

    Say: "Call upon other (gods) Whom ye fancy, besides God: They have no power, Not the weight of an atom,— In the heavens or on earth: No (sort of) share have they Therein, nor is any of them A helper to God.

    Surah Saba, verse 34:22
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "No intercession can avail In His Presence, except for those For whom He has granted Permission. So far (is this The case) that, when terror Is removed from their hearts (At the Day of Judgment, then) Will they say, "What is it That your Lord commanded?" They will say, "That which is True and just; and He is The Most High, Most Great."

    Surah Saba, verse 34:23
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Who gives you Sustenance, from the heavens And the earth?" Say: "It is God; and certain it is That either we or ye Are on right guidance Or in manifest error!"

    Surah Saba, verse 34:24
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Ye shall not be Questioned as to our sins, Nor shall we be questioned As to what ye do."

    Surah Saba, verse 34:25
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Our Lord will gather us Together and will in the end Decide the matter between us (And you) in truth and justice: And He is the One to decide, The One Who knows all."

    Surah Saba, verse 34:26
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Show me those whom Ye have joined with Him As partners: by no means (Can ye). Nay, He is God, The Exalted in Power, The Wise."

    Surah Saba, verse 34:27
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    They say: "When will this Promise (come to pass) If ye are telling the truth?"

    Surah Saba, verse 34:29
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "The appointment to you Is for a Day, which ye Cannot put back for an hour Nor put forward."

    Surah Saba, verse 34:30
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Unbelievers say: "We shall neither believe In this scripture nor in (any) That (came) before it." Couldst thou but see when The wrong-doers will be made To stand before their Lord, Throwing back the word (of blame) On one another! Those who Had been despised will say To the arrogant ones: "Had it not been for you, We should certainly Have been believers!"

    Surah Saba, verse 34:31
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    The arrogant ones will say To those who had been despised: "Was it we who kept you Back from Guidance after It reached you? Nay, rather, It was ye who transgressed.

    Surah Saba, verse 34:32
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who had been despised Will say to the arrogant ones: "Nay! it was a plot (Of yours) by day and by night: Behold! ye (constantly) ordered us To be ungrateful to God And to attribute equals to Him! They will declare (their) repentance When they see the Penalty: We shall put yokes On the necks of the Unbelievers: It would only be a requital For their (ill) Deeds.

    Surah Saba, verse 34:33
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Never did We send A Warner to a population, But the wealthy ones among them Said: "We believe not In the (Message) with which Ye have been sent."

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

    They said: "We have more In wealth and in sons And we cannot be punished."

    Surah Saba, verse 34:35
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Verily my Lord enlarges And restricts the Provision To whom He pleases, but Most men understand not."

    Surah Saba, verse 34:36
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Verily my Lord enlarges And restricts the Sustenance To such of His servants As He pleases: and nothing Do ye spend in the least (In His Cause) but He Replaces it: for He is The Best of those who Grant Sustenance.

    Surah Saba, verse 34:39
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    One Day He will Gather them all together, And say to the angels, "Was it you that these Men used to worship?"

    Surah Saba, verse 34:40
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will say, "Glory to Thee! Our (tie) is with Thee As Protector—not with them. Nay, but they worshipped The Jinns: most of them Believed in them."

    Surah Saba, verse 34:41
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    So on that Day No power shall they have Over each other, for profit Or harm: and We shall Say to the wrong-doers, "Taste ye the Penalty Of the Fire,—the which Ye were wont to deny!"

    Surah Saba, verse 34:42
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    When Our Clear Signs Are rehearsed to them, They say, "This is only A man who wishes To hinder you from the (worship) Which your fathers practised." And they say, "This is Only a falsehood invented!" And the Unbelievers say Of the Truth when it comes To them, "This is nothing But evident magic!"

    Surah Saba, verse 34:43