كانَ
Verb · 1,358 timesMeaning: you are · Also translated as: be, they were, you were, they used to
Forms in the Quran
- كَانَ ×323
- كَانُوا۟ ×229
- كُنتُمْ ×188
- وَكَانَ ×84
- كُنَّا ×63
- كُنتَ ×51
- وَّكَانُوا۟ ×35
- يَكُونَ ×35
كانَ
كان in the Quran
Meaning: you are
كان occurs 1,358 times in 1,149 verses across 86 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
- Occurrences
- 1,358
- Verses
- 1,149
- Surahs
- 86
- Root
- ك و ن
Its root in the classical dictionaries
الكاف والواو والنون أصل يدل على الإخبار عن حدوث شيء، إما في زمان ماض أو زمان راهن. يقولون: كان الشيء يكون كونا، إذا وقع وحضر. قال الله تعالى: ﴿وإن كان ذو عسرة﴾ [البقرة: 280]، أي حضر وجاء. ويقولون: قد كان الشتاء، أي جاء وحضر. وأما الماضي فقولنا: كان زيد أميرا، يريد أن ذلك كان في زمان سالف. وقال قوم: المكان اشتقاقه من…
الكون: الحدث، وقد كان كونا وكينونة؛ عن اللحياني وكراع، والكينونة في مصدر كان يكون أحسن. قال الفراء: العرب تقول في ذوات الياء مما يشبه زغت وسرت: طرت طيرورة وحدت حيدودة فيما لا يحصى من هذا الضرب، فأما ذوات الواو مثل قلت ورضت، فإنهم لا يقولون ذلك، وقد أتى عنهم في أربعة أحرف: منها الكينونة من كنت، والديمومة من دمت،…
Verses with كان
Verses 641–660 of 1,149
- Each word opens its meaning.
To Pharaoh and his Chiefs: But these behaved insolently: They were an arrogant people.
Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:46 - Each word opens its meaning.
So they accused them Of falsehood, and they became Of those who were destroyed.
Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:48 - Each word opens its meaning.
"My Signs used to be Rehearsed to you, but ye Used to turn back On your heels—
Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:66 - Each word opens its meaning.
They say: "What! When we Die and become dust and bones, Could we really be Raised up again?
Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:82 - Each word opens its meaning.
Say: "To whom belong The earth and all beings therein? (Say) if ye know!"
Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:84 - Each word opens its meaning.
Say: "Who is it in whose Hands is the governance Of all things,—who protects (All), but is not protected (Of any)? (Say) if ye know."
Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:88 - Each word opens its meaning.
No son did God beget, Nor is there any god Along with Him: (if there were Many gods), behold, each god Would have taken away What he had created, And some would have Lorded it over others! Glory to God! (He is free) From the (sort of) things They attribute to Him!
Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:91 - Each word opens its meaning.
"Were not My Signs rehearsed To you, and ye did but Treat them as falsehoods?"
Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:105 - Each word opens its meaning.
They will say: "Our Lord! Our misfortune overwhelmed us, And we became a people Astray!
Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:106 - Each word opens its meaning.
"A part of My servants There was, who used to pray, 'Our Lord! we believe; Then do Thou forgive us, And have mercy upon us: For Thou art the Best Of those who show mercy!'
Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:109 - Each word opens its meaning.
"But ye treated them With ridicule, so much so That (ridicule of) them made you Forget My Message while Ye were laughing at them!
Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:110 - Each word opens its meaning.
He will say: "Ye stayed Not but a little,— If ye had only known!
Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:114 - Each word opens its meaning.
The woman and the man Guilty of adultery or fornication,— Flog each of them With a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you In their case, in a matter Prescribed by God, if ye believe In God and the Last Day: And let a party Of the Believers Witness their punishment.
Surah An-Nur, verse 24:2 - Each word opens its meaning.
And for those who launch A charge against their spouses, And have (in support) No evidence but their own,— Their solitary evidence (Can be received) if they Bear witness four times (With an oath) by God That they are solemnly Telling the truth;
Surah An-Nur, verse 24:6 - Each word opens its meaning.
And the fifth (oath) (Should be) that they solemnly Invoke the curse of God On themselves if they Tell a lie.
Surah An-Nur, verse 24:7 - Each word opens its meaning.
And the fifth (oath) Should be that she solemnly Invokes the wrath of God On herself if (her accuser) Is telling the truth.
Surah An-Nur, verse 24:9 - Each word opens its meaning.
And why did ye not, When ye heard it, say?— "It is not right of us To speak of this: Glory to God! this is A most serious slander!"
Surah An-Nur, verse 24:16 - Each word opens its meaning.
God doth admonish you, That ye may never repeat Such (conduct), if ye Are (true) Believers.
Surah An-Nur, verse 24:17 - Each word opens its meaning.
On the Day when their tongues, Their hands, and their feet Will bear witness against them As to their actions.
Surah An-Nur, verse 24:24 - Each word opens its meaning.
Marry those among you Who are single, or The virtuous ones among Your slaves, male or female: If they are in poverty, God will give them Means out of His grace: For God encompasseth all, And He knoweth all things.
Surah An-Nur, verse 24:32