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Quran Maqasid

أَخْلَفُ

أخلف in the Quran

Meaning: break

أخلف occurs 14 times in 14 verses across 10 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
14
Verses
14
Surahs
10

أَخْلَفُ

Verb · 14 times

Meaning: break · Also translated as: fail, they broke, but I betrayed you, we will fail it

Forms in the Quran

  • يُخْلِفَ ×6
  • تُخْلِفُ ×1
  • أَخْلَفُوا۟ ×1
  • فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ ×1
  • نُخْلِفُهُۥ ×1
  • فَأَخْلَفْتُم ×1
  • أَخْلَفْنَا ×1
  • تُخْلَفَهُۥ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

خلف: ضد القدام، قال تعالى: يعلم ما بين أيديهم وما خلفهم [البقرة/ 255] ، وقال تعالى: له معقبات من بين يديه ومن خلفه [الرعد/ 11] ، وقال تعالى: فاليوم ننجيك ببدنك لتكون لمن خلفك آية [يونس/ 92] ، وخلف ضد تقدم وسلف، والمتأخر لقصور منزلته يقال له: خلف، ولهذا قيل: الخلف الرديء، والمتأخر لا لقصور منزلته يقال له: خلف، قال…

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وما خلفهم﴾ [البقرة: 255] خلف: ظرف مكان مثل وراء، وهما ضدا: أمام وقدام، وتصرفه قليل. وتخلف ضد تقدم وسلف. فالمتأخر لقصور منزلته يقال له خلف. قال تعالى: ﴿فخلف من بعدهم خلف﴾ [الأعراف: 169]. وفرقوا بين الصالح والطالح بفتحة فقالوا: خلف سوء وخلف خير. ومنه قول العلماء: أجمع عليه السلف والخلف. وقالوا: «سكت ألفا…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root خ ل ف

Verses with أخلف

Verses 1–14 of 14

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And they say: "The Fire Shall not touch us But for a few numbered days:" Say: "Have ye taken a promise From God, for He never Breaks His promise? Or is it that ye say of God What ye do not know?"

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:80
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Our Lord! Thou art He That will gather mankind Together against a Day about which There is no doubt; for God Never fails in His promise."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:9
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Our Lord! Grant us What Thou didst promise Unto us through Thine Apostles, And save us from shame On the Day of Judgment: For Thou never breakest Thy promise."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:194
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    So He hath put as a consequence Hypocrisy into their hearts, (To last) till the Day whereon They shall meet Him: because They broke their Covenant With God, and because they Lied (again and again).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:77
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    If there were a Qur-ān With which mountains were moved, Or the earth were cloven asunder, Or the dead were made to speak, (This would be the one!) But, truly, the Command is With God in all things!' Do not the Believers know, That, had God (so) willed, He could have guided All mankind (to the Right)? But the Unbelievers,—never Will disaster cease to seize Them for their (ill) deeds, Or to settle close to their homes, Until the promise of God Come to pass, for, verily, God will not fail In His promise.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:31
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And Satan will say When the matter is decided: "It was God Who gave you A promise of Truth: I too Promised, but I failed In my promise to you. I had no authority over you Except to call you, but ye Listened to me: then Reproach not me, but reproach Your own souls. I cannot listen To your cries, nor can ye Listen to mine. I reject Your former act in associating Me with God. For wrong-doers there must be A grievous Penalty."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:22
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    "But we can surely produce Magic to match thine! So make a tryst Between us and thee, Which we shall not fail To keep—neither we nor thou— In a place where both Shall have even chances."

    Surah Taha, verse 20:58
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    So Moses returned to his people In a state of indignation And sorrow. He said: "O my people! did not Your Lord make a handsome Promise to you? Did then The promise seem to you Long (in coming)? Or did ye Desire that Wrath should Descend from your Lord on you, And so ye broke your promise To me?"

    Surah Taha, verse 20:86
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "We broke not The promise to thee, as far As lay in our power: But we were made to carry The weight of the ornaments Of the (whole) people, and we Threw them (into the fire), And that was what The Sāmirī suggested.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:87
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Moses) said: "Get thee gone! But thy (punishment) in this life Will be that thou wilt say, 'Touch me not'; and moreover (For a future penalty) thou hast A promise that will not fail: Now look at thy god, Of whom thou hast become A devoted worshipper: We will certainly (melt) it In a blazing fire and scatter It broadcast in the sea!"

    Surah Taha, verse 20:97
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yet they ask thee To hasten on the Punishment! But God will not fail In His promise. Verily A Day in the sight of thy Lord Is like a thousand years Of your reckoning.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:47
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    (It is) the promise of God. Never does God depart From His promise: But most men understand not.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:6
  13. 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
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    But it is for those Who fear their Lord, That lofty mansions, One above another, Have been built: Beneath them flow Rivers (of delight): (such is) The Promise of God: Never doth God fail in (His) promise.

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:20