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Quran Maqasid

أَدْرَكَ

أدرك in the Quran

Meaning: will overtake you

أدرك occurs 6 times in 5 verses across 4 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
6
Verses
5
Surahs
4

أَدْرَكَ

Verb · 6 times

Meaning: will overtake you · Also translated as: overtakes him, grasp Him, grasp, overtook him

Forms in the Quran

  • يُدْرِككُّمُ ×1
  • يُدْرِكْهُ ×1
  • تُدْرِكُهُ ×1
  • يُدْرِكُ ×1
  • أَدْرَكَهُ ×1
  • تُدْرِكَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الدرك كالدرج، لكن الدرج يقال اعتبارا بالصعود، والدرك اعتبارا بالحدور، ولهذا قيل:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الدال والراء والكاف أصل واحد، وهو لحوق الشيء بالشيء ووصوله إليه. يقال أدركت الشيء أدركه إدراكا. ويقال: فرس درك الطريدة، إذا كانت لا تفوته طريدة. ويقال: أدرك الغلام والجارية، إذا بلغا. وتدارك القوم: لحق آخرهم أولهم. وتدارك الثريان، إذا أدرك الثرى الثاني المطر الأول. فأما قوله تعالى: ﴿بل ادارك علمهم في الآخرة﴾ [النمل:…

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root د ر ك

Verses with أدرك

Verses 1–5 of 5

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Wherever ye are, Death will find you out, Even if ye are in towers Built up strong and high!" If some good befalls them, They say, "This is from God"; But if evil, they say, "This is from thee" (O Prophet). Say: "All things are from God." But what hath come To these people, That they fail To understand A single fact?

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:78
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    He who forsakes his home In the cause of God, Finds in the earth Many a refuge, Wide and spacious: Should he die As a refugee from home For God and His Apostle, His reward becomes due And sure with God: And God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:100
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    No vision can grasp Him, But His grasp is over All vision: He is Above all comprehension, Yet is acquainted with all things.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:103
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    We took the Children Of Israel across the sea: Pharaoh and his hosts followed them In insolence and spite. At length, when overwhelmed With the flood, he said: "I believe that there is no god Except Him Whom the Children Of Israel believe in: I am of those who submit (To God in Islām)."

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:90
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is not permitted To the Sun to catch up The Moon, nor can The Night outstrip the Day: Each (just) swims along (its own) orbit (According to Law).

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:40