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أَكْثَر

أكثر in the Quran

Meaning: most of them

أكثر occurs 82 times in 81 verses across 37 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
82
Verses
81
Surahs
37

أَكْثَر

Noun · 80 times

Meaning: most of them · Also translated as: most, more, most of you, and more abundant

Forms in the Quran

  • أَكْثَرُهُمْ ×38
  • أَكْثَرَ ×31
  • وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ ×6
  • أَكْثَرَكُمْ ×2
  • وَأَكْثَرَ ×2
  • لِأَكْثَرِهِم ×1

أَكْثَرُ

Verb · 2 times

Meaning: and you frequent · Also translated as: And much

Forms in the Quran

  • فَأَكْثَرْتَ ×1
  • فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

قد تقدم أن الكثرة والقلة يستعملان في الكمية المنفصلة كالأعداد . قال تعالى: وليزيدن كثيرا

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿ألهاكم التكاثر﴾ [التكاثر: 1] التكاثر: المغالبة في الكثرة من الأشياء الدنيوية كما تتغالب الجاهلية بكثرة أموالها وأثاثها، وقراها الضيفان، وفكها العناة، وإطعامها في النوء المجاويع وغيره، على ما شهدت بذلك أشعارهم وخطبهم، والمعنى أنه شغلهم تكاثرهم بذلك حتى ماتوا فزاروا المقابر. وقيل: إنهم تفاخروا بآبائهم حتى…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ك ث ر

Verses with أكثر

Verses 41–60 of 81

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily, in this is a Sign: But most of them Do not believe.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:8
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily in this is a Sign: But most of them Do not believe.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:67
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily in this is a Sign But most of them Do not believe.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:103
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily in this is a Sign: But most of them Do not believe.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:121
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    So they rejected him, And We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: But most of them Do not believe.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:139
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    But the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: But most of them Do not believe.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:158
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily in this is a Sign But most of them Do not believe.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:174
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily in that is a Sign: But most of them Do not believe.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:190
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Into whose ears) they pour Hearsay vanities, and most Of them are liars.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:223
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or, who has made the earth Firm to live in; made Rivers in its midst; set Thereon mountains immovable; And made a separating bar Between the two bodies Of flowing water? (Can there be another) god Besides God? Nay, most Of them know not.

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:61
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    But verily thy Lord is Full of grace to mankind: Yet most of them are ungrateful.

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:73
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily this Qur-ān doth explain To the Children of Israel Most of the matters In which they disagree.

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:76
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus did We restore him To his mother, that her eye Might be comforted, that she Might not grieve, and that She might know that the promise Of God is true: but Most of them do not understand.

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:13
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    They say: "If we were To follow the guidance with thee, We should be snatched away From our land." Have We not Established for them a secure Sanctuary, to which are brought As tribute fruits of all kinds,— A provision from Ourselves? But most of them understand not.

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:57
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "This has been given To me because of a certain Knowledge which I have." Did he not know that God Had destroyed, before him, (Whole) generations,—which were Superior to him in strength And greater in the amount (Of riches) they had collected? But the wicked are not Called (immediately) to account For their sins.

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:78
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if indeed thou ask them Who it is that sends down Rain from the sky, And gives life therewith To the earth after its death, They will certainly reply, "God!" Say, "Praise be To God!" But most Of them understand not.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:63
  17. 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
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they not travel Through the earth, and see What was the End Of those before them? They were superior to them In strength: they tilled The soil and populated it In greater numbers than these Have done: there came to them Their apostles with Clear (Signs), (Which they rejected, to their Own destruction): it was not God who wronged them, but They wronged their own souls.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:9
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    So set thou thy face Steadily and truly to the Faith: (Establish) God's handiwork according To the pattern on which He has made mankind: No change (let there be) In the work (wrought) By God: that is The standard Religion But most among mankind Understand not.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:30
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Travel through the earth And see what was the End Of those before (you): Most of them worshipped Others besides God."

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:42