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أَكَلَ

أكل in the Quran

Meaning: Eat

أكل occurs 104 times in 96 verses across 38 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
104
Verses
96
Surahs
38

أَكَلَ

Verb · 93 times

Meaning: Eat · Also translated as: consume, consumes it, they consume

Forms in the Quran

  • كُلُوا۟ ×15
  • تَأْكُلُونَ ×11
  • تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ ×8
  • فَكُلُوا۟ ×7
  • يَأْكُلُونَ ×7
  • تَأْكُلْ ×6
  • وَكُلُوا۟ ×5
  • يَأْكُلُ ×5

أُكُل

Noun · 7 times

Meaning: its harvest · Also translated as: its taste, the fruit

Forms in the Quran

  • أُكُلَهَا ×4
  • أُكُلُهُۥ ×1
  • ٱلْأُكُلِ ×1
  • أُكُلٍ ×1

أَكْل

Noun · 4 times

Meaning: and their consuming · Also translated as: and eating, and their eating

Forms in the Quran

  • وَأَكْلِهِمْ ×3
  • أَكْلًا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الأكل: تناول المطعم، وعلى طريق التشبيه قيل: أكلت النار الحطب، والأكل لما يؤكل، بضم الكاف وسكونه، قال تعالى: أكلها دائم

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الهمزة والكاف واللام باب تكثر فروعه، والأصل كلمة واحدة، ومعناها التنقص. قال الخليل: الأكل معروف والأكلة مرة، والأكلة اسم كاللقمة. ويقال: رجل أكول كثير الأكل. قال أبو عبيد: الأكلة جمع آكل، يقال: " ما هم إلا أكلة رأس ". والأكيل: الذي يؤاكلك. والمأكل ما يؤكل، كالمطعم. والمؤكل المطعم. وفي الحديث: «لعن الله آكل الربا…

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The full entries on the root أ ك ل

Verses with أكل

Verses 1–20 of 96

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    We said: "O Adam! dwell thou And thy wife in the Garden; And eat of the bountiful things therein As (where and when) ye will; but approach not this tree, Or ye run into harm and transgression."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:35
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We gave you the shade of clouds And sent down to you Manna and quails, saying: "Eat of the good things We have provided for you:" (But they rebelled); To Us they did no harm, But they harmed their own souls.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:57
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember We said: "Enter this town, and eat Of the plenty therein As ye wish; but enter The gate with humility, In posture and in words, And We shall forgive you your faults And increase (the portion of) Those who do good."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:58
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember Moses prayed For water for his people; We said: "Strike the rock With thy staff." Then gushed forth Therefrom twelve springs. Each group knew its own place For water. So eat and drink Of the sustenance provided by God, And do no evil nor mischief On the (face of the) earth.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:60
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye people! Eat of what is on earth, Lawful and good; And do not follow The footsteps of the Evil One, For he is to you An avowed enemy.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:168
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Eat of the good things That We have provided for you, And be grateful to God, If it is Him ye worship.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:172
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who conceal God's revelations in the Book, And purchase for them A miserable profit,— They swallow into themselves Naught but Fire; God will not address them On the Day of Resurrection, Nor purify them: Grievous will be Their Penalty.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:174
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Permitted to you, On the night of the fasts, Is the approach to your wives. They are your garments And ye are their garments. God knoweth what ye Used to do secretly among yourselves; But He turned to you And forgave you; So now associate with them, And seek what God Hath ordained for you, And eat and drink, Until the white thread Of dawn appear to you Distinct from its black thread; Then complete your fast Till the night appears; But do not associate With your wives While ye are in retreat In the mosques. Those are Limits (set by) God: Approach not nigh thereto. Thus doth God make clear His Signs to men: that They may learn self-restraint.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:187
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And do not eat up Your property among yourselves For vanities, nor use it As bait for the judges, With intent that ye may Eat up wrongfully and knowingly A little of (other) people's property.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:188
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the likeness of those Who spend their substance, Seeking to please God And to strengthen their souls, Is as a garden, high And fertile: heavy rain Falls on it but makes it yield A double increase Of harvest, and if it receives not Heavy rain, light moisture Sufficeth it. God seeth well Whatever ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:265
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who devour usury Will not stand except As stands one whom The Evil One by his touch Hath driven to madness. That is because they say: "Trade is like usury," But God hath permitted trade And forbidden usury. Those who after receiving Direction from their Lord, Desist, shall be pardoned For the past; their case Is for God (to judge); But those who repeat (The offence) are Companions Of the Fire: they will Abide therein (for ever).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:275
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And (appoint him) An apostle to the Children Of Israel, (with this message): "'I have come to you, With a Sign from your Lord, In that I make for you Out of clay, as it were, The figure of a bird, And breathe into it, And it becomes a bird By God's leave: And I heal those Born blind, and the lepers, And I quicken the dead, By God's leave; And I declare to you What ye eat, and what ye store In your houses. Surely Therein is a Sign for you If ye did believe;

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:49
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    ye who believe! Devour not Usury, Doubled and multiplied; But fear God; that Ye may (really) prosper.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:130
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    They (also) said: "God took Our promise not to believe In an apostle unless He showed us a sacrifice Consumed by fire (From heaven)." Say: "There came to you Apostles before me, With Clear Signs And even with what Ye ask for: why then Did ye slay them, If ye speak the truth?"

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:183
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    To orphans restore their property (When they reach their age), Nor substitute (your) worthless things For (their) good ones; and devour not Their substance (by mixing it up) With your own. For this is Indeed a great sin.

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

    And give the women (On marriage) their dower As a free gift; but if they, Of their own good pleasure, Remit any part of it to you, Take it and enjoy it With right good cheer.

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

    Make trial of orphans Until they reach the age Of marriage; if then ye find Sound judgment in them, Release their property to them; But consume it not wastefully, Nor in haste against their growing up. If the guardian is well-off, Let him claim no remuneration, But if he is poor, let him Have for himself what is Just and reasonable. When ye release their property To them, take witnesses In their presence: But all-sufficient Is God in taking account.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:6
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who unjustly Eat up the property Of orphans, eat up A Fire into their own Bodies: they will soon Be enduring a blazing Fire!

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:10
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Eat not up your property Among yourselves in vanities: But let there be amongst you Traffic and trade By mutual good-will: Nor kill (or destroy) Yourselves: for verily God hath been to you Most Merciful!

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:29
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    That they took usury, Though they were forbidden; And that they devoured Men's substance wrongfully;— We have prepared for those Among them who reject Faith A grievous punishment.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:161