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إِفْك

إفك in the Quran

Meaning: a lie

إفك occurs 9 times in 9 verses across 6 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
9
Verses
9
Surahs
6

إِفْك

Noun · 9 times

Meaning: a lie · Also translated as: their falsehood, the lie, falsehood, Is it falsehood

Forms in the Quran

  • إِفْكٌ ×4
  • إِفْكِهِمْ ×2
  • بِٱلْإِفْكِ ×1
  • إِفْكًا ×1
  • أَئِفْكًا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الإفك: كل مصروف عن وجهه الذي يحق أن يكون عليه، ومنه قيل للرياح العادلة عن المهاب: مؤتفكة. قال تعالى: والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة [الحاقة/ 9] ، وقال تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الهمزة والفاء والكاف أصل واحد، يدل على قلب الشيء وصرفه عن جهته. يقال: أفك الشيء. وأفك الرجل: إذا كذب. والإفك الكذب. وأفكت الرجل عن الشيء: إذا صرفته عنه. قال الله تعالى: ﴿قالوا أجئتنا لتأفكنا عن آلهتنا﴾ [الأحقاف: 22]. وقال شاعر:

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root أ ف ك

Verses with إفك

Verses 1–9 of 9

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who brought forward The lie are a body Among yourselves: think it not To be an evil to you; On the contrary it is good For you: to every man Among them (will come The punishment) of the sin That he earned, and to him Who took on himself the lead Among them, will be A Penalty grievous.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:11
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Why did not the Believers Men and women—when ye Heard of the affair,—put The best construction on it In their own minds And say, "This (charge) Is an obvious lie"?

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:12
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    But the Misbelievers say: "Naught is this but a lie Which he has forged, And others have helped him At it." In truth it is they Who have put forward An iniquity and a falsehood.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:4
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    "For ye do worship idols Besides God, and ye invent Falsehood. The things that ye Worship besides God have No power to give you sustenance: Then seek ye sustenance From God, serve Him, And be grateful to Him: To Him will be your return.

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

    When Our Clear Signs Are rehearsed to them, They say, "This is only A man who wishes To hinder you from the (worship) Which your fathers practised." And they say, "This is Only a falsehood invented!" And the Unbelievers say Of the Truth when it comes To them, "This is nothing But evident magic!"

    Surah Saba, verse 34:43
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Is it a Falsehood— Gods other than God— That ye desire?

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:86
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Is it not that they Say, from their own invention,

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:151
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Unbelievers say Of those who believe: "If (this Message) were A good thing, (such men) Would not have gone To it first, before us!" And seeing that they Guide not themselves thereby, They will say, "This is An (old,) old falsehood!"

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:11
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Why then was no help Forthcoming to them from those Whom they worshipped as gods, Besides God, as a means Of access (to God)? Nay, They left them in the lurch: But that was their Falsehood and their invention.

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:28