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Quran Maqasid

اتَّبَعَ

اتبع in the Quran

Meaning: follow

اتبع occurs 136 times in 123 verses across 46 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
136
Verses
123
Surahs
46

اتَّبَعَ

Verb · 136 times

Meaning: follow · Also translated as: pursues

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱتَّبَعَ ×15
  • ٱتُّبِعُوا۟ ×12
  • وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ ×11
  • وَٱتَّبَعَ ×9
  • تَتَّبِعَ ×8
  • تَتَّبِعُوا۟ ×8
  • يَتَّبِعُونَ ×8
  • يَتَّبِعُ ×5

Its root in the classical dictionaries

يقال: تبعه واتبعه: قفا أثره، وذلك تارة بالجسم، وتارة بالارتسام والائتمار، وعلى ذلك

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الإتباع: اقتفاء الأثر. يقال: تبعه واتبعه؛ فتارة يكون بالجسم نحو تبعته في الطريق واتبعته فيها، وتارة بالامتثال. وعلى ذلك ﴿فمن اتبع هداي﴾ [طه: 123] وفي موضع ﴿فمن تبع هداي﴾ [البقرة: 38] ويقال: ﴿تعبه وأتبعه بمعنى لحقه وألحقه، وعليه﴾ فأتبعه شهاب ثاقب ﴿[الصافات: 10]﴾ فأتبعه الشيطان ﴿[الأعراف: 175]﴾ فأتبعهم فرعون بجنوده [طه:…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ت ب ع

Verses with اتبع

Verses 121–123 of 123

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then, in their wake, We followed them up With (others of) Our apostles: We sent after them Jesus the son of Mary, And bestowed on him The Gospel; and We ordained In the hearts of those Who followed him Compassion and Mercy. But the Monasticism Which they invented For themselves, We did not Prescribe for them: (We commanded) only The seeking for the Good Pleasure of God; but that They did not foster As they should have done. Yet We bestowed, on those Among them who believed, Their (due) reward, but Many of them are Rebellious transgressors.

    Surah Al-Hadid, verse 57:27
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Noah said: "O my Lord! They have disobeyed me, But they follow (men) Whose wealth and children Give them no Increase But only Loss.

    Surah Nuh, verse 71:21
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when We have Promulgated it, follow thou Its recital (as promulgated):

    Surah Al-Qiyamah, verse 75:18