اسْتَطاعَ
Verb · 42 timesMeaning: they are able · Also translated as: you can, able, capable, is able
Forms in the Quran
- يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ×15
- ٱسْتَطَعْتُم ×5
- ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ ×4
- تَسْتَطِيعَ ×4
- ٱسْتَطَعْتَ ×3
- يَسْتَطِيعُ ×2
- يَسْتَطِعْ ×2
- ٱسْتَطَاعَ ×1
اسْتَطاعَ
استطاع in the Quran
Meaning: they are able
استطاع occurs 42 times in 41 verses across 22 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
- Occurrences
- 42
- Verses
- 41
- Surahs
- 22
- Root
- ط و ع
Its root in the classical dictionaries
الطوع: الانقياد، ويضاده الكره قال عز وجل:
الطاء والواو والعين أصل صحيح واحد يدل على الإصحاب والانقياد. يقال: طاعه يطوعه، إذا انقاد معه ومضى لأمره. وأطاعه بمعنى طاع له. ويقال لمن وافق غيره: قد طاوعه.
Verses with استطاع
Verses 21–40 of 41
- Each word opens its meaning.
"Or the water of the garden Will run off underground So that thou wilt never Be able to find it."
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:41 - Each word opens its meaning.
(The other) said: "Verily Thou wilt not be able To have patience with me!
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:67 - Each word opens its meaning.
He answered: "Did I not Tell thee that thou canst Have no patience with me?"
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:72 - Each word opens its meaning.
He answered, "Did I not Tell thee that thou canst Have no patience with me?"
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:75 - Each word opens its meaning.
He answered: "This is The parting between me And thee: now will I Tell thee the interpretation Of (those things) over which Thou wast unable To hold patience.
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:78 - Each word opens its meaning.
"As for the wall, It belonged to two youths, Orphans, in the Town; There was, beneath it, A buried treasure, to which They were entitled; their father Had been a righteous man: So thy Lord desired that They should attain their age Of full strength and get out Their treasure—a mercy (And favour) from thy Lord. I did it not of my own Accord. Such is the interpretation Of (those things) over which Thou wast unable To hold patience."
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:82 - Each word opens its meaning.
Thus were they made Powerless to scale it Or to dig through it.
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:97 - Each word opens its meaning.
(Unbelievers) whose eyes Had been under a veil From Remembrance of Me, And who had been unable Even to hear.
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:101 - Each word opens its meaning.
Nay, it may come to them All of a sudden and confound Them: no power will they Have then to avert it, Nor will they (then) Get respite.
Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:40 - Each word opens its meaning.
Or have they gods that Can guard them from Us? They have no power to aid Themselves, nor can they Be defended from Us.
Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:43 - Each word opens its meaning.
See what kinds of comparisons They make for thee! But they have gone astray, And never a way will they Be able to find!
Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:9 - Each word opens its meaning.
(God will say): "Now Have they proved you liars In what ye say: so Ye cannot avert (your penalty) Nor (get) help." And whoever Among you does wrong, Him shall We cause to taste Of a grievous Penalty.
Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:19 - Each word opens its meaning.
It would neither suit them Nor would they be able (To produce it).
Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:211 - Each word opens its meaning.
No (chance) will they then Have, by will, to dispose (Of their affairs), nor To return to their own people!
Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:50 - Each word opens its meaning.
And if it had been Our Will, We could Have transformed them (To remain) in their places; Then should they have been Unable to move about, Nor could they have returned (After error).
Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:67 - Each word opens its meaning.
They have not the power To help them: but they Will be brought up (Before Our Judgment-seat) As a troop (to be condemned).
Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:75 - Each word opens its meaning.
Then they could not Even stand (on their feet), Nor could they help themselves.
Surah Adh-Dhariyat, verse 51:45 - Each word opens its meaning.
O ye assembly of Jinns, And men! If it be Ye can pass beyond The zones of the heavens And the earth, pass ye! Not without authority Shall ye be able to pass!
Surah Ar-Rahman, verse 55:33 - Each word opens its meaning.
And if any has not (The wherewithal), He should fast for Two months consecutively Before they touch each other. But if any is unable To do so, he should feed Sixty indigent ones. This, that ye may show Your faith in God And His Apostle. Those are limits (set By) God. For those who Reject (Him), there is A grievous Penalty.
Surah Al-Mujadila, verse 58:4 - Each word opens its meaning.
So fear God As much as ye can; Listen and obey; And spend in charity For the benefit of Your own souls. And those saved from The covetousness of their own Souls,—they are the ones That achieve prosperity.
Surah At-Taghabun, verse 64:16