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اسْتَعْجَلَ

استعجل in the Quran

Meaning: you seek to hasten

استعجل occurs 19 times in 19 verses across 13 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
19
Verses
19
Surahs
13

اسْتَعْجَلَ

Verb · 19 times

Meaning: you seek to hasten · Also translated as: And they ask you to hasten, Seek to hasten, of it would hasten, seeking to hasten it

Forms in the Quran

  • تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ×7
  • وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ ×3
  • يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ×3
  • يَسْتَعْجِلُ ×2
  • تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ ×1
  • يَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ ×1
  • ٱسْتَعْجَلْتُم ×1
  • تَسْتَعْجِل ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

العجلة: طلب الشيء وتحريه قبل أوانه، وهو من مقتضى الشهوة، فلذلك صارت مذمومة في عامة القرآن حتى قيل: «العجلة من الشيطان» . قال تعالى: سأريكم آياتي فلا تستعجلون

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿أعجلتم أمر ربكم﴾ [الأعراف: 150] أي سبقتموه، وهو كقوله: ﴿وما أعجلك عن وقومك﴾ [طه: 83] أي كيف سبقتهم؟ يقال: أعجلني فعجلت له، واستعجلته: تقدمته فحملته على العجلة. وأصل العجلة: طلب الشيء وتحريه قبل أوانه، وهو مقتضى الشهوة، فلذلك صارت مذمومة في عامة القرآن، حتى قيل: العجلة من الشيطان. قوله: ﴿وعجلت إليك رب…

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

Verses with استعجل

Verses 1–19 of 19

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say; "For me, I (work) On a clear Sign from my Lord, But ye reject Him. What ye Would see hastened, is not In my power. The Command Rests with none but God: He declares the Truth, And He is the best of judges."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:57
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "If what ye would see Hastened were in my power, The matter would be settled At once between you and me. But God knoweth best Those who do wrong."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:58
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Do ye see, If His punishment should come To you by night or by day,— What portion of it Would the Sinners Wish to hasten?

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:50
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Would ye then believe in it At last, when it actually cometh To pass? (It will then be said:) 'Ah! now? and ye wanted (Aforetime) to hasten it on!'

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:51
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee to hasten on The evil in preference to the good: Yet have come to pass, Before them, (many) exemplary Punishments! But verily Thy Lord is full of forgiveness For mankind for their wrong-doing, And verily thy Lord Is (also) strict in punishment.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:6
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Inevitable) cometh (to pass) The Command of God: Seek ye not then To hasten it: glory to Him, And far is He above Having the partners They ascribe unto Him!

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:1
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Man is a creature of haste: Soon (enough) will I show You My Signs; then Ye will not ask Me To hasten them!

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:37
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yet they ask thee To hasten on the Punishment! But God will not fail In His promise. Verily A Day in the sight of thy Lord Is like a thousand years Of your reckoning.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:47
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they then ask For Our Penalty to be Hastened on?

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:204
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my people! Why ask ye to hasten on The evil in preference to the good? If only ye ask God for forgiveness, Ye may hope to receive mercy.

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:46
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "It may be that Some of the events which Ye wish to hasten on May be (close) in your pursuit!"

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:72
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee To hasten on the Punishment (For them): had it not been For a term (of respite) Appointed, the Punishment Would certainly have come To them: and it will Certainly reach them,— Of a sudden, while they Perceive not!

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:53
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee To hasten on the Punishment: But, of a surety, Hell will encompass The rejecters of Faith!—

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:54
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they wish (indeed) To hurry on our Punishment?

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:176
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Only those wish to Hasten it who believe not In it: those who believe Hold it in awe, And know that it is The Truth. Behold, verily Those that dispute concerning The Hour are far astray.

    Surah Ash-Shuraa, verse 42:18
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then, when they saw The (Penalty in the shape of) A cloud traversing the sky, Coming to meet their valleys, They said, "This cloud Will give us rain!" "Nay, it is the (calamity) Ye were asking to be Hastened!—a wind Wherein is a Grievous Penalty!

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:24
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Therefore patiently persevere, As did (all) apostles Of inflexible purpose; And be in no haste About the (Unbelievers). On the Day That they see the (Punishment) Promised them, (it will be) As if they had not Tarried more than an hour In a single day. (Thine But) to proclaim the Message: But shall any be destroyed Except those who transgress?

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:35
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used To ask to be hastened!

    Surah Adh-Dhariyat, verse 51:14
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    For the wrong-doers, Their portion is like Unto the portion of their Fellows (of earlier generations): Then let them not ask Me To hasten (that portion)!

    Surah Adh-Dhariyat, verse 51:59