Skip to content
Quran Maqasid

افْتَرَى

افترى in the Quran

Meaning: they invent

افترى occurs 50 times in 46 verses across 22 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
50
Verses
46
Surahs
22

افْتَرَى

Verb · 50 times

Meaning: they invent · Also translated as: invents, invent, inventing, fabricates

Forms in the Quran

  • يَفْتَرُونَ ×17
  • ٱفْتَرَىٰ ×15
  • ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ×7
  • يُفْتَرَىٰ ×3
  • تَفْتَرُونَ ×2
  • ٱفْتَرَيْتُهُۥ ×2
  • ٱفْتَرَيْنَا ×1
  • لِّتَفْتَرُوا۟ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الفري: قطع الجلد للخرز والإصلاح، والإفراء للإفساد، والافتراء فيهما، وفي الإفساد أكثر، وكذلك استعمل في القرآن في الكذب والشرك والظلم. نحو: ومن يشرك بالله فقد افترى إثما عظيما

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿لقد جئت شيئا فريا﴾] مريم:27 [أي عظيما، وقيل: عجيبا، وقيل: مصنوعا مختلفا، ومعناها متقارب. وفي الحديث لما وصف عمر فقال: "لم أر عبقريا يفري فريه. وأصل الفري قطع الجلد للخرز، قال زهير بن أبي سلمى:] من الكامل [

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ف ر ي

Verses with افترى

Verses 1–20 of 46

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    This because they say: "The Fire shall not touch us But for a few numbered days": For their forgeries deceive them As to their own religion.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:24
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    If any, after this, invent A lie and attribute it To God, they are indeed Unjust wrong-doers.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:94
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    God forgiveth not That partners should be set up With Him; but He forgiveth Anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up Partners with God Is to devise a sin Most heinous indeed.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:48
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! how they invent A lie against God! But that by itself Is a manifest sin!

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:50
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    It was not God Who instituted (superstitions Like those of) a slit-ear She-camel, or a she-camel Let loose for free pasture, Or idol sacrifices for Twin-births in animals, Or stallion-camels Freed from work It is blasphemers Who Invent a lie Against God; but most Of them lack wisdom.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:103
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who doth more wrong Than he who inventeth A lie against God Or rejecteth His Signs? But verily the wrong-doers Never shall prosper.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:21
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! how they lie Against their own souls! But the (lie) which they Invented will leave them: In the lurch.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:24
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who can be more wicked Than one who inventeth A lie against God, Or saith, "I have Received inspiration," When he hath received None, or (again) who saith, "I can reveal the like Of what God hath revealed"? If thou couldst but see How the wicked (do fare) In the flood of confusion At death!—the angels Stretch forth their hands, (Saying), "Yield up your souls: This day shall ye receive Your reward,—a penalty Of shame, for that ye used To tell lies against God, And scornfully to reject Of His Signs!"

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:93
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Likewise did We make For every Messenger An enemy,—evil ones Among men and Jinns, Inspiring each other With flowery discourses By way of deception. If thy Lord had so planned, They would not have Done it: so leave them And their inventions alone.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:112
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Even so, in the eyes Of most of the Pagans, Their "partners" made alluring The slaughter of their children, In order to lead them To their own destruction, And cause confusion In their religion. If God had willed, They would not have done so: But leave alone Them and their inventions.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:137
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And they say that Such and such cattle and crops Are taboo, and none should Eat of them except those Whom—so they say—We Wish; further, there are Cattle forbidden to yoke Or burden, and cattle On which, (at slaughter), The name of God is not Pronounced;—inventions Against God's name: soon Will He requite them For their inventions.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:138
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of camels a pair, And of oxen a pair; Say, hath He forbidden The two males, Or the two females, Or (the young) which the wombs Of the two females enclose?— Were ye present when God Ordered you such a thing? But who doth more wrong Than one who invents A lie against God, To lead astray men Without knowledge? For God guideth not People who do wrong

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:144
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who is more unjust Than one who invents A lie against God Or rejects His Signs? For such, their portion Appointed must reach them From the Book (of Decrees): Until, when Our messengers (Of death) arrive and take Their souls, they say: "Where are the things That ye used to invoke Besides God?" They will reply, "They Have left us in the lurch," And they will bear witness Against themselves, that they Had rejected God.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:37
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they just wait For the final fulfilment Of the event? On the day The event is finally fulfilled, Those who disregarded it Before will say: "The apostles Of our Lord did indeed Bring true (tidings). Have we No intercessors now to intercede On our behalf? Or could we Be sent back? Then should we Behave differently from our Behaviour in the past." In fact they will have lost Their souls, and the things They invented will leave Them in the lurch.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:53
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    "We should indeed invent A lie against God, If we returned to your ways After God hath rescued Us therefrom; nor could we By any manner of means Return thereto unless it be As in the will and plan of God, Our Lord. Our Lord Can reach out to the utmost Recesses of things by His knowledge. In God is our trust. Our Lord! Decide thou Between us and our people In truth, for thou Art the best to decide."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:89
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who doth more wrong Than such as forge a lie Against God, or deny His Signs? But never Will prosper those who sin.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:17
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    There will every soul prove (The fruits of) the deeds It sent before : they will Be brought back to God Their rightful Lord, And their invented falsehoods Will leave them in the lurch.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:30
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    This Qur-ān is not such As can be produced By other than God; On the contrary it is A confirmation of (revelations) That went before it, And a fuller explanation Of the Book—wherein There is no doubt From the Lord of the Worlds.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:37
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or do they say, "He forged it"? Say: "Bring then A Sūra like unto it, And call (to your aid) Anyone you can, Besides God, if it be Ye speak the truth!"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:38
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "See ye what things God hath sent down to you For sustenance? Yet ye Hold forbidden some things Thereof and (some things) lawful." Say: "Hath God indeed Permitted you, or do ye invent (Things) to attribute to God?"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:59