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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 41–46 of 46

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Nay, it is the Truth From thy Lord, that thou Mayest admonish a people To whom no warner Has come before thee: In order that they May receive guidance.

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:3
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Has he invented a falsehood Against God, or has A spirit (seized) him?"— Nay, it is those who Believe not in the Hereafter, That are in (real) Penalty, And in farthest Error.

    Surah Saba, verse 34:8
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    What! Do they say, "He has forged a falsehood Against God"? But if God Willed, He could seal up Thy heart. And God Blots out Vanity, and proves The Truth by His Words. For He knows well The secrets of all hearts.

    Surah Ash-Shuraa, verse 42:24
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "Had I forged it, Then can ye obtain No single (blessing) for me From God. He knows best Of that whereof ye talk (So glibly)! Enough is He For a witness between me And you! And He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:8
  5. 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
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who doth greater wrong Than one who invents Falsehood against God, Even as he is being invited To Islām? And God Guides not those Who do wrong.

    Surah As-Saf, verse 61:7