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Quran Maqasid

اقْتَتَلَ

اقتتل in the Quran

Meaning: fought each other

اقتتل occurs 4 times in 3 verses across 3 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
4
Verses
3
Surahs
3

اقْتَتَلَ

Verb · 4 times

Meaning: fought each other · Also translated as: fighting each other, fight

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱقْتَتَلُوا۟ ×2
  • ٱقْتَتَلَ ×1
  • يَقْتَتِلَانِ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

أصل القتل: إزالة الروح عن الجسد كالموت، لكن إذا اعتبر بفعل المتولي لذلك يقال: قتل، وإذا اعتبر بفوت الحياة يقال: موت.

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿فاقتلوا أنفسكم﴾ [البقرة: 54] أصل القتل إزالة الروح كالموت. قال الراغب: لكن إذا اعتبر بفعل المتولي لذلك يقال له قتل. وإذا اعتبر بفوات الحياة يقال له موت. ومعنى قوله: ﴿فاقتلوا أنفسكم﴾ أي ليقتل بعضكم بعضا؛ ولذلك روي في القصة أنه أمر من لم يعص أن يقتل من عصى فبقي القاتل يرى أباه وأخاه فلا يقدم عليه. فأرسل…

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

Verses with اقتتل

Verses 1–3 of 3

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those apostles Were endowed with gifts, Some above others To one of them God spoke; Others He raised To degrees (of honour); To Jesus the son of Mary We gave Clear (Signs), And strengthened him With the holy spirit. If God had so willed, Succeeding generations Would not have fought Among each other, after Clear (Signs) had come to them, But they (chose) to wrangle, Some believing and Others Rejecting. If God had so willed, They would not have fought Each other; but God Fulfilleth His plan.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:253
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And he entered the City At a time when its people Were not watching: and he Found there two men fighting,— One of his own religion, And the other, of his foes. Now the man of his own Religion appealed to him Against his foe, and Moses Struck him with his fist And made an end of him. He said: "This is a work Of Evil (Satan): for he is An enemy that manifestly Misleads!"

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:15
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    If two parties among The Believers fall into A quarrel, make ye peace Between them: but if One of them transgresses Beyond bounds against the other, Then fight ye (all) against The one that transgresses Until it complies with The command of God; But if it complies, then Make peace between them With justice, and be fair: For God loves those Who are fair (and just).

    Surah Al-Hujurat, verse 49:9