انقَلَبَ
Meaning: turns back
انقلب occurs 17 times in 15 verses across 12 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
Meaning: turns back · Also translated as: then you will turn back, so they turn back, will you turn back, So they returned
قلب الشيء: تصريفه وصرفه عن وجه إلى وجه، كقلب الثوب، وقلب الإنسان، أي: صرفه عن طريقته. قال تعالى: وإليه تقلبون
قوله تعالى: ﴿إن في ذلك لذكرى لمن كان له قلب﴾ [ق: 37] أي عقل وفهم. وقلب كل شيء خالصه، وأصل القلب من التقلب، وعليه قوله: [من الطويل]
Verses 1–15 of 15
Thus have We made of you An Ummat justly balanced, That ye might be witnesses Over the nations, And the Apostle a witness Over yourselves; And We appointed the Qibla To which thou wast used, Only to test those who followed The Apostle from those Who would turn on their heels (From the Faith). Indeed it was (A change) momentous, except To those guided by God. And never would God Make your faith of no effect. For God is to all people Most surely full of kindness, Most Merciful.
Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:143That He might cut off A fringe of the Unbelievers Or expose them to infamy, And they should then Be turned back, Frustrated of their purpose.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:127Muhammad is no more Than an Apostle: many Were the Apostles that passed away Before him. If he died Or were slain, will ye then Turn back on your heels? If any did turn back On his heels, not the least Harm will he do to God; But God (on the other hand) Will swiftly reward those Who (serve him) with gratitude.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:144O ye who believe! If ye obey the Unbelievers, They will drive you back On your heels, and ye Will turn back (from Faith) To your own loss.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:149And they returned With Grace and Bounty From God: no harm Ever touched them: For they followed The good pleasure of God: And God is the Lord Of bounties unbounded.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:174"O my people! enter The holy land which God hath assigned unto you, And turn not back Ignominiously, for then Will ye be overthrown, To your own ruin."
Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:21So the (great ones) were vanquished There and then, and were Made to look small.
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:119They will swear to you by God, When ye return to them, That ye may leave them alone. So leave them alone: For they are an abomination, And Hell is their dwelling-place,— A fitting recompense For the (evil) that they did.
Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:95And (Joseph) told his servants To put their stock-in-trade (With which they had bartered) Into their saddle-bags, So they should know it only When they returned to their people, In order that they Might come back.
Surah Yusuf, verse 12:62There are among men Some who serve God, As it were, on the verge: If good befalls them, they are, Therewith, well content; but If a trial comes to them, They turn on their faces: They lose both this world And the Hereafter: that Is loss for all to see!
Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:11Except those who believe, Work righteousness, engage much In the remembrance of God, And defend themselves only after They are unjustly attacked. And soon will the unjust' Assailants know what vicissitudes Their affairs will take!
Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:227"Nay, ye thought that The Apostle and the Believers Would never return to Their families; this seemed Pleasing in your hearts, and Ye conceived an evil thought, For ye are a people Lost (in wickedness)."
Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:12Again turn thy vision A second time: (thy) vision Will come back to thee Dull and discomfited, In a state worn out.
Surah Al-Mulk, verse 67:4And when they returned To their own people, They would return jesting;
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, verse 83:31And he will turn To his people, rejoicing!
Surah Al-Inshiqaq, verse 84:9