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جاءَ

جاء in the Quran

Meaning: came to them

جاء occurs 278 times in 262 verses across 62 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
278
Verses
262
Surahs
62

جاءَ

Verb · 278 times

Meaning: came to them · Also translated as: came to you, you have come, has come to you, it come to him

Forms in the Quran

  • جَآءَ ×57
  • جَآءَهُمْ ×41
  • جَآءَكُمْ ×25
  • جَآءَتْهُمُ ×18
  • جَآءَكَ ×11
  • جَآءَتْ ×10
  • وَجَآءَ ×10
  • جَآءَهُۥ ×7

Its root in the classical dictionaries

جاء يجيء ومجيئا، والمجيء كالإتيان، لكن المجيء أعم، لأن الإتيان مجيء بسهولة، والإتيان قد يقال باعتبار القصد وإن لم يكن منه الحصول، والمجيء يقال اعتبارا بالحصول، ويقال : جاء في الأعيان والمعاني، ولما يكون مجيئه بذاته وبأمره، ولمن قصد مكانا أو عملا أو زمانا، قال الله عز وجل: وجاء من أقصا المدينة رجل يسعى [يس/ 20] ، ولقد…

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الجيم والياء والهمزة كلمتان من غير قياس بينهما. يقال جاء يجيء مجيئا. ويقال جاءاني فجئته، أي غالبني بكثرة المجيء [فغلبته]. والجيئة: مصدر جاء. والجئة: مجتمع الماء حوالي الحصن وغيره. ويقال هي جيئة بالكسر والتثقيل.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root ج ي أ

Verses with جاء

Verses 201–220 of 262

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    So they wonder That a Warner has come To them from among themselves! And the Unbelievers say, "This is a sorcerer Telling lies!

    Surah Sad, verse 38:4
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who, then, doth more wrong Than one who utters A lie concerning God, And rejects the Truth When it comes to him Is there not in Hell An abode for blasphemers?

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:32
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And he who brings the Truth And he who confirms (And supports) it—such are The men who do right.

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:33
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    "(The reply will be:) "Nay, But there came to thee My Signs, and thou didst Reject them: thou wast Haughty, and became one Of those who reject Faith!

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:59
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the Earth will shine With the glory of its Lord: The Record (of Deeds) Will be placed (open); The prophets and the witnesses Will be brought forward; And a just decision Pronounced between them; And they will not Be wronged (in the least).

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:69
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Unbelievers will be Led to Hell in crowd: Until, when they arrive there, Its gates will be opened. And its Keepers will say, "Did not apostles come To you from among yourselves, Rehearsing to you the Signs Of your Lord, and warning you Of the Meeting of this Day Of yours?" The answer Will be: "True: but The Decree of Punishment Has been proved true Against the Unbelievers!"

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:71
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And those who feared Their Lord will be led To the Garden in crowds: Until behold, they arrive there; Its gates will be opened; And its Keepers will say: "Peace be upon you! Well have ye done!" Enter ye here, To dwell therein."

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:73
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Now, when he came to them In Truth, from Us, They said, "Slay the sons Of those who believe a With him, and keep alive Their females," but the plots Of Unbelievers (end) in nothing But errors (and delusions)!…

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:25
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    A Believer, a man From among the people Of Pharaoh, who had concealed His faith, said: "Will ye Slay a man because he Says, "My Lord is God"?— When he has indeed come To you with Clear (Signs) From your Lord? And if He be a liar, on him Is (the sin of) his lie; But, if he is telling The Truth, then will Fall on you something Of the (calamity) of which He warns you: truly God guides not one Who transgresses and lies!

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:28
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O my People! yours Is the dominion this day: Ye have the upper hand In the land: but who Will help us from The Punishment of God, Should it befall us?" Pharaoh said: "I but Point out to you that Which I see (myself); Nor do I guide you But to the Path of Right!"

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:29
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And to you there came Joseph in times gone by, With Clear Signs, but Ye ceased not to doubt Of the (mission) for which He had come: at length, When he died, ye said: "No apostle will God send After him." Thus doth God Leave to stray such as Transgress and live in doubt,—

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:34
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "I have been forbidden To invoke those whom ye Invoke besides God,—seeing that The Clear Signs have come To me from my Lord; And I have been commanded To bow (in Islām) To the Lord of the Worlds."

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:66
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    We did aforetime send Apostles before thee: of them There are some whose story We have related to thee, And some whose story We have not related To thee. It was not (Possible) for any apostle To bring a Sign except By the leave of God: But when the Command Of God issued, The matter was decided In truth and justice, And there perished, There and then, those Who stood on Falsehoods.

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:78
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    For when their apostles Came to them With Clear Signs, they exulted In such knowledge (and skill) As they had; but That very (Wrath) at which They were wont to scoff Hemmed them in.

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:83
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold, the apostles came To them, from before them And behind them, (preaching): "Serve none but God." They said, "If our Lord Had so pleased, He would Certainly have sent down angels (To preach): now we reject Your mission (altogether)."

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:14
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    At length, when they reach The (Fire), their hearing, Their sight, and their skins Will bear witness against them, As to (all) their deeds.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:20
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject the Message When it comes to them (Are not hidden from Us). And indeed it is a Book Of exalted power.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:41
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    And they became divided Only after knowledge Reached them,—through selfish Envy as between themselves. Had it not been For a Word that Went forth before From thy Lord, (Tending) to a Term appointed, The matter would have Been settled between them: But truly those who have Inherited the Book after them Are in suspicious (disquieting) Doubt concerning it.

    Surah Ash-Shuraa, verse 42:14
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "What! Even if I brought you Better guidance than that Which ye found Your fathers following?" They said: "For us, We deny that ye (prophets) Are sent (on a mission At all)."

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:24
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yea, I have given The good things of this life To these (men) and Their fathers, until the Truth Has come to them, And an Apostle Making things clear.

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:29