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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 21–40 of 262

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then if they reject thee, So were rejected apostles Before thee, who came With Clear Signs, Books of dark prophecies, And the Book of Enlightenment.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:184
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    How then if We brought From each People a witness, And We brought thee As a witness against These People!

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:41
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Approach not prayers With a mind befogged, Until ye can understand All that ye say, Nor in a state Of ceremonial impurity (Except when travelling on the road), Until after washing Your whole body. If ye are ill, Or on a journey, Or one of you cometh From offices of nature, Or ye have been In contact with women, And ye find no water, Then take for yourselves Clean sand or earth, And rub therewith Your faces and hands. For God doth blot out sins And forgive again and again.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:43
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    How then, when they are Seized by misfortune, Because of the deeds Which their hands have sent forth? Then they come to thee, Swearing by God: "We meant no more Than good-will and conciliation!"

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:62
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    We sent not an Apostle, But to be obeyed, in accordance With the Will of God. If they had only, When they were unjust To themselves, Come unto thee And asked God's forgiveness, And the Apostle had asked Forgiveness for them, They would have found God indeed Oft-returning, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:64
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    When there comes to them Some matter touching (Public) safety or fear, They divulge it. If they had only referred it To the Apostle, or to those Charged with authority Among them, the proper Investigators would have Tested it from them (direct). Were it not for the Grace And Mercy of God unto you, All but a few of you Would have fallen Into the clutches of Satan.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:83
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Except those who join A group between whom And you there is a treaty (Of peace), or those who approach You with hearts restraining Them from fighting you As well as fighting their own People. If God had pleased, He could have given them Power over you, and they Would have fought you: Therefore if they withdraw From you but fight you not, And (instead) send you (Guarantees of) peace, then God Hath opened no way For you (to war against them).

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:90
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    The People of the Book Ask thee to cause A book to descend to them From heaven: indeed They asked Moses For an even greater (Miracle), for they said: "Show us God in public," But they were dazed For their presumption, With thunder and lightning. Yet they worshipped the calf Even after Clear Signs Had come to them; Even so We forgave them; And gave Moses manifest Proofs of authority.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:153
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    O mankind! the Apostle Hath come to you in truth From God: believe in him: It is best for you. But if Ye reject Faith, to God Belong all things in the heavens And on earth: and God Is All-knowing, All-wise.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:170
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    O mankind! Verily There hath come to you A convincing proof From your Lord: For We have sent unto you A light (that is) manifest.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:174
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! When ye prepare For prayer, wash Your faces, and your hands (And arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); And (wash) your feet To the ankles. If ye are in a state Of ceremonial impurity, Bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill, Or on a journey, Or one of you cometh From offices of nature, Or ye have been In contact with women, And ye find no water, Then take for yourselves Clean sand or earth, And rub therewith Your faces and hands. God doth not wish To place you in a difficulty, But to make you clean, And to complete His favour to you, That ye may be grateful.

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

    O People of the Book! There hath come to you Our Apostle, revealing To you much that ye Used to hide in the Book, And passing over much (That is now unnecessary): There hath come to you From God a (new) light And a perspicuous Book,—

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:15
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    O People of the Book! Now hath come unto you, Making (things) clear unto you, Our Apostle, after the break In (the series of) our apostles, Lest ye should say: "There came unto us No bringer of glad tidings And no warner (from evil)": But now hath come Unto you a bringer Of glad tidings And a warner (from evil). And God hath power Over all things.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:19
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    On that account: We ordained For the Children of Israel That if any one slew A person—unless it be For murder or for spreading Mischief in the land— It would be as if He slew the whole people: And if any one saved a life, It would be as if he saved The life of the whole people. Then although there came To them Our Apostles With Clear Signs, yet, Even after that, many Of them continued to commit Excesses in the land.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:32
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    (They are fond of) listening To falsehood, of devouring Anything forbidden. If they do come to thee, Either judge between them, Or decline to interfere. If thou decline, they cannot Hurt thee in the least. If thou judge, judge In equity between them. For God loveth those Who judge in equity.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:42
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    To thee We sent the Scripture In truth, confirming The scripture that came Before it, and guarding it In safety: so judge Between them by what God hath revealed, And follow not their vain Desires, diverging From the Truth that hath come To thee. To each among you Have We prescribed a Law And an Open Way. If God had so willed. He would have made you A single People, but (His Plan is) to test you in what He hath given you: so strive As in a race in all virtues. The goal of you all is to God; It is He that will show you The truth of the matters In which ye dispute;

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:48
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    When they come to thee, They say: "We believe": But in fact they enter With a mind against Faith, And they go out With the same. But God knoweth fully All that they hide.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:61
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    We took the Covenant Of the Children of Israel And sent them apostles. Every time there came To them an apostle With what they themselves Desired not—some (Of these) they called Impostors, and some they (Go so far as to) slay.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:70
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    "What cause can we have Not to believe in God And the truth which has Come to us, seeing that We long for our Lord To admit us to the company Of the righteous?"

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:84
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then will God say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favour To thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee With the holy spirit, So that thou didst speak To the people in childhood And in maturity. Behold! I taught thee The Book and Wisdom, The Law and the Gospel. And behold! thou makest Out of clay, as it were, The figure of a bird, By My leave, And thou breathest into it, And it becometh a bird By My leave, And thou healest those Born blind, and the lepers, By My leave. And behold! thou Bringest forth the dead By My leave. And behold! I did Restrain the Children of Israel From (violence to) thee When thou didst show them The Clear Signs, And the unbelievers among them Said: 'This is nothing But evident magic.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:110