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Quran Maqasid

جادَلُ

جادل in the Quran

Meaning: dispute

جادل occurs 25 times in 24 verses across 14 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
25
Verses
24
Surahs
14

جادَلُ

Verb · 25 times

Meaning: dispute · Also translated as: argue, [you] argue, will argue, and argue with you

Forms in the Quran

  • يُجَٰدِلُ ×5
  • يُجَٰدِلُونَ ×5
  • تُجَٰدِلْ ×2
  • يُجَٰدِلُونَكَ ×2
  • جَٰدَلْتُمْ ×1
  • لِيُجَٰدِلُوكُمْ ×1
  • أَتُجَٰدِلُونَنِى ×1
  • جَٰدَلْتَنَا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الجدال: المفاوضة على سبيل المنازعة والمغالبة، وأصله من: جدلت الحبل، أي:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

المجادلة: المخاصمة والمقاوحة على سبيل المغالبة، وهي مذمومة في الأشياء الظاهرة غير المحتملة للجدال كقوله تعالى: ﴿ما يجادل في آيات الله إلا الذين كفروا﴾ ﴿وجادلوا بالباطل﴾ [غافر: 4 - 5] تنبيها أن الجدال قد يكون بحق وهو محمود ليظهر الحق كقوله: ﴿ولا تجادلوا أهل الكتاب إلا بالتي هي أحسن﴾ [العنكبوت: 46] ﴿وجادلهم بالتي هي…

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

Verses with جادل

Verses 1–20 of 24

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Contend not on behalf Of such as betray Their own souls; For God loveth not One given to perfidy And crime;

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:107
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ah! these are the sort Of men on whose behalf Ye may contend in this world; But who will contend with God On their behalf on the Day Of Judgment, or who Will carry their affairs through?

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:109
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of them there are some Who (pretend to) listen to thee; But We have thrown Veils on their hearts, So they understand it not, And deafness in their ears; If they saw every one Of the Signs, not they Will believe in them; In so much that When they come to thee, They (but) dispute with thee; The Unbelievers say: "These are nothing But tales of the ancients."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:25
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Eat not of (meats) On which God's name Hath not been pronounced: That would be impiety. But the evil ones Ever inspire their friends To contend with you If ye were to obey them, Ye would indeed be Pagans.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:121
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "Punishment And wrath have already Come upon you from your Lord Dispute ye with me Over names which ye Have devised—ye And your fathers, Without authority from God? Then wait: I am Amongst you, also waiting."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:71
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Disputing with thee concerning The truth after it was made Manifest, as if they were Being driven to death And they (actually) saw it.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:6
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "O Noah! Thou hast disputed with us, And (much) hast thou prolonged The dispute with us: now Bring upon us what thou Threatenest us with, if thou Speakest the truth!?"

    Surah Hud, verse 11:32
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    When fear had passed From (the mind of) Abraham And the glad tidings Had reached him, he Began to plead with Us For Lūt's people.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:74
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nay, thunder repeateth His praises, And so do the angels, with awe: He flingeth the loud-voiced Thunder-bolts, and therewith He striketh whomsoever He will… Yet these (are the men) Who (dare to) dispute About God, with the strength Of His power (supreme)!

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:13
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    One Day every soul Will come up struggling For itself, and every soul Will be recompensed (fully) For all its actions, and none Will be unjustly dealt with.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:111
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Invite (all) to the Way Of thy Lord with wisdom And beautiful preaching; And argue with them In ways that are best And most gracious: For thy Lord knoweth best, Who have strayed from His Path, And who receive guidance.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:125
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    We only send the apostles To give glad tidings And to give warnings But the Unbelievers dispute With vain argument, in order Therewith to weaken the truth, And they treat My Signs As a jest, as also the fact That they are warned!

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:56
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And yet among men There are such as dispute About God, without knowledge, And follow every evil one Obstinate in rebellion!

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:3
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yet there is among men Such a one as disputes About God, without knowledge, Without guidance, and without A Book of Enlightenment,—

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:8
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    If they do wrangle with thee, Say, "God knows best What it is ye are doing."

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:68
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    And dispute ye not With the People of the Book, Except with means better (Than mere disputation), unless It be with those of them Who inflict wrong (and injury): But say, "We believe In the Revelation which has Come down to us and in that Which came down to you; Our God and your God Is One; and it is to Him We bow (in Islam)."

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:46
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do ye not see That God has subjected To your (use) all things In the heavens and on earth, And has made His bounties Flow to you in exceeding Measure, (both) seen and unseen? Yet there are among men Those who dispute about God, Without knowledge and without Guidance, and without a Book To enlighten them!

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:20
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    None can dispute About the Signs of God But the Unbelievers. Let not, then, Their strutting about Through the land Deceive thee!

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:4
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    But (there were people) before them, Who denied (the Signs),— The People of Noah, And the Confederates (Of Evil) after them; And every People plotted Against their prophet, To seize him, and disputed By means of vanities, Therewith to condemn The Truth: but it was I That seized them! And how (terrible) Was My Requital!

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:5
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    "(Such) as dispute about The Signs of God, Without any authority That hath reached them. Grievous and odious (Is such conduct) In the sight of God And of the Believers. Thus doth God seal up Every heart—of arrogant And obstinate transgressors."

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:35