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Quran Maqasid

دَعا

دعا in the Quran

Meaning: you call

دعا occurs 170 times in 155 verses across 52 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
170
Verses
155
Surahs
52

دَعا

Verb · 170 times

Meaning: you call · Also translated as: Pray, they invoke, and call, so pray

Forms in the Quran

  • يَدْعُونَ ×25
  • تَدْعُونَ ×18
  • ٱدْعُوا۟ ×11
  • دُعُوا۟ ×10
  • يَدْعُوٓا۟ ×8
  • ٱدْعُ ×6
  • وَٱدْعُوا۟ ×5
  • يَدْعُوكُمْ ×4

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الدعاء كالنداء، إلا أن النداء قد يقال بيا، أو أيا، ونحو ذلك من غير أن يضم إليه الاسم، والدعاء لا يكاد يقال إلا إذا كان معه الاسم، نحو: يا فلان، وقد يستعمل كل واحد منهما موضع الآخر. قال تعالى: كمثل الذي ينعق بما لا يسمع إلا دعاء ونداء [البقرة/ 171] ، ويستعمل استعمال التسمية، نحو: دعوت ابني زيدا، أي: سميته، قال تعالى:…

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿دعوا الله﴾ [يونس: 22]، أي استغاثوا به. قيل: والدعاء كالنداء إلا أن النداء قد يقال إذا قيل: "يا" و "أيا"، وإن لم يضم معه اسم. والدعاء لا يكاد يقال إلا ومعه اسم المدعو نحو: يا فلان. وقد يقع كل منهما موقع الآخر، ويستعمل استعمال التسمية فيتعدى تعديتها لاثنين إلى ثانيها بجزء الجزء. قال الشاعر: [من الطويل]

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
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Verses with دعا

Verses 41–60 of 155

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Nor call on any, Other than God;— Such will neither profit thee Nor hurt thee: if thou dost, Behold! thou shalt certainly Be of those who do wrong."

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:106
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or they may say, "He forged it." Say, "Bring ye then ten Sūras Forged, like unto it, and call (To your aid) whomsoever Ye can, other than God!— If ye speak the truth!

    Surah Hud, verse 11:13
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "O Sālih! Thou hast been of us!— A centre of our hopes Hitherto! Dost thou (now) Forbid us the worship Of what our fathers worshipped? But we are really In suspicious (disquieting) Doubt as to that to which Thou invitest us."

    Surah Hud, verse 11:62
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    It was not We that wronged them: They wronged their own souls: The deities, other than God, Whom they invoked, profited them No whit when there issued The decree of thy Lord: Nor did they add aught (To their lot) but perdition!

    Surah Hud, verse 11:101
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my Lord! The prison is more To my liking than that To which they invite me: Unless Thou turn away Their snare from me, I should (in my youthful folly) Feel inclined towards them And join the ranks of the ignorant."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:33
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say thou: "This is my Way: I do invite unto God, On evidence clear as The seeing with one's eyes,— I and whoever follows me. Glory to God! and never Will I join gods with God!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:108
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    For Him (alone) is prayer In Truth: any others that they Call upon besides Him hear them No more than if they were To stretch forth their hands For water to reach their mouths But it reaches them not: For the prayer of those Without Faith is nothing But (futile) wandering (in the mind).

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:14
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those to whom We have Given the Book rejoice At what hath been revealed Unto thee: but there are Among the clans those who reject A part thereof. Say: "I am commanded to worship God, and not to join partners With Him. Unto him Do I call, and Unto Him is my return."

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:36
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Has not the story Reached you, (O people!), of those Who (went) before you?— Of the People of Noah, And ’Ād, and Thamūd?— And of those who (came) After them? None knows them But God. To them came Apostles with Clear (Signs); But they put their hands Up to their mouths, and said: "We do deny (the mission) On which ye have been sent, And we are really In suspicious (disquieting) doubt As to that to which Ye invite us."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:9
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Their apostles said: "Is there A doubt about God, The Creator of the heavens And the earth? It is He Who invites you, in order That He may forgive you Your sins and give you Respite for a term appointed!" They said: "Ah! ye are No more than human, Like ourselves! Ye wish To turn us away from The (gods) our fathers Used to worship: then Bring us some clear authority."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:10
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And Satan will say When the matter is decided: "It was God Who gave you A promise of Truth: I too Promised, but I failed In my promise to you. I had no authority over you Except to call you, but ye Listened to me: then Reproach not me, but reproach Your own souls. I cannot listen To your cries, nor can ye Listen to mine. I reject Your former act in associating Me with God. For wrong-doers there must be A grievous Penalty."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:22
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those whom they invoke Besides God create nothing And are themselves created.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:20
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    When those who gave partners To God will see their "partners", They will say: "Our Lord! These are our "partners," those Whom we used to invoke Besides Thee." But they will Throw back their word at them (And say): "Indeed ye are liars!"

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:86
  14. 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
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    The prayer that man Should make for good, He maketh for evil; For man is given to Hasty (deeds).

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:11
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    "It will be on a Day When He will call you, And ye will answer (His call) with (words Of) His praise, and ye Will think that ye tarried But a little while!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:52
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Call on those— Besides Him—whom ye fancy: They have neither the power To remove your troubles From you nor to change them."

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:56
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those whom they call upon Do desire (for themselves) means Of access to their Lord,— Even those who are nearest: They hope for His Mercy And fear His Wrath: For the Wrath of thy Lord Is something to take heed of

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:57
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    When distress seizes you At sea, those that ye Call upon—besides Himself— Leave you in the lurch! But when He brings you back Safe to land, ye turn Away (from Him). Most ungrateful Is man!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:67
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    One day We shall call Together all human beings With their (respective) Imāms: Those who are given their record In their right hand Will read it (with pleasure), And they will not be Dealt with unjustly In the least.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:71