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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
The full entries on the root د ع و

Verses with دعا

Verses 81–100 of 155

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "Do they listen To you when ye call (on them),

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:72
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    So call not on any Other god with God, Or thou wilt be among Those under the Penalty.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:213
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or, who listens to the (soul) Distressed when it calls On Him, and who relieves Its suffering, and makes you (Mankind) inheritors of the earth?' (Can there be another) god Besides God? Little it is That ye heed!

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:62
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Afterwards one of the (damsels) Came (back) to him, walking Bashfully. She said: "My father Invites thee that he may Reward thee for having watered (Our flocks) for us." So when He came to him and narrated The story, he said: "Fear thou not: (well) hast thou Escaped from unjust people."

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:25
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We made them (but) Leaders inviting to the Fire; And on the Day of Judgment No help shall they find.

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:41
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    It will be said (to them): "Call upon your 'partners' (For help)": they will call Upon them, but they will not Listen to them; and they Will see the Penalty (before them); (How they will wish) 'If only they had been Open to guidance!'

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:64
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And let nothing keep thee Back from the Signs of God After they have been revealed To thee: and invite (men) To thy Lord, and be not Of the company of those Who join gods with God.

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:87
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And call not, besides God, On another god. There is No god but He. Everything (That exists) will perish Except His own Face To Him belongs the Command, And to Him will ye (All) be brought back.

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:88
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily God doth know Of (every thing) whatever That they call upon Besides Him: and He is Exalted (in power), Wise.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:42
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Now, if they embark On a boat, they call On God, making their devotion Sincerely (and exclusively) to Him; But when He has delivered Them safely to (dry) land, Behold, they give a share (Of their worship to others)!—

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:65
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And among His Signs is this, That heaven and earth Stand by His Command: Then when He calls you, By a single call, from the earth, Behold, ye (straightway) come forth.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:25
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    When trouble touches men, They cry to their Lord, Turning back to Him In repentance: but when He gives them a taste Of Mercy as from Himself, Behold, some of them Pay part-worship to Other god's besides their Lord,—

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:33
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    When they are told to follow The (Revelation) that God Has sent down, they say: "Nay, we shall follow The ways that we found Our fathers (following)." What! even if it is Satan beckoning them To the Penalty Of the (Blazing) Fire?

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:21
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    That is because God is The (only) Reality, and because Whatever else they invoke Besides Him is Falsehood; And because God,—He is The Most High, Most Great.

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:30
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    When a wave covers them Like the canopy (of clouds), They call to God Offering Him sincere devotion. But when He has delivered them Safely to land, there are Among them those that halt Between (right and wrong). But none reject Our Signs Except only a perfidious Ungrateful (wretch)!

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:32
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Their limbs do forsake Their beds of sleep, the while They call on their Lord, In Fear and Hope: And they spend (in charity) Out of the sustenance which We have bestowed on them.

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:16
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Call them by (the names Of) their fathers: that is Juster in the sight of God. But if ye know not Their father's (names, call Them) your Brothers in faith, Or your Maulās. But there is no blame On you if ye make A mistake therein: (What counts is) The intention of your hearts: And god is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:5
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses,— Until leave is given you, For a meal, (and then) Not (so early as) to wait For its preparation: but when Ye are invited, enter; And when ye have taken Your meal, disperse, Without seeking familiar talk. Such (behaviour) annoys The Prophet: he is ashamed To dismiss you, but God is not ashamed (To tell you) the truth. And when ye Ask (his ladies) For anything ye want, Ask them from before A screen: that makes For greater purity for Your hearts and for theirs. Nor is it right for you That ye should annoy God's Apostle, or that Ye should marry his widows After him at any time. Truly such a thing is In God's sight an enormity.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:53
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Call upon other (gods) Whom ye fancy, besides God: They have no power, Not the weight of an atom,— In the heavens or on earth: No (sort of) share have they Therein, nor is any of them A helper to God.

    Surah Saba, verse 34:22
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily Satan is an enemy To you: so treat him As an enemy. He only Invites his adherents, That they may become Companions of the Blazing Fire.

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:6