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Quran Maqasid

رَسُول

رسول in the Quran

Meaning: a Messenger

رسول occurs 332 times in 292 verses across 61 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
332
Verses
292
Surahs
61

رَسُول

Noun · 332 times

Meaning: a Messenger · Also translated as: the Messenger, and His Messengers, and the Messenger, with [the] Messengers

Forms in the Quran

  • وَرَسُولِهِۦ ×66
  • رَسُولٌۢ ×52
  • ٱلرَّسُولُ ×45
  • رَسُولًا ×23
  • ٱلرُّسُلُ ×18
  • رُسُلُنَا ×15
  • رَسُولُهُۥ ×14
  • وَرُسُلِهِۦ ×12

Its root in the classical dictionaries

أصل الرسل: الانبعاث على التؤدة ويقال:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الرسل: الإنبعاث على تؤدة. ومنه: ناقة رسلة: أي سهلة الانقياد، وإبل مراسيل، ومنه قول كعب: [من البسيط]

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

Verses with رسول

Verses 201–220 of 292

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who annoy God and His Apostle— God has cursed them In this world and In the Hereafter, And has prepared for them A humiliating Punishment.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:57
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Day that their faces Will be turned upside down In the Fire, they will say: "Woe to us! would that We had obeyed God And obeyed the Apostle!"

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:66
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    That He may make Your conduct whole and sound And forgive you your sins: He that obeys God And His Apostle, has already Attained the highest Achievement.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:71
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And their predecessors rejected (The Truth); these have Not received a tenth Of what We had granted To those: yet when they rejected My apostles, how (terrible) Was My rejection (of them)!

    Surah Saba, verse 34:45
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Praise be to God, Who created (out of nothing) The heavens and the earth, Who made the angels Messengers with wings,— Two, or three, or four (Pairs): He adds to Creation As He pleases: for God Has power over all things.

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:1
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if they reject thee, So were apostles rejected Before thee: to God Go back for decision All affairs.

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:4
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if they reject thee, So did their predecessors, To whom came their apostles With Clear Signs, Books Of dark prophecies, And the Book Of Enlightenment.

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:25
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ah! alas for (My) servants! There comes not an apostle To them but they mock him!

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:30
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Not one (of them) but Rejected the apostles, But My Punishment Came justly and inevitably (On them).

    Surah Sad, verse 38:14
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    That was because there came To them their apostles With Clear (Signs), But they rejected them: So God called them To account: for He is Full of Strength, Strict in Punishment.

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:22
  13. 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
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will say: "Did there Not come to you Your apostles with Clear Signs?" They will say, "Yes". They will reply, "Then Pray (as ye like)! But The Prayer of those Without Faith is nothing But (futile wandering) In (mazes of) error!"

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:50
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    We will, without doubt, Help Our apostles and those Who believe, (both) In this world's life And on the Day When the Witnesses Will stand forth,—

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:51
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject the Book And the (revelations) with which We sent Our apostles: But soon shall they know,—

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:70
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nothing is said to thee That was not said To the apostles before thee: That thy Lord has At His command (all) Forgiveness As well as a most Grievous Penalty.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:43