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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 61–80 of 292

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    When it is said to them: "Come to what God Hath revealed; come To the Apostle": They say: "Enough for us Are the ways we found Our fathers following." What! even though their fathers Were void of knowledge And guidance?

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:104
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    One day will God Gather the apostles together, And ask: "What was The response ye received (From men to your teaching)?" They will say: "We Have no knowledge: it is Thou Who knowest in full All that is hidden."

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:109
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And behold! I inspired The Disciples to have faith In Me and Mine Apostle: They said, 'We have faith, And do thou bear witness That we bow to God As Muslims'."

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:111
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Mocked were (many) Apostles before thee; But their scoffers Were hemmed in By the thing that they mocked.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:10
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Rejected were the Apostles Before thee: with patience And constancy they bore Their rejection and their wrongs, Until Our aid did reach Them: there is none That can alter the Words (And Decrees) of God. Already hast thou received Some account of those Apostles.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:34
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    He is the Irresistible, (watching) From above over His worshippers, And He sets guardians Over you. At length, When death approaches One of you, Our angels Take his soul, and they Never fail in their duty.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:61
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    When there comes to them A Sign (from God), They say: "We shall not Believe until we receive One (exactly) like those Received by God's apostles." God knoweth best where (And how) to carry out His mission. Soon Will the wicked Be overtaken by Humiliation before God, And a severe punishment, For all their plots.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:124
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O ye assembly of Jinns And men! came there not Unto you apostles from amongst you Setting forth unto you My Signs, and warning you Of the meeting of this Day Of yours?" They will say: "We bear witness against Ourselves." It was The life of this world That deceived them. So Against themselves will they Bear witness that they Rejected Faith.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:130
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye Children of Adam! Whenever there come to you Apostles from amongst you, Rehearsing My Signs unto you, Those who are righteous And mend (their lives),— On them shall be no fear Nor shall they grieve.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:35
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who is more unjust Than one who invents A lie against God Or rejects His Signs? For such, their portion Appointed must reach them From the Book (of Decrees): Until, when Our messengers (Of death) arrive and take Their souls, they say: "Where are the things That ye used to invoke Besides God?" They will reply, "They Have left us in the lurch," And they will bear witness Against themselves, that they Had rejected God.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:37
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We shall remove From their hearts any Lurking sense of injury;— Beneath them will be Rivers flowing;—and they Shall say: "Praise be, to God, Who hath guided us To this (felicity): never Could we have found Guidance, had it not been For the guidance of God: Indeed it was the truth. That the Apostles of our Lord Brought unto us." And they Shall hear the cry: "Behold! the Garden before you! Ye have been made Its inheritors, for your Deeds (of righteousness)."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:43
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they just wait For the final fulfilment Of the event? On the day The event is finally fulfilled, Those who disregarded it Before will say: "The apostles Of our Lord did indeed Bring true (tidings). Have we No intercessors now to intercede On our behalf? Or could we Be sent back? Then should we Behave differently from our Behaviour in the past." In fact they will have lost Their souls, and the things They invented will leave Them in the lurch.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:53
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my people! No wandering is there In my (mind): on the contrary I am an apostle from The Lord and Cherisher Of the Worlds!

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:61
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my people! I am no imbecile, but (I am) an apostle from The Lord and Cherisher Of the Worlds!

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:67
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such were the towns Whose story We (thus) Relate unto thee: There came indeed to them Their apostles with clear (Signs): But they would not believe What they had rejected before. Thus doth God seal up The hearts of those Who reject Faith.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:101
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Moses said: "O Pharaoh! I am an apostle from The Lord of the Worlds,—

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:104
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Those who follow the Apostle, The unlettered Prophet, Whom they find mentioned In their own (Scriptures),— In the Law and the Gospel;— For he commands them What is just and forbids them What is evil; he allows Them as lawful what is good (And pure) and prohibits them From what is bad (and impure); He releases them From their heavy burdens And from the yokes That are upon them. So it is those who believe In him, honour him, Help him, and follow the Light Which is sent down with him,— It is they who will prosper."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:157
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O men! I am sent Unto you all, as the Apostle Of God, to Whom belongeth The dominion of the heavens And the earth: there is no god But He: it is He that giveth Both life and death. So believe In God and His Apostle, The unlettered Prophet, Who believeth in God And His Words: follow him That (so) ye may be guided."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:158
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee concerning (Things taken as) spoils of war. Say: "(Such) spoils are At the disposal of God And the Apostle: so fear God, and keep straight The relations between yourselves: Obey God and His Apostle, If ye do believe."

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:1
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    This because they contended Against God and His Apostle: If any contend against God And His Apostle, God Is strict in punishment.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:13