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زَكاة

زكاة in the Quran

Meaning: the zakah

زكاة occurs 32 times in 32 verses across 19 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
32
Verses
32
Surahs
19

زَكاة

Noun · 32 times

Meaning: the zakah · Also translated as: zakah, and zakah, [the] zakah, purity

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ×26
  • زَكَوٰةً ×2
  • وَٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ×2
  • وَزَكَوٰةً ×1
  • لِلزَّكَوٰةِ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

أصل الزكاة: النمو الحاصل عن بركة الله تعالى، ويعتبر ذلك بالأمور الدنيوية والأخروية.

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وآتوا الزكاة﴾ [البقرة: 43] الزكاة في اللغة: النماء، ومنه زكا المال يزكو. وقيل: الطهارة. في الشرع: قدر مخصوص من مال مخصوص في زمن مخصوص. وقيل: هو النمو الحاصل عن بركة الله تعالى، ولذلك سمي المخرج زكاة، وإن كان فيما يشاهد نقصا، لما ذكروا من أنه يبارك فيه، ومنه قيل: الزكاة بركة المال، أو لأنها تحصنه من…

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The full entries on the root ز ك و

Verses with زكاة

Verses 1–20 of 32

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And be steadfast in prayer; Practise regular charity; And bow down your heads With those who bow down (in worship).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:43
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember We took A Covenant from the Children Of Israel (to this effect): Worship none but God; Treat with kindness Your parents and kindred, And orphans and those in need; Speak fair to the people; Be steadfast in prayer; And practise regular charity. Then did ye turn back, Except a few among you, And ye backslide (even now).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:83
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And be steadfast in prayer And regular in charity: And whatever good Ye send forth for your souls Before you, ye shall find it With God: for God sees Well all that ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:110
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is not righteousness That ye turn your faces Towards East or West; But it is righteousness— To believe in God And the Last Day, And the Angels, And the Book, And the Messengers; To spend of your substance, Out of love for Him, For your kin, For orphans, For the needy, For the wayfarer, For those who ask, And for the ransom of slaves; To be steadfast in prayer, And practice regular charity; To fulfil the contracts Which ye have made; And to be firm and patient, In pain (or suffering) And adversity, And throughout All periods of panic. Such are the people Of truth, the God-fearing.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:177
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who believe, And do deeds of righteousness, And establish regular prayers And regular charity, Will have their reward With their Lord: On them shall be no fear, Nor shall they grieve.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:277
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those Who were told to hold back Their hands (from fight) But establish regular prayers And spend in regular Charity? When (at length) the order For fighting was issued to them, Behold! a section of them Feared men as Or even more than They should have feared God: They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordered us To fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite To our (natural) term, Near (enough)?" Say: "Short Is the enjoyment of this world: The Hereafter is the best For those who do right: Never will ye be Dealt with unjustly In the very least!

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:77
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those among them Who are well-grounded in knowledge, And the Believers, Believe in what hath been Revealed to thee and what was Revealed before thee: And (especially) those Who establish regular prayer And practise regular charity And believe in God And in the Last Day: To them shall We soon Give a great reward.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:162
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    God did aforetime Take a Covenant from The Children of Israel, And We appointed twelve Captains among them. And God said: "I am With you: if ye (but) Establish regular Prayers, Practise regular Charity, Believe in My apostles, Honour and assist them, And loan to God A beautiful loan, Verily I will wipe out From you your evils, And admit you to Gardens With rivers flowing beneath; But if any of you, after this, Resisteth faith, he hath truly Wandered from the path Of rectitude."

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:12
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Your (real) friends are (No less than) God, His Apostle, and the (Fellowship Of) Believers,—those who Establish regular prayers And regular charity, And they bow Down humbly (in worship).

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:55
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And ordain for us That which is good, In this life And in the Hereafter: For we have turned unto Thee." He said: "With My Punishment I visit whom I will; But My Mercy extendeth To all things. That (Mercy) I shall ordain for those Who do right, and practise Regular charity, and those Who believe in Our Signs;—

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:156
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when the forbidden months Are past, then fight and slay The Pagans wherever ye find them, And seize them, beleaguer them, And lie in wait for them In every stratagem (of war); But if they repent, And establish regular prayers And practise regular charity, Then open the way for them: For God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:5
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    But (even so), if they repent, Establish regular prayers, And practise regular charity,— They are your brethren in Faith: (Thus) do We explain the Signs in detail, for those who understand.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:11
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    The mosques of God Shall be visited and maintained By such as believe in God And the Last Day, establish Regular prayers, and practise Regular charity, and fear None (at all) except God. It is they who are expected To be on true guidance!

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:18
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Believers, men And women, are protectors, One of another: they enjoin What is just, and forbid What is evil: they observe Regular prayers, practise Regular charity, and obey God and His Apostle. On them will God pour His mercy: for God Is Exalted in power, Wise:

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:71
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    "So we desired that Their Lord would give them In exchange (a son) Better in purity (of conduct) And closer in affection.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:81
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    And pity (for all creatures) As from us, and purity: He was devout,

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:13
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And He hath made me Blessed wheresoever I be, And hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long As I live;

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:31
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    He used to enjoin On his people Prayer And Charity, and he was Most acceptable in the sight Of his Lord.

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:55
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We made them Leaders, guiding (men) by Our Command, and We Sent them inspiration To do good deeds, To establish regular prayers, And to practise regular charity; And they constantly served Us (and Us only).

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:73
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    (They are) those who, If We establish them In the land, establish Regular prayer and give Regular charity, enjoin The right and forbid wrong: With God rests the end (And decision) of (all) affairs.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:41