عِقاب
Noun · 20 timesMeaning: the penalty · Also translated as: My penalty, penalty, [the] punishment, punishment
Forms in the Quran
- ٱلْعِقَابِ ×16
- عِقَابِ ×4
عِقاب
Meaning: the penalty
عقاب occurs 20 times in 20 verses across 11 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
Meaning: the penalty · Also translated as: My penalty, penalty, [the] punishment, punishment
العقب: مؤخر الرجل، وقيل: عقب، وجمعه: أعقاب، وروي: «ويل للأعقاب من النار» واستعير العقب للولد وولد الولد. قال تعالى: وجعلها كلمة باقية في عقبه [الزخرف/ 28] ، وعقب الشهر، من قولهم:
قوله تعالى: ﴿والله يحكم لا معقب لحكمه﴾ [الرعد: 41] لا متتبع له ولا مكرا عليه بنقص. والعقب: الذي يكر على الشيء ويتبعه لينظر ما فيه من الخلل لينقصه. ولذلك فسر بأنه لا يحكم بعد حكمه حاكم؛ مأخوذ من العقب، فإن من تتبع شيئا يكون وراء عقبه. وقيل: معناه: لا أحد يتعقبه ويبحث عن فعله، من قولهم: عقب الحاكم على حكم من قبله: إذا…
Verses 1–20 of 20
And complete The .Hajj or ‘umra In the service of God. But if ye are prevented (From completing it), Send an offering For sacrifice, Such as ye may find, And do not shave your heads Until the offering reaches The place of sacrifice. And if any of you is ill, Or has an ailment in his scalp, (Necessitating shaving), (He should) in compensation Either fast, or feed the poor, Or offer sacrifice; And when ye are In peaceful conditions (again), If any one wishes To continue the ‘umra On to the ḥajj, He must make an offering, Such as he can afford, But if he cannot afford it, He should fast Three days during the ḥajj And seven days on his return, Making ten days in all. This is for those Whose household Is not in (the precincts Of) the Sacred Mosque. And fear God, And know that God. Is strict in punishment?
Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:196Ask the Children of Israel How many Clear (Signs) We have sent them. But if any one, After God's favour Has come to him, Substitutes (something else), God is strict in punishment.
Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:211(Their plight will be) No better than that Of the people of Pharaoh, And their predecessors: They denied our Signs, And God called them to account For their sins. For God is strict In punishment.
Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:11O ye who believe! Violate not the sanctity Of the Symbols of God, Nor of the Sacred Month, Nor of the animals brought For sacrifice, nor the garlands That mark out such animals, Nor the people resorting To the Sacred House, Seeking of the bounty And good pleasure Of their Lord. But when ye are clear Of the Sacred Precincts And of pilgrim garb, Ye may hunt And let not the hatred Of some people In (once) shutting you out Of the Sacred Mosque Lead you to transgression (And hostility on your part). Help ye one another In righteousness and piety, But help ye not one another In sin and rancour: Fear God: for God Is strict in punishment.
Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:2Know ye that God Is strict in punishment And that God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:98It is He Who hath made You (His) agents, inheritors Of the earth: He hath raised You in ranks, some above Others: that He may try you In the gifts He hath given you: For thy Lord is quick In punishment: yet He Is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:165Behold! thy Lord did declare That He would send Against them, to the Day Of Judgment, those who would Afflict them with grievous Penalty. Thy Lord is quick In retribution, but He is also Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:167This 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 8:13And fear tumult or oppression, Which affecteth not in particular (Only) those of you who do wrong: And know that God Is strict in punishment.
Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:25Remember Satan made Their (sinful) acts seem Alluring to them, and said: "No one among men Can overcome you this day, While I am near to you": But when the two forces Came in sight of each other, He turned on his heels, And said: "Lo! I am clear Of you; to! I see What ye see not; Lo! I fear God; for God Is strict in punishment.
Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:48"(Deeds) after the manner Of the People of Pharaoh And of those before them: They rejected the Signs of God, And God punished them For their crimes: for God Is Strong, and Strict in punishment:
Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:52They ask thee to hasten on The evil in preference to the good: Yet have come to pass, Before them, (many) exemplary Punishments! But verily Thy Lord is full of forgiveness For mankind for their wrong-doing, And verily thy Lord Is (also) strict in punishment.
Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:6Mocked were (many) apostles Before thee: but I granted Respite to the Unbelievers, And finally I punished them: Then how (terrible) was My requital!
Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:32Not one (of them) but Rejected the apostles, But My Punishment Came justly and inevitably (On them).
Surah Sad, verse 38:14Who forgiveth Sin, Accepteth Repentance, Is Strict in Punishment, And hath a Long Reach (In all things). There is no god But He: to Him Is the Final Goal.
Surah Ghafir, verse 40:3But (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 40:5That 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 40:22Nothing 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 41:43That is because they Resisted God and His Apostle: And if any one resists God, Verily God is severe In Punishment.
Surah Al-Hashr, verse 59:4What God has bestowed On His Apostle (and taken Away) from the people Of the townships,—belongs To God,—to His Apostle And to kindred and orphans, The needy and the wayfarer; In order that it may not (Merely) make a circuit Between the wealthy among you. So take what the Apostle Assigns to you, and deny Yourselves that which he Withholds from you. And fear God; for God Is strict in Punishment.
Surah Al-Hashr, verse 59:7