عَقَلُ
Verb · 49 timesMeaning: understand · Also translated as: use reason, you use reason, use your intellect, they understood it
Forms in the Quran
- تَعْقِلُونَ ×24
- يَعْقِلُونَ ×22
- عَقَلُوهُ ×1
- يَعْقِلُهَآ ×1
- نَعْقِلُ ×1
عَقَلُ
Meaning: understand
عقل occurs 49 times in 49 verses across 30 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
Meaning: understand · Also translated as: use reason, you use reason, use your intellect, they understood it
العين والقاف واللام أصل واحد منقاس مطرد، يدل عظمه على حبسة في الشيء أو ما يقارب الحبسة. من ذلك العقل، وهو الحابس عن ذميم القول والفعل.
العقل: الحجر والنهى ضد الحمق، والجمع عقول. وفي حديث
Verses 21–40 of 49
We have sent it down As an Arabic Qur-ān, In order that ye may Learn wisdom.
Surah Yusuf, verse 12:2Nor did We send before thee (As apostles) any but men, Whom We did inspire,— (Men) living in human habitations. Do they not travel Through the earth, and see What was the end Of those before them? But the home of the Hereafter Is best, for those who do right. Will ye not then understand?
Surah Yusuf, verse 12:109And in the earth are tracts (Diverse though) neighbouring, And gardens of vines And fields sown with corn, And palm trees—growing Out of single roots or otherwise: Watered with the same water, Yet some of them We make More excellent than others to eat. Behold, verily in these things There are Signs for those Who understand!
Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:4He has made subject to you The Night and the Day; The Sun and the Moon; And the Stars are in subjection By His Command: verily In this are Signs For men who are wise.
Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:12And from the fruit Of the date-palm and the vine, Ye get out wholesome drink And food: behold, in this Also is a Sign For those who are wise.
Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:67We have revealed for you (O men!) a book in which Is a Message for you: Will ye not then understand?
Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:10"Fie upon you, and upon The things that ye worship Besides God! Have ye No sense?"…
Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:67Do they not travel Through the land, so that Their hearts (and minds) May thus learn wisdom And their ears may Thus learn to hear? Truly it is not their eyes That are blind, but their Hearts which are In their breasts.
Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:46It is He Who gives Life and death, and to Him (Is due) the alternation Of Night and Day: Will ye not then understand?
Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:80It is no fault in the blind Nor in one born lame, nor In one afflicted with illness, Nor in yourselves, that ye Should eat in your own houses, Or those of your fathers, Or your mothers, or your brothers, Or your sisters, or your father's brothers Or your father's sisters, Or your mother's brothers, Or your mother's sisters, Or in houses of which The keys are in your possession, Or in the house of a sincere Friend of yours: there is No blame on you, whether Ye eat in company or Separately. But if ye Enter houses, salute each other— A greeting of blessing And purity as from God. Thus does God make clear The Signs to you: that ye May understand.
Surah An-Nur, verse 24:61Or thinkest thou that most Of them listen or understand? They are only like cattle;— Nay, they are worse astray In Path.
Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:44(Moses) said: "Lord of the East And the West, and all between! If ye only had sense!"
Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:28The (material) things which Ye are given are but The conveniences of this life And the glitter thereof; But that which is with God Is better and more enduring: Will ye not then be wise?
Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:60And We have left thereof An evident Sign, For any people who (Care to) understand.
Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:35And such are the Parables We set forth for mankind, But only those understand them Who have Knowledge.
Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:43And if indeed thou ask them Who it is that sends down Rain from the sky, And gives life therewith To the earth after its death, They will certainly reply, "God!" Say, "Praise be To God!" But most Of them understand not.
Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:63And among His Signs, He shows you the lightning, By way both of fear And of hope, and He sends Down rain from the sky And with it gives life to The earth after it is dead: Verily in that are Signs For those who are wise.
Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:24He does propound To you a similitude From your own (experience): Do ye have partners Among those whom your right hands Possess, to share as equals In the wealth We have Bestowed on you? Do ye Fear them as ye fear Each other? Thus do We Explain the Signs in detail To a people that understand.
Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:28"But he did lead astray A great multitude of you. Did ye not, then, understand?
Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:62If We grant long life To any, We cause him To be reversed in nature: Will they not then understand?
Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:68