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Quran Maqasid

عَلِمَ

علم in the Quran

Meaning: know

علم occurs 528 times in 446 verses across 77 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
528
Verses
446
Surahs
77

عَلِمَ

Verb · 382 times

Meaning: know · Also translated as: knew, you knew, they knew

Forms in the Quran

  • يَعْلَمُونَ ×81
  • يَعْلَمُ ×71
  • تَعْلَمُونَ ×55
  • وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ ×18
  • وَيَعْلَمُ ×12
  • عَلِمَ ×9
  • تَعْلَمْ ×9
  • أَعْلَمُ ×8

عِلْم

Noun · 105 times

Meaning: the knowledge · Also translated as: knowledge

Forms in the Quran

  • عِلْمَ ×48
  • ٱلْعِلْمِ ×28
  • عِلْمًا ×9
  • وَعِلْمًا ×5
  • بِعِلْمِهِۦ ×4
  • عِلْمُهَا ×4
  • بِعِلْمٍ ×3
  • عِلْمِهِۦٓ ×1

عَلَّمَ

Verb · 41 times

Meaning: And He taught · Also translated as: You have taught us, they teach, they both teach

Forms in the Quran

  • عَلَّمَكُم ×4
  • وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ×3
  • وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ ×3
  • عَلَّمَهُ ×3
  • عَلَّمَ ×3
  • عَلَّمْنَٰهُ ×2
  • وَعَلَّمْنَٰهُ ×2
  • وَعَلَّمَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

قوله تعالى: ﴿وعلم آدم الأسماء كلها﴾ [البقرة:31] أي عرفه إياها. وأصل العلم إدراك الشيء على حقيقته، وهو معرفة الشيء على ما هو عليه. وقد اختلف الناس فيه: هل يدرك بالحد أم لا، ومن منع تحديده اختلفوا فقال بعضهم: لا يحد لعسره، وآخرون ليسره. وقال بعضهم: العلم ضربان: الأول إدراك ذات الشيء، والثاني الحكم على الشيء بوجود شيء هو…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي

العين واللام والميم أصل صحيح واحد، يدل على أثر بالشيء يتميز به عن غيره.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root ع ل م

Verses with علم

Verses 101–120 of 446

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    For every Message Is a limit of time, And soon shall ye Know it."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:67
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    His people disputed With him. He said: "(Come) ye to dispute With me, about God, When He (Himself) Hath guided me? I fear not (the beings) Ye associate with God: Unless my Lord willeth, (Nothing can happen). My Lord comprehendeth In His knowledge all things. Will ye not (yourselves) Be admonished?

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:80
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "How should I fear (The beings) ye associate With God, when ye Fear not to give partners To God without any warrant Having been given to you? Which of (us) two parties Hath more right to security? (Tell me) if ye know.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:81
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    No just estimate of God Do they make when they say: "Nothing doth God send down To man (by way of revelation)": Say: "Who then sent down The Book which Moses brought?— A light and guidance to man: But ye make it into (Separate) sheets for show, While ye conceal much (Of its contents): therein Were ye taught that Which ye knew not Neither ye nor your fathers." Say: "God (sent it down)": Then leave them to plunge In vain discourse and trifling.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:91
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who maketh The stars (as beacons) for you, That ye may guide yourselves, With their help, Through the dark spaces Of land and sea: We detail Our Signs For people who know.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:97
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yet they make The Jinns equals With God, though God Did create the Jinns; And they falsely, Having no knowledge, Attribute to Him Sons and daughters. Praise and glory be To Him! (for He is) above What they attribute to Him!

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:100
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus do We explain The Signs by various (symbols): That they may say, "Thou hast taught (us) diligently," And that We may make The matter clear To those who know.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:105
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Revile not ye Those whom they call upon Besides God, lest They out of spite Revile God In their ignorance. Thus have We made Alluring to each people' Its own doings. In the end will they Return to their Lord, And We shall then Tell them the truth Of all that they did.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:108
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Shall I seek For judge other than God?— When He it is Who hath sent unto you The Book, explained in detail." They know full well, To whom We have given The Book, that it hath been Sent down from thy Lord In truth. Never be then Of those who doubt.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:114
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Why should ye not Eat of (meats) on which God's name hath been Pronounced, when He hath Explained to you in detail What is forbidden to you— Except under compulsion Of necessity? But many do mislead (men) By their appetites unchecked By knowledge. Thy Lord Knoweth best those who transgress

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:119
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O my people! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part): Soon will ye know Who it is whose end Will be (best) in the Hereafter: Certain it is that The wrong-doers will not prosper."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:135
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Lost are those who slay Their children, from folly, Without knowledge, and forbid Food which God hath provided For them, inventing (lies) Against God. They have Indeed gone astray And heeded no guidance.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:140
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Take) eight (head of cattle) In (four) pairs: Of sheep a pair, And of goats a pair; Say, hath He forbidden The two males, Or the two females, Or (the young) which the wombs Of the two females enclose? Tell me with knowledge If ye are truthful:

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:143
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of camels a pair, And of oxen a pair; Say, hath He forbidden The two males, Or the two females, Or (the young) which the wombs Of the two females enclose?— Were ye present when God Ordered you such a thing? But who doth more wrong Than one who invents A lie against God, To lead astray men Without knowledge? For God guideth not People who do wrong

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:144
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who give partners (To God) will say: "If God had wished, We should not have Given partners to Him, Nor would our fathers; Nor should we have had Any taboos." So did Their ancestors argue Falsely, until they tasted Of Our wrath. Say: "Have ye any (certain) Knowledge? If so, produce It before us. Ye follow Nothing but conjecture: Ye do nothing but lie."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:148
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    And verily We shall recount Their whole story With knowledge, for We Were never absent (At any time or place).

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

    When they do aught That is shameful, they say: "We found our fathers Doing so"; and "God Commanded us thus": Say: "Nay, God never Commands what is shameful: Do ye say of God What ye know not?"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:28
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: Who hath forbidden The beautiful (gifts) of God, Which He hath produced For His servants, And the things, clean and pure, (Which He hath provided) For sustenance? Say: They are, in the life Of this world, for those Who believe, (and) purely For them on the Day Of Judgment. Thus do We Explain the Signs in detail For those who understand.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:32
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: The things that my Lord Hath indeed forbidden are: Shameful deeds, whether open Or secret; sins and trespasses Against truth or reason; assigning Of partners to God, for which He hath given no authority; And saying things about God Of which ye have no knowledge.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:33
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    He will say: "Enter ye In the company of The Peoples who passed away Before you—men and Jinns,— Into the Fire. Every time A new People enters, It curses its sister-People (That went before), until They follow each other, all Into the Fire. Saith the last About the first: "Our Lord! It is these that misled us: So give them a double Penalty in the Fire." He will say: "Doubled For all": but this Ye do not understand.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:38