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Quran Maqasid

غافِل

غافل in the Quran

Meaning: unaware

غافل occurs 27 times in 27 verses across 14 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
27
Verses
27
Surahs
14

غافِل

Noun · 27 times

Meaning: unaware · Also translated as: heedless, the heedless, surely heedless

Forms in the Quran

  • بِغَٰفِلٍ ×9
  • غَٰفِلُونَ ×6
  • غَٰفِلِينَ ×4
  • لَغَٰفِلِينَ ×2
  • ٱلْغَٰفِلُونَ ×2
  • ٱلْغَٰفِلِينَ ×2
  • لَغَٰفِلُونَ ×1
  • غَٰفِلًا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الغفلة: سهو يعتري الإنسان من قلة التحفظ والتيقظ، يقال: غفل فهو غافل . قال تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿ولا تحسبن الله غافلا عما يعمل الظالمون﴾ [إبراهيم:42]. الغفلة: سهو يعتري الإنسان من قلة التحفظ والتيقظ. قوله: ﴿لقد كنت في غفلة من هذا﴾ [ق:22] أي كنت في الدنيا تاركا للنظر والاعتبار لما غطى على عينيك من حب الشهوات ومن شبيهه. وهذا خطاب للإنسان المتقدم. يقال: غفل يغفل غفلة فهو غافل. وأرض غفل: لا نبات بها.…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root غ ف ل

Verses with غافل

Verses 1–20 of 27

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thenceforth were your hearts Hardened: they became Like a rock and even worse In hardness. For among rocks There are some from which Rivers gush forth; others There are which when split Asunder send forth water; And others which sink For fear of God. And God is Not unmindful of what ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:74
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    After this it is ye, the same people, Who slay among yourselves, And banish a party of you From their homes; assist (Their enemies) against them, In guilt and rancour; And if they come to you As captives, ye ransom them, Though it was not lawful For you to banish them. Then is it only a part of the Book That ye believe in, And do ye reject the rest? But what is the reward for those Among you who behave like this But disgrace in this life?— And on the Day of Judgment They shall be consigned To the most grievous penalty. For God is not unmindful Of what ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:85
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or do ye say that Abraham, Ismā'īl, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes were Jews or Christians? Say: Do ye know better Than God? Ah! who Is more unjust than those Who conceal the testimony They have from God? But God is not unmindful Of what ye do!

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:140
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    We see the turning Of thy face (for guidance) To the heavens: now Shall We turn thee To a Qibla that shall Please thee. Turn then Thy face in the direction Of the sacred Mosque: Wherever ye are, turn Your faces in that direction. The people of the Book Know well that that is The truth from their Lord. Nor is God unmindful Of what they do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:144
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    From whencesoever Thou startest forth, turn Thy face in the direction Of the Sacred Mosque; That is indeed the truth From thy Lord. And God Is not unmindful Of what ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:149
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O ye People of the Book! Why obstruct ye Those who believe, From the Path of God, Seeking to make it crooked, While ye were yourselves Witnesses (to God's Covenant)?' But God is not unmindful Of all that ye do."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:99
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    (The apostles were sent) thus, For thy Lord would not Destroy for their wrong-doing Men's habitations whilst Their occupants were unwarned.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:131
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    To all are degrees (or ranks) According to their deeds: For thy Lord Is not unmindful Of anything that they do.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:132
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down To two Peoples before us, And for our part, we Remained unacquainted With all that they learned By assiduous study;"

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:156
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    So We exacted retribution From them: We drowned them In the sea, because they Rejected Our Signs, and failed To take warning from them.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:136
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who behave arrogantly On the earth in defiance Of right—them will I Turn away from My Signs: Even if they see all the Signs, They will not believe in them; And if they see the way Of right conduct, they will Not adopt it as the Way; But if they see the way Of error, that is The Way they will adopt. For they have rejected Our Signs, and failed To take warning from them.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:146
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    When thy Lord drew forth From the Children of Adam— From their loins— Their descendants, and made them Testify concerning themselves, (saying): "Am I not your Lord (Who cherishes and sustains you)?"— They said: "Yea! We do testify!" (This), lest Ye should say on the Day Of Judgment: "Of this we Were never mindful":

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:172
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Many are the Jinns and men We have made for Hell: They have hearts wherewith they Understand not, eyes wherewith They see not, and ears wherewith They hear not. They are Like cattle,—nay more Misguided: for they Are heedless (of warning).

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:179
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And do thou (O reader!) Bring thy Lord to remembrance In thy (very) soul, With humility and in reverence, Without loudness in words, In the mornings and evenings; And be not thou Of those who are unheedful.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:205
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who rest not their hope On their meeting with Us, But are pleased and satisfied With the life of the Present, And those who heed not Our Signs,—

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:7
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Enough is God for a witness Between us and you: we Certainly knew nothing Of your worship of us!"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:29
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    "This day shall We save thee In thy body, that thou Mayest be a Sign to those Who come after thee! But verily, many among mankind Are heedless of Our Signs!"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:92
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    To God do belong The unseen (secrets) Of the heavens and the earth, And to Him goeth back Every affair (for decision) Then worship Him, And put thy trust in Him . And thy Lord is not Unmindful of aught That ye do.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:123
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    We do relate unto thee The most beautiful of stories, In that We reveal to thee This (portion of the) Qur-ān: Before this, thou too Was among those Who knew it not.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:3
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Jacob) said: "Really It saddens me that ye Should take him away: I fear lest the wolf Should devour him While ye attend not To him."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:13