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فَعَلَ

فعل in the Quran

Meaning: does

فعل occurs 89 times in 84 verses across 40 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
89
Verses
84
Surahs
40

فَعَلَ

Verb · 88 times

Meaning: does · Also translated as: you do, they do, they did, will you do

Forms in the Quran

  • يَفْعَلُ ×17
  • يَفْعَلُونَ ×13
  • تَفْعَلُوا۟ ×9
  • فَعَلَ ×8
  • تَفْعَلُونَ ×6
  • فَعَلُوهُ ×5
  • فَعَلُوا۟ ×4
  • فَعَلْتَ ×3

فِعْل

Noun · 1 time

Meaning: doing

Forms in the Quran

  • فِعْلَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

قوله تعالى: ﴿إنا كنا فاعلين﴾ [الأنبياء:104] أي قادرين. فالفعل يعبر به عن القدرة على الشيء. قوله: ﴿والذين هم للزكاة فاعلون﴾ [المؤمنون:4] أي غير مضيعين لها موفون بها.

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي

الفاء العين واللام أصل صحيح يدل على إحداث شيء من عمل وغيره. من ذلك: فعلت كذا أفعله فعلا. وكانت من فلان فعلة حسنة أو قبيحة. والفعال جمع فعل. والفعال، بفتح الفاء: الكرم وما يفعل من حسن.

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

Verses with فعل

Verses 21–40 of 84

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thy instruction Concerning the Women Say: God doth Instruct you about them: And (remember) what hath Been rehearsed unto you In the Book, concerning The orphans of women to whom Ye give not the portions Prescribed, and yet whom ye Desire to marry, as also Concerning the children Who are weak and oppressed: That ye stand firm For justice to orphans. There is not a good deed Which ye do, but God Is well-acquainted therewith.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:127
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    What can God gain By your punishment, If ye are grateful And ye believe? Nay, it is God That recogniseth (All good), and knoweth All things.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:147
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Apostle! proclaim The (Message) which hath been Sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou Wouldst not have fulfilled And proclaimed His Mission. And God will defend thee From men (who mean mischief). For God guideth not Those who reject Faith.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:67
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor did they (usually) Forbid one another The iniquities which they Committed: evil indeed Were the deeds which they did.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:79
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Likewise did We make For every Messenger An enemy,—evil ones Among men and Jinns, Inspiring each other With flowery discourses By way of deception. If thy Lord had so planned, They would not have Done it: so leave them And their inventions alone.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:112
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Even so, in the eyes Of most of the Pagans, Their "partners" made alluring The slaughter of their children, In order to lead them To their own destruction, And cause confusion In their religion. If God had willed, They would not have done so: But leave alone Them and their inventions.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:137
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    As for those who divide Their religion and break up Into sects, thou hast No part in them in the least: Their affair is with God: He will in the end Tell them the truth Of all that they did.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:159
  8. 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
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And Moses chose seventy Of his people for Our place Of meeting: when they Were seized with violent quaking, He prayed: "O my Lord! If it had been Thy Will Thou couldst have destroyed, Long before, both them And me: wouldst Thou Destroy us for the deeds Of the foolish ones among us? This is no more than Thy trial: by it Thou causest Whom Thou wilt to stray, And Thou leadest whom Thou wilt into the right path. Thou art our Protector: So forgive us and give us Thy mercy; for Thou art The Best of those who forgive.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:155
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or lest ye should say: "Our fathers before us May have taken false gods, But we are (their) descendants After them: wilt Thou then Destroy us because of the deeds Of men who were futile?"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:173
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Unbelievers are Protectors, one of another: Unless ye do this, (Protect each other), There would be Tumult and oppression On earth, and great mischief.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:73
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    But most of them follow Nothing but fancy: truly Fancy can be of no avail Against Truth. Verily God Is well aware of all That they do.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:36
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Whether We show thee (Realised in thy life-time) Some part of what We Promise them,—or We Take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (Before that),—in any case, To Us is their return: Ultimately God is witness. To all that they do.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:46
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Nor call on any, Other than God;— Such will neither profit thee Nor hurt thee: if thou dost, Behold! thou shalt certainly Be of those who do wrong."

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:106
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    It was revealed to Noah: "None of thy People will believe Except those who have believed Already! So grieve no longer Over their (evil) deeds.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:36
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "O Shu’aib! Does thy (religion of) prayer Command thee that we Leave off the worship which Our fathers practised, or That we leave off doing What we like with our property? Truly, thou art the one That forbeareth with faults And is right-minded!"

    Surah Hud, verse 11:87
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    She said: "There before you Is the man about whom Ye did blame me! I did seek to seduce him from His (true) self but he did Firmly save himself guiltless!… And now, if he doth not My bidding, he shall certainly Be cast into prison, And (what is more) Be of the company of the vilest!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:32
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "Know ye How ye dealt with Joseph And his brother, not knowing (What ye were doing)?"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:89
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    God will establish in strength Those who believe, with the Word That stands firm, in this world And in the Hereafter; but God Will leave, to stray, those Who do wrong: God doeth What He willeth.

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:27
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And ye dwelt in the dwellings Of men who wronged their own Souls; ye were clearly shown How We dealt with them; And We put forth (many) Parables In your behoof!"

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:45