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Quran Maqasid

قالَ

قال in the Quran

Meaning: they say

قال occurs 1,618 times in 1,321 verses across 82 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
1,618
Verses
1,321
Surahs
82

قالَ

Verb · 1,618 times

Meaning: they say · Also translated as: He said, We said, it is said, said

Forms in the Quran

  • قَالَ ×412
  • قُلْ ×297
  • قَالُوٓا۟ ×250
  • وَقَالَ ×85
  • وَقَالُوا۟ ×61
  • يَقُولُونَ ×51
  • يَقُولُ ×39
  • قِيلَ ×34

Its root in the classical dictionaries

القاف والواو واللام أصل واحد صحيح يقل كلمه، وهو القول من النطق. يقال: قال يقول قولا. والمقول: اللسان. ورجل قولة وقوال: كثير القول. وأما أقوال......................

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس

القول: الكلام على الترتيب، وهو عند المحقق كل لفظ قال به اللسان، تاما كان أو ناقصا، تقول: قال يقول قولا، والفاعل قائل، والمفعول مقول؛ قال سيبويه: واعلم أن قلت في كلام العرب إنما وقعت على أن تحكي بها ما كان كلاما لا قولا، يعني بالكلام الجمل كقولك زيد منطلق وقام زيد، ويعني بالقول الألفاظ المفردة التي يبنى الكلام منها…

لسان العرب — ابن منظور
The full entries on the root ق و ل

Verses with قال

Verses 1,121–1,140 of 1,321

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    The man who believed said Further: "O my People! Follow me: I will lead You to the Path of Right.

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:38
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Soon will ye remember What I say to you (now). My (own) affair I commit To God: for God (ever) Watches over His Servants."

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:44
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold, they will dispute With each other in the Fire! The weak ones (who followed) Will say to those who Had been arrogant, "We but Followed you: can ye then Take (on yourselves) from us Some share of the Fire?"

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:47
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who had been arrogant Will say: "We are all In this (Fire)! Truly, God has judged Between (His) Servants!"

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:48
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those in the Fire will say To the Keepers of Hell: "Pray to your Lord To lighten us the Penalty For a Day (at least)!"

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:49
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will say: "Did there Not come to you Your apostles with Clear Signs?" They will say, "Yes". They will reply, "Then Pray (as ye like)! But The Prayer of those Without Faith is nothing But (futile wandering) In (mazes of) error!"

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:50
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I Will answer your (Prayer): But those who are Too arrogant to serve Me Will surely find themselves In Hell—in humiliation!"

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:60
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "I have been forbidden To invoke those whom ye Invoke besides God,—seeing that The Clear Signs have come To me from my Lord; And I have been commanded To bow (in Islām) To the Lord of the Worlds."

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:66
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who gives Life And Death; and when He Decides upon an affair, He says to it, "Be", And it is.

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:68
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then shall it be said To them: "Where are The (deities) to which Ye gave part-worship—

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:73
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    "In derogation of God?" They will reply: "They have Left us in the lurch: Nay, we invoked not, Of old, anything (that had Real existence)." Thus Does God leave The Unbelievers to stray.

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:74
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when they saw Our Punishment, they said: "We believe in God,— The One God—and we Reject the partners we used To join with Him."

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:84
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    They say: "Our hearts are Under veils, (concealed) From that to which thou Dost invite us, and In our ears is a deafness, And between us and thee Is a screen: so do Thou (what thou wilt); For us, we shall do (What we will!)"

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:5
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say thou: "I am But a man like you: It is revealed to me By inspiration, that your God Is One God: so stand True to Him, and ask For His forgiveness." And woe to those who Join gods with God,—

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:6
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: Is it that ye Deny Him Who created The earth in two Days? And do ye join equals With Him? He is The Lord of (all) The Worlds.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:9
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Moreover He comprehended In His design the sky, And it had been (as) smoke: He said to it And to the earth: "Come ye together, Willingly or unwillingly." They said: "We do come (Together), in willing obedience."

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:11
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if they turn away, Say thou: "I have warned You of a stunning Punishment (As of thunder and lightning) Like that which (overtook) The ‘Ād and the Thamūd!"

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:13
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold, the apostles came To them, from before them And behind them, (preaching): "Serve none but God." They said, "If our Lord Had so pleased, He would Certainly have sent down angels (To preach): now we reject Your mission (altogether)."

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:14
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Now the ‘Ād behaved Arrogantly through the land, Against (all) truth and reason, And said: "Who is superior To us in strength?" What! Did they not see that God, Who created them, Was superior to them In strength? But they Continued to reject Our Signs!

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:15
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will say to their skins: "Why bear ye witness Against us?" They will say: "God hath given us speech,— (He) Who giveth speech To everything: He created You for the first time, And unto Him were ye To return.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:21