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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 1,281–1,300 of 1,321

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then he that will be Given his Record In his right hand Will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!

    Surah Al-Haqqah, verse 69:19
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And he that will Be given his Record In his left hand, Will say: "Ah! would That my record had not Been given to me!

    Surah Al-Haqqah, verse 69:25
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my People! I am to you A Warner, clear and open:

    Surah Nuh, verse 71:2
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    He, said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People Night and day:

    Surah Nuh, verse 71:5
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Saying, "Ask forgiveness From your Lord; For He is Oft-Forgiving;

    Surah Nuh, verse 71:10
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Noah said: "O my Lord! They have disobeyed me, But they follow (men) Whose wealth and children Give them no Increase But only Loss.

    Surah Nuh, verse 71:21
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And they have said (To each other), "Abandon not your gods: Abandon neither Wadd Nor Suwā‘, neither Yagūth nor Ya‘ūq, Nor Nasr’;—

    Surah Nuh, verse 71:23
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And Noah said: "O my Lord! Leave not Of the Unbelievers, A single one on earth!

    Surah Nuh, verse 71:26
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: It has been Revealed to me that A company of Jinns Listened (to the Qur-ān). They said, 'We have Really heard a wonderful Recital!

    Surah Al-Jinn, verse 72:1
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    'There were some foolish ones Among us, who used To utter extravagant lies Against God;

    Surah Al-Jinn, verse 72:4
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    'But we do think That no man or spirit Should say aught that is Untrue against God.

    Surah Al-Jinn, verse 72:5
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "I do No more than invoke My Lord, and I join not With Him any (false god)."

    Surah Al-Jinn, verse 72:20
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "It is not In my power to cause You harm, or to bring You to right conduct."

    Surah Al-Jinn, verse 72:21
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "No one can Deliver me from God (If I were to disobey Him), Nor should I find refuge Except in Him,

    Surah Al-Jinn, verse 72:22
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "I know not whether The (Punishment) which ye Are promised is near, Or whether my Lord Will appoint for it A distant term.

    Surah Al-Jinn, verse 72:25
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    And have patience with what They say, and leave them With noble (dignity).

    Surah Al-Muzzammil, verse 73:10
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, Derived from of old;

    Surah Al-Muddaththir, verse 74:24
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We have set none But angels as guardians Of the Fire; and We Have fixed their number Only as a trial For Unbelievers,—in order That the People of the Book May arrive at certainty, And the Believers may increase In Faith,—and that no doubts May be left for the People Of the Book and the Believers, And that those in whose hearts Is a disease and the Unbelievers May say, "What symbol Doth God intend by this? Thus doth God leave to stray Whom He pleaseth, and guide Whom He pleaseth: and none Can know the forces Of thy Lord, except He. And this is no other than A warning to mankind.

    Surah Al-Muddaththir, verse 74:31
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will say: "We were not of those Who prayed;

    Surah Al-Muddaththir, verse 74:43
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"

    Surah Al-Qiyamah, verse 75:10