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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 121–140 of 1,321

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    What! When a single Disaster smites you, Although ye smote (your enemies) With one twice as great, Do ye say?— "Whence is this?" Say (to them): "It is from yourselves: For God hath power Over all things."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:165
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the Hypocrites also. These were told: "Come, Fight in the way of God, Or (at least) drive (The foe from Your city)." They said: "Had we known How to fight, we should Certainly have followed you." They were that day Nearer to Unbelief Than to Faith, Saying with their lips What was not in their hearts. But God hath full knowledge Of all they conceal.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:167
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    (They are) the ones that say, (Of their brethren slain), While they themselves Sit (at ease): "If only They had listened to us, They would not have been slain." Say: "Avert death From your own selves, If ye speak the truth."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:168
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Men said to them: "A great army is gathering Against you": And frightened them: But it (only) increased Their Faith: they said: "For us God sufficeth, And He is the best Disposer of affairs."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:173
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    God hath heard The taunt of those Who say: "Truly, God Is indigent and we Are rich!"—We shall Certainly record their word And (their act) of slaying The Prophets in defiance Of right, and We shall say: "Taste ye the Penalty Of the Scorching Fire!

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:181
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    They (also) said: "God took Our promise not to believe In an apostle unless He showed us a sacrifice Consumed by fire (From heaven)." Say: "There came to you Apostles before me, With Clear Signs And even with what Ye ask for: why then Did ye slay them, If ye speak the truth?"

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:183
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    To those weak of understanding Make not over your property, Which God hath made A means of support for you, But feed and clothe them Therewith, and speak to them Words of kindness and justice.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:5
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if at the time of division Other relatives, or orphans, Or poor, are present, Feed them out of the (property), And speak to them Words of kindness and justice.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:8
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let those (disposing of an estate) Have the same fear in their minds As they would have for their own If they had left a helpless family behind: Let them fear God, and speak Words of appropriate (comfort),

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:9
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of no effect is the repentance Of those who continue To do evil, until Death Faces one of them, and he says, "Now have I repented indeed;" Nor of those who die Rejecting Faith: for them Have we prepared A punishment most grievous.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:18
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Approach not prayers With a mind befogged, Until ye can understand All that ye say, Nor in a state Of ceremonial impurity (Except when travelling on the road), Until after washing Your whole body. If ye are ill, Or on a journey, Or one of you cometh From offices of nature, Or ye have been In contact with women, And ye find no water, Then take for yourselves Clean sand or earth, And rub therewith Your faces and hands. For God doth blot out sins And forgive again and again.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:43
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of the Jews there are those Who displace words From their (right) places, And say: "We hear And we disobey"; And "Hear what is not Heard"; and "Rā’inā";— With a twist of their tongues And a slander to Faith. If only they had said: "We hear and we obey; And "Do hear"; And "Do look at us": It would have been better For them, and more proper; But God hath cursed them For their Unbelief; and but few Of them will believe.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:46
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those Who were given a portion Of the Book? They believe In Sorcery and Evil, And say to the Unbelievers That they are better guided In the (right) way Than the Believers!

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:51
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    When it is said to them: "Come to what God hath revealed, And to the Apostle": Thou seest the Hypocrites avert Their faces from thee in disgust.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:61
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those men,—God knows What is in their hearts; So keep clear of them, But admonish them, And speak to them a word To reach their very souls.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:63
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    There are certainly among you Men who would tarry behind: If a misfortune befalls you, They say: "God did favour us In that we were not Present among them."

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:72
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if good fortune comes to you From God, they would be sure To say—as if there had never been Ties of affection between you and them— "Oh! I wish I had been with them; A fine thing should I then Have made of it!"

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:73
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    And why should ye not Fight in the cause of God And of those who, being weak, Are ill-treated (and oppressed)?— Men, women, and children, Whose cry is: "Our Lord! Rescue us from this town, Whose people are oppressors; And raise for us from Thee One who will protect; And raise for us from Thee One who will help!"

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:75
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those Who were told to hold back Their hands (from fight) But establish regular prayers And spend in regular Charity? When (at length) the order For fighting was issued to them, Behold! a section of them Feared men as Or even more than They should have feared God: They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordered us To fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite To our (natural) term, Near (enough)?" Say: "Short Is the enjoyment of this world: The Hereafter is the best For those who do right: Never will ye be Dealt with unjustly In the very least!

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:77
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Wherever ye are, Death will find you out, Even if ye are in towers Built up strong and high!" If some good befalls them, They say, "This is from God"; But if evil, they say, "This is from thee" (O Prophet). Say: "All things are from God." But what hath come To these people, That they fail To understand A single fact?

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:78