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قَبْل

قبل in the Quran

Meaning: before

قبل occurs 249 times in 242 verses across 62 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
249
Verses
242
Surahs
62

قَبْل

Noun · 242 times

Meaning: before

Forms in the Quran

  • قَبْلُ ×115
  • قَبْلِهِم ×52
  • قَبْلِكَ ×32
  • قَبْلِكُمْ ×18
  • قَبْلِهِۦ ×16
  • قَبْلِى ×3
  • قَبْلِنَا ×2
  • قَبْلِهَآ ×2

قِبَل

Noun · 4 times

Meaning: towards · Also translated as: resistance

Forms in the Quran

  • قِبَلَ ×2
  • قِبَلِهِ ×1
  • قِبَلَكَ ×1

قُبُل

Noun · 3 times

Meaning: face to face · Also translated as: the front, before

Forms in the Quran

  • قُبُلًا ×2
  • قُبُلٍ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

قبل يستعمل في التقدم المتصل والمنفصل، ويضاده بعد، وقيل: يستعملان في التقدم المتصل، ويضادهما دبر ودبر. هذا في الأصل وإن كان قد يتجوز في كل واحد منهما.

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿لله الأمر من قبل ومن بعد﴾ [الروم: 4] قبل: ظرف زمان يقتضي التقدم، ويقابل بعد. وقد تقدم حكمهما في مادة (ب ع د) بالنسبة إلى الإعراب والبناء. وقيل: قبل يستعمل في التقدم المنفصل، ويضاده بعد. وقبل وقبل ويضادهما دبر ودبر، هذا في الأصل، وإن كان قد يتجوز في كل واحد منهما. قال بعضهم: قبل تستعمل على أوجه: أحدها في…

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

Verses with قبل

Verses 81–100 of 242

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Thus will thy Lord Choose thee and teach thee The interpretation of stories (and events) And perfect His favour To thee and to the posterity Of Jacob—even as He Perfected it to thy fathers Abraham and Isaac aforetime! For God is full of knowledge And wisdom."

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:6
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "It was she That sought to seduce me— From my (true) self." And one Of her household saw (this) And bore witness, (thus):— "If it be that his shirt Is rent from the front, then Is her tale true, And he is a liar!

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:26
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "Before any food Comes (in due course) To feed either of you, I will surely reveal To you the truth And meaning of this Ere it befall you That is part of the (Duty) Which my Lord hath taught me. I have (I assure you) Abandoned the ways Of a people that believe not In God and that (even) Deny the Hereafter.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:37
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "Shall I trust you With him with any result Other than when I trusted you With his brother aforetime? But God is the best To take care (of him), And He is the Most Merciful Of those who show mercy!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:64
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    So he began (the search) With their baggage, Before (he came to) the baggage Of his brother: at length He brought it out of his Brother's baggage. Thus did We Plan for Joseph. He could not Take his brother by the law Of the king except that God Willed it (so). We raise To degrees (of wisdom) whom We please: but over all Endued with knowledge is One, The All-Knowing.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:76
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "If he steals, There was a brother of his Who did steal before (him)." But these things did Joseph Keep locked in his heart, Revealing not the secrets to them. He (simply) said (to himself): "Ye are the worse situated; And God knoweth best The truth of what ye assert!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:77
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Now when they saw No hope of his (yielding), They held a conference in private. The leader among them said: "Know ye not that your father Did take an oath from you In God's name, and how, Before this, ye did fail In your duty with Joseph? Therefore will I not leave This land until my father Permits me, or God Commands me; and He Is the best to command.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:80
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And he raised his parents High on the throne (of dignity), And they fell down in prostration, (All) before him. He said: "O my father! this is The fulfilment of my vision Of old! God hath made it Come true! He was indeed Good to me when He Took me out of prison And brought you (all here) Out of the desert, (Even) after Satan had sown Enmity between me and my brothers. Verily my Lord understandeth Best the mysteries of all that He planneth to do. For verily He is full Of knowledge and wisdom.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:100
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor did We send before thee (As apostles) any but men, Whom We did inspire,— (Men) living in human habitations. Do they not travel Through the earth, and see What was the end Of those before them? But the home of the Hereafter Is best, for those who do right. Will ye not then understand?

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:109
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee to hasten on The evil in preference to the good: Yet have come to pass, Before them, (many) exemplary Punishments! But verily Thy Lord is full of forgiveness For mankind for their wrong-doing, And verily thy Lord Is (also) strict in punishment.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:6
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus have We sent thee Amongst a People before whom (Long since) have (other) Peoples (Gone and) passed away; In order that thou mightest Rehearse unto them what We Send down unto thee by inspiration; Yet do they reject (Him), The Most Gracious! Say: "He is my Lord! There is no god but He! On Him is my trust, And to Him do I turn!"

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:30
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Mocked were (many) apostles Before thee: but I granted Respite to the Unbelievers, And finally I punished them: Then how (terrible) was My requital!

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:32
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    We did send apostles Before thee, and appointed For them wives and children: And it was never the part Of an apostle to bring a Sign Except as God permitted (Or commanded). For each period Is a Book (revealed).

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:38
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those before them did (also) Devise plots; but in all things The master-planning is God's. He knoweth the doings Of every soul: and soon Will the Unbelievers know Who gets home in the End.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:42
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Has not the story Reached you, (O people!), of those Who (went) before you?— Of the People of Noah, And ’Ād, and Thamūd?— And of those who (came) After them? None knows them But God. To them came Apostles with Clear (Signs); But they put their hands Up to their mouths, and said: "We do deny (the mission) On which ye have been sent, And we are really In suspicious (disquieting) doubt As to that to which Ye invite us."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:9
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    And Satan will say When the matter is decided: "It was God Who gave you A promise of Truth: I too Promised, but I failed In my promise to you. I had no authority over you Except to call you, but ye Listened to me: then Reproach not me, but reproach Your own souls. I cannot listen To your cries, nor can ye Listen to mine. I reject Your former act in associating Me with God. For wrong-doers there must be A grievous Penalty."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:22
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Speak to my servants Who have believed, That they may establish Regular prayers, and spend (In charity) out of the Sustenance We have given them, Secretly and openly, before The coming of a Day In which there will be Neither mutual bargaining Nor befriending.

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:31
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    So warn mankind Of the Day when the Wrath Will reach them: then will The wrong-doers say: "Our Lord! Respite us (if only) For a short Term: we will Answer Thy Call, and follow The apostles!" "What! were ye not wont To swear aforetime that ye Should suffer no decline?

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:44
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    We did send apostles before thee Amongst the religious sects Of old:

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:10
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the Jinn race, We had Created before, from the fire Of a scorching wind.

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:27