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Quran Maqasid

قَدَرَ

قدر in the Quran

Meaning: they appraised

قدر occurs 59 times in 55 verses across 39 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
59
Verses
55
Surahs
39

قَدَرَ

Verb · 25 times

Meaning: they appraised · Also translated as: he has power, they have control, you overpower, and restricts

Forms in the Quran

  • وَيَقْدِرُ ×9
  • يَقْدِرُونَ ×3
  • قَدَرُوا۟ ×3
  • يَقْدِرُ ×3
  • تَقْدِرُوا۟ ×2
  • قُدِرَ ×2
  • نَّقْدِرَ ×1
  • فَقَدَرْنَا ×1

قَدَّرَ

Verb · 16 times

Meaning: and determined for it · Also translated as: We have decreed, and determined it, We destined her

Forms in the Quran

  • وَقَدِّرْ ×3
  • قَدَّرَ ×3
  • قَدَّرْنَآ ×2
  • فَقَدَّرَهُۥ ×2
  • وَقَدَّرَهُۥ ×1
  • قَدَّرْنَٰهَا ×1
  • وَقَدَّرْنَا ×1
  • قَدَّرْنَٰهُ ×1

قَدَر

Noun · 11 times

Meaning: according to his means · Also translated as: according to their measure, in a measure, the decreed, in measure

Forms in the Quran

  • بِقَدَرٍ ×5
  • قَدَرُهُۥ ×2
  • قَدَرٍ ×2
  • بِقَدَرِهَا ×1
  • قَدَرًا ×1

قَدْر

Noun · 7 times

Meaning: [of his] appraisal · Also translated as: [His] estimation, appraisal

Forms in the Quran

  • قَدْرِهِۦٓ ×3
  • ٱلْقَدْرِ ×3
  • قَدْرًا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

القدرة إذا وصف بها الإنسان فاسم لهيئة له بها يتمكن من فعل شيء ما، وإذا وصف الله تعالى بها فهي نفي العجز عنه، ومحال أن يوصف غير الله بالقدرة المطلقة معنى وإن أطلق عليه لفظا، بل حقه أن يقال: قادر على كذا، ومتى قيل: هو قادر، فعلى سبيل معنى التقييد، ولهذا لا أحد غير الله يوصف بالقدرة من وجه إلا

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وما قدروا الله حق قدره﴾ [الزمر: 67] أي ما عظموه حق تعظيمه ولا عرفوه حق معرفته. قال الراغب: تنبيها أنه كيف يمكنهم أن يدركوا كنهه وهذا وصفه. وهو قوله: ﴿والأرض جميعا قبضته يوم القيامة﴾ [الزمر: 67]؟

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

Verses with قدر

Verses 1–20 of 55

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    There is no blame on you If ye divorce women Before consummation Or the fixation of their dower; But bestow on them (A suitable gift), The wealthy According to his means, And the poor According to his means;— A gift of a reasonable amount Is due from those Who wish to do the right thing.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:236
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Cancel not your charity By reminders of your generosity Or by injury,—like those Who spend their substance To be seen of men, But believe neither In God nor in the Last Day. They are in Parable like a hard, Barren rock, on which Is a little soil: on it Falls heavy rain, Which leaves it (Just) a bare stone. They will be able to do nothing With aught they have earned. And God guideth not Those who reject faith.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:264
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Except for those who repent Before they fall Into your power: In that case, know That God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:34
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    No just estimate of God Do they make when they say: "Nothing doth God send down To man (by way of revelation)": Say: "Who then sent down The Book which Moses brought?— A light and guidance to man: But ye make it into (Separate) sheets for show, While ye conceal much (Of its contents): therein Were ye taught that Which ye knew not Neither ye nor your fathers." Say: "God (sent it down)": Then leave them to plunge In vain discourse and trifling.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:91
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He who made the sun To be a shining glory And the moon to be a light (Of beauty), and measured out Stages for her; that ye might Know the number of years And the count (of time). Nowise did God create this But in truth and righteousness. (Thus) doth He explain His Signs In detail, for those who understand.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:5
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    He sends down water From the skies, and the channels Flow, each according to its measure: But the torrent bears away The foam that mounts up To the surface. Even so, From that (ore) which they heat In the fire, to make ornaments Or utensils therewith, There is a scum likewise. Thus doth God (by parables) Show forth Truth and Vanity. For the scum disappears Like froth cast out; While that which is for the good Of mankind remains On the earth. Thus doth God Set forth parables.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:17
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    God doth enlarge, or grant By (strict) measure, the Sustenance (Which He giveth) to whomso He pleaseth. (The worldly) rejoice In the life of this world: But the life of this world Is but little comfort In the Hereafter.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:26
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    The parable of those who Reject their Lord is that Their works are as ashes, On which the wind blows Furiously on a tempestuous day: No power have they over Aught that they have earned: That is the straying Far, far (from the goal).

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

    And there is not a thing But its (sources and) treasures (Inexhaustible) are with Us; But We only send down Thereof in due and ascertainable measures.

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:21
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Except his wife, who, We have ascertained, Will be among those Who will lag behind."

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:60
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    God sets forth the Parable (Of two men: one) a slave Under the dominion of another; He has no power of any sort; And (the other) a man On whom We have bestowed Goodly favours from Ourselves, And he spends thereof (freely), Privately and publicly: Are the two equal? (By no means;) Praise be to God. But Most of them understand not.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:75
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    God sets forth (another) Parable Of two men: one of them Dumb, with no power Of any sort; a wearisome burden Is he to his master; Whichever way he directs him, He brings no good: Is such a man equal With one who commands Justice, and is on A Straight Way?

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:76
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily thy Lord doth provide Sustenance in abundance For whom He pleaseth, and He Provideth in a just measure. For He doth know And regard all His servants.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:30
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Behold! thy sister goeth forth And saith, "Shall I show you One who will nurse And rear the (child)? So We brought thee back To thy mother, that her eye Might be cooled and she Should not grieve. Then thou didst slay A man, but We saved thee From trouble, and We tried Thee in various ways. Then didst thou tarry A number of years With the people of Midian. Then didst thou come hither As ordained, O Moses!

    Surah Taha, verse 20:40
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember Ẓun-nūn, When he departed in wrath: He imagined that We Had no power over him! But he cried through the depths Of darkness, "There is No god but Thou: Glory to Thee: I was Indeed wrong!"

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:87
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    No just estimate have they Made of God: for God Is He Who is strong And able to carry out His Will.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:74
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We send down water From the sky according to (Due) measure, and We cause it To soak in the soil; And We certainly are able To drain it off (with ease).

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:18
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    He to Whom belongs The dominion of the heavens And the earth: no son Has He begotten, nor has He A partner in His dominion: It is He Who created All things, and ordered them In due proportions.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:2
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    But We saved him And his family, except His wife: her We destined To be of those Who lagged behind.

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:57
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    And those who had envied His position the day before Began to say on the morrow: "Ah! It is indeed God Who enlarges the provision Or restricts it, to any Of His servants He pleases! Had it not been that God Was gracious to us, He Could have caused the earth To swallow us up! Ah! Those who reject God Will assuredly never prosper."

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:82