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قَدَّمَ

قدم in the Quran

Meaning: sent forth

قدم occurs 37 times in 37 verses across 30 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
37
Verses
37
Surahs
30

قَدَّمَ

Verb · 27 times

Meaning: sent forth · Also translated as: sent ahead, you send forth, and send forth, you advanced

Forms in the Quran

  • قَدَّمَتْ ×16
  • تُقَدِّمُوا۟ ×4
  • قَدَّمَ ×2
  • وَقَدِّمُوا۟ ×1
  • قَدَّمْتُمْ ×1
  • قَدَّمُوا۟ ×1
  • قَدَّمْتُمُوهُ ×1
  • فَقَدِّمُوا۟ ×1

قَدَم

Noun · 8 times

Meaning: our feet · Also translated as: a respectable position, a foot

Forms in the Quran

  • أَقْدَامَنَا ×3
  • قَدَمَ ×2
  • ٱلْأَقْدَامَ ×1
  • أَقْدَامَكُمْ ×1
  • وَٱلْأَقْدَامِ ×1

قَدِمْ

Verb · 2 times

Meaning: He will precede · Also translated as: And We will proceed

Forms in the Quran

  • يَقْدُمُ ×1
  • وَقَدِمْنَآ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

القدم: قدم الرجل، وجمعه أقدام، قال تعالى: ويثبت به الأقدام [الأنفال/ 11] ، وبه اعتبر التقدم والتأخر، والتقدم على أربعة أوجه كما ذكرنا في (قبل) ، ويقال: حديث وقديم، وذلك إما باعتبار الزمانين، وإما بالشرف. نحو: فلان متقدم على فلان، أي:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿لا تقدموا بين يدي الله ورسوله﴾ [الحجرات: 1] معناه لا تتقدموا. وتحقيقه لا تسبقوه بالقول والفعل، بل افعلوا ما يرسمه لكم وقفوا عند حده كما تفعله الملائكة الذين وصفهم ربهم بكونهم عبادا مكرمين، حيث أخبر عنهم بقوله تعالى: ﴿لا يسبقونه بالقول وهو بأمره يعملون﴾ [الأنبياء: 27] وفي التفسير أنهم ذبحوا قبل ذبحه فنهوا…

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

Verses with قدم

Verses 1–20 of 37

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    But they will never seek For death, on account of the (sins) Which their hands have sent On before them. And God is well-acquainted With the wrong-doers.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:95
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And be steadfast in prayer And regular in charity: And whatever good Ye send forth for your souls Before you, ye shall find it With God: for God sees Well all that ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:110
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Your wives are As a tilth unto you; So approach your tilth When or how ye will; But do some good act For your souls beforehand; And fear God, And know that ye are To meet Him (in the Hereafter), And give (these) good tidings To those who believe.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:223
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    When they advanced To meet Goliath and his forces, They prayed: "Our Lord Pour out constancy on us And make our steps firm: Help us against those That reject faith."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:250
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    All that they said was: "Our Lord! forgive us Our sins and anything We may have done That transgressed our duty: Establish our feet firmly, And help us against Those that resist Faith."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:147
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    "This is because Of the (unrighteous deeds) Which your hands Sent on before ye: For God never harms Those who serve Him."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:182
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    How then, when they are Seized by misfortune, Because of the deeds Which their hands have sent forth? Then they come to thee, Swearing by God: "We meant no more Than good-will and conciliation!"

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:62
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thou seest many of them Turning in friendship To the Unbelievers. Evil indeed are (the works) which Their souls have sent forward Before them (with the result), That God's wrath Is on them, And in torment Will they abide.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:80
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Remember He covered you With a sort of drowsiness, To give you calm as from Himself, and he caused Rain to descend on you From heaven, to clean you Therewith, to remove from you The stain of Satan, To strengthen your hearts, And to plant your feet Firmly therewith.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:11
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Because of (the deeds) which Your (own) hands sent forth: For God is never unjust To His servants:

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:51
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Is it a matter Of wonderment to men That We have sent Our inspiration to a man From among themselves?— That he should warn mankind (Of their danger), and give The good news to the Believers That they have before their Lord The lofty rank of Truth. (But) say the Unbelievers: "This is indeed An evident sorcerer!"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:2
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    He will go before his people On the Day of Judgment, And lead them into the Fire (As cattle are led to water): But woeful indeed will be The place to which they are led!

    Surah Hud, verse 11:98
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Then will come After that (period) Seven dreadful (years), Which will devour What ye shall have laid by In advance for them,— (All) except a little Which ye shall have (Specially) guarded.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:48
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And take not your oaths, To practise deception between yourselves, With the result that someone's foot May slip after it was Firmly planted, and ye may Have to taste the evil (consequences) Of having hindered (men) From the Path of God, And a mighty Wrath Descend on you.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:94
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    And who doth more wrong Than one who is reminded Of the Signs of his Lord, But turns away from them, Forgetting the (deeds) which his hands Have sent forth? Verily We Have set veils over their hearts Lest they should understand this, and over their ears, deafness. If thou callest them To guidance, even then Will they never accept guidance.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:57
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    (It will be said): "This is Because of the deeds which Thy hands sent forth, For verily God is not Unjust to His servants."

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:10
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We shall turn To whatever deeds they did (In this life), and We shall Make such deeds as floating dust Scattered about.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:23
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    If (We had) not (sent thee To the Quraish),—in case A calamity should seize them For (the deeds) that their hands Have sent forth, they might say: "Our Lord! why didst Thou not Send us an apostle? We Should then have followed Thy Signs and been amongst Those who believe!"

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:47
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    When We give men A taste of Mercy, They exult thereat: And when-some evil Afflicts them because of What their (own) hands Have sent forth, behold, They are in despair!

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:36
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily We shall give life To the dead, and We record That which they send before And that which they leave Behind, and of all things Have We taken account In a clear Book (Of evidence).

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:12