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Quran Maqasid

قَصَّ

قص in the Quran

Meaning: We relate

قص occurs 20 times in 18 verses across 11 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
20
Verses
18
Surahs
11

قَصَّ

Verb · 20 times

Meaning: We relate · Also translated as: We mentioned them, relating, relate, We have related

Forms in the Quran

  • نَقُصُّ ×5
  • يَقُصُّ ×2
  • يَقُصُّونَ ×2
  • قَصَصْنَا ×2
  • قَصَصْنَٰهُمْ ×1
  • نَقْصُصْهُمْ ×1
  • فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ ×1
  • فَٱقْصُصِ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

القص: تتبع الأثر، يقال: قصصت أثره، والقصص: الأثر. قال تعالى: فارتدا على آثارهما قصصا

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿نحن نقص عليك أحسن القصص﴾ [يوسف:3] أي نبين لك أحسن البيان، من قولهم: قص فلان الخبر أي أتى بقصته من قصها، وأصله من قص الأثر أي تتبعه حتى عرف صاحبه أين سلك. والقصص: الأثر نفسه؛ قال تعالى: ﴿فارتدا على آثارهما قصصا﴾ [الكهف:64] ومنه القصيص: وهو ما يبقى من الكلأ بعد تتبعه بالرعي والجز.

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

Verses with قص

Verses 1–18 of 18

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of some apostles We have Already told thee the story; Of others we have not;— And to Moses God spoke direct;—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:164
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say; "For me, I (work) On a clear Sign from my Lord, But ye reject Him. What ye Would see hastened, is not In my power. The Command Rests with none but God: He declares the Truth, And He is the best of judges."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:57
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O ye assembly of Jinns And men! came there not Unto you apostles from amongst you Setting forth unto you My Signs, and warning you Of the meeting of this Day Of yours?" They will say: "We bear witness against Ourselves." It was The life of this world That deceived them. So Against themselves will they Bear witness that they Rejected Faith.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:130
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And verily We shall recount Their whole story With knowledge, for We Were never absent (At any time or place).

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:7
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye Children of Adam! Whenever there come to you Apostles from amongst you, Rehearsing My Signs unto you, Those who are righteous And mend (their lives),— On them shall be no fear Nor shall they grieve.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:35
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such were the towns Whose story We (thus) Relate unto thee: There came indeed to them Their apostles with clear (Signs): But they would not believe What they had rejected before. Thus doth God seal up The hearts of those Who reject Faith.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:101
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    If it had been Our Will, We should have elevated him With Our Signs; but he Inclined to the earth, And followed his own vain desires. His similitude is that Of a dog: if you attack Him, he lolls out his tongue, Or if you leave him alone, He (still) lolls out his tongue. That is the similitude Of those who reject Our Signs; So relate the story; Perchance they may reflect.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:176
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    These are some of the stories Of communities which We Relate unto thee: of them Some are standing, and some Have been mown down (By the sickle of time.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:100
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    All that we relate to thee Of the stories of the apostles,— With it We make firm Thy heart: in them there cometh To thee the Truth, as well as An exhortation and a message Of remembrance to those who believe.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:120
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    We do relate unto thee The most beautiful of stories, In that We reveal to thee This (portion of the) Qur-ān: Before this, thou too Was among those Who knew it not.

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

    Said (the father): "My (dear) little son! Relate not thy vision To thy brothers, lest they Concoct a plot against thee: For Satan is to man An avowed enemy!

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

    To the Jews We prohibited Such things as We have Mentioned to thee before: We did them no wrong, But they were used to Doing wrong to themselves.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:118
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    We relate to thee their story In truth: they were youths Who believed in their Lord, And We advanced them In guidance:

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:13
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus do We relate to thee Some stories of what happened Before: for We have sent Thee a Message from Our own Presence,

    Surah Taha, verse 20:99
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily this Qur-ān doth explain To the Children of Israel Most of the matters In which they disagree.

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:76
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    And she said to the sister Of (Moses), "Follow him". So she (the sister) watched him In the character of a stranger. And they knew not.

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:11
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Afterwards one of the (damsels) Came (back) to him, walking Bashfully. She said: "My father Invites thee that he may Reward thee for having watered (Our flocks) for us." So when He came to him and narrated The story, he said: "Fear thou not: (well) hast thou Escaped from unjust people."

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:25
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    We did aforetime send Apostles before thee: of them There are some whose story We have related to thee, And some whose story We have not related To thee. It was not (Possible) for any apostle To bring a Sign except By the leave of God: But when the Command Of God issued, The matter was decided In truth and justice, And there perished, There and then, those Who stood on Falsehoods.

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:78