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Quran Maqasid

قَضَى

قضى in the Quran

Meaning: He decrees

قضى occurs 59 times in 56 verses across 28 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
59
Verses
56
Surahs
28

قَضَى

Verb · 59 times

Meaning: He decrees · Also translated as: that might accomplish, you complete[d], and is decreed, you decided

Forms in the Quran

  • قَضَىٰٓ ×16
  • لَّقُضِىَ ×8
  • وَقُضِىَ ×6
  • يَقْضِى ×6
  • قَضَيْتَ ×3
  • لِيُقْضَىٰٓ ×3
  • قَضَيْتُم ×2
  • وَقَضَيْنَآ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

القضاء: فصل الأمر قولا كان ذلك أو فعلا، وكل واحد منهما على وجهين: إلهي، وبشري. فمن القول الإلهي قوله تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وقضى ربك﴾ [الإسراء: 23] أي حكم وبت. قال ابن عرفة: القضاء إحكام الشيء والفراغ منه، وبه سمي القاضي. والقضاء من الله حكم على عباده يطيعونه به ويعصونه به، ومن ذلك: ﴿وقضى ربك ألا تعبدوا إلا إياه﴾ أي حكم بذلك تعبدا، قال: فلو كان القضاء إمضاء وإرادة لما عبد أحد غيره، كما أنه قضاء الموت فليس أحد ينجو منه لأنه…

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

Verses with قضى

Verses 21–40 of 56

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O my two companions Of the prison! As to one Of you, he will pour out The wine for his lord to drink: As for the other, he will Hang from the cross, and the birds Will eat from off his head. (So) hath been decreed That matter whereof Ye twain do enquire"…

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:41
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And when they entered In the manner their father Had enjoined, it did not Profit them in the least Against (the Plan of) God: It was but a necessity Of Jacob's soul, which he Discharged. For he was, By Our instruction, full Of knowledge (and experience): But most men know not.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:68
  3. 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
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We made known This decree to him, That the last remnants Of those (sinners) should be Cut off by the morning.

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:66
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We gave (clear) warning To the Children of Israel In the Book, that twice Would they do mischief On the earth and be elated With mighty arrogance (And twice would they be punished)!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:4
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thy Lord hath decreed That ye worship none but Him, And that ye be kind To parents. Whether one Or both of them attain Old age in thy life, Say not to them a word Of contempt, nor repel them, But address them In terms of honour.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:23
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is not befitting To (the majesty of) God That He should beget A son. Glory be to Him! When He determines A matter, He only says To it, "Be", and it is.

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:35
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    But warn them of the Day Of Distress, when The matter will be determined: For (behold,) they are negligent And they do not believe!

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:39
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "Never shall we Regard thee as more than The Clear Signs that have Come to us; or than Him Who created us! So decree whatever thou Desirest to decree: for thou Canst only decree (touching) The life of this world.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:72
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    High above all is God, The King, the Truth! Be not in haste With the Qur-ān before Its revelation to thee Is completed, but say, "O my Lord! advance me In knowledge."

    Surah Taha, verse 20:114
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Then let them complete The rites prescribed For them, perform their vows, And (again) circumambulate The Ancient House."

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:29
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily thy Lord will decide Between them by His Decree: And He is Exalted in Might, All-Knowing.

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:78
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And he entered the City At a time when its people Were not watching: and he Found there two men fighting,— One of his own religion, And the other, of his foes. Now the man of his own Religion appealed to him Against his foe, and Moses Struck him with his fist And made an end of him. He said: "This is a work Of Evil (Satan): for he is An enemy that manifestly Misleads!"

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:15
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "Be that (the agreement) Between me and thee: Whichever of the two terms I fulfil, let there be No ill-will to me. Be God a witness To what we say."

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

    Now when Moses had fulfilled The term, and was travelling With his family, he perceived A fire in the direction Of Mount Ṭūr. He said To his family: "Tarry ye; I perceive a fire; I hope To bring you from there Some information, or a burning Firebrand, that ye may Warm yourselves."

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:29
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thou wast not on the Western Side when We decreed The Commission to Moses, Nor wast thou a witness (Of those events).

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:44
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Among the Believers are men Who have been true to Their Covenant with God: Of them some have completed Their vow (to the extreme), And some (still) wait: But they have never changed (Their determination) in the least:

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:23
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is not fitting For a Believer, man or woman. When a matter has been decided By God and His Apostle, To have any option About their decision: If any one disobeys God And His Apostle, he is indeed On a clearly wrong Path.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:36
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! thou didst say To one who had received The grace of God And thy favour: "Retain thou (In wedlock) thy wife, And fear God." But thou Didst hide in thy heart That which God was about To make manifest: thou didst Fear the people, but it is More fitting that thou shouldst Fear God. Then when Zaid Had dissolved (his marriage) With her, with the necessary (Formality), We joined her In marriage to thee: In order that (in future) There may be no difficulty To the Believers in (the matter Of) marriage with the wives Of their adopted sons, when The latter have dissolved With the necessary (formality) (Their marriage) with them. And God's command must Be fulfilled.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:37
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then, when We decreed (Solomon's) death, nothing showed them His death except a little Worm of the earth, which Kept (slowly) gnawing away At his staff: so when he Fell down, the Jinns saw Plainly that if they had Known the unseen, they Would not have tarried In the humiliating Penalty (Of their Task).

    Surah Saba, verse 34:14