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Quran Maqasid

قَوْل

قول in the Quran

Meaning: their saying

قول occurs 92 times in 90 verses across 43 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
92
Verses
90
Surahs
43

قَوْل

Noun · 92 times

Meaning: their saying · Also translated as: words, A word, word, his speech

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلْقَوْلِ ×28
  • قَوْلًا ×19
  • قَوْلٌ ×12
  • قَوْلِهِمْ ×8
  • بِٱلْقَوْلِ ×5
  • وَقَوْلِهِمْ ×3
  • لَقَوْلُ ×3
  • بِقَوْلِ ×3

Its root in the classical dictionaries

القاف والواو واللام أصل واحد صحيح يقل كلمه، وهو القول من النطق. يقال: قال يقول قولا. والمقول: اللسان. ورجل قولة وقوال: كثير القول. وأما أقوال......................

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس

القول: الكلام على الترتيب، وهو عند المحقق كل لفظ قال به اللسان، تاما كان أو ناقصا، تقول: قال يقول قولا، والفاعل قائل، والمفعول مقول؛ قال سيبويه: واعلم أن قلت في كلام العرب إنما وقعت على أن تحكي بها ما كان كلاما لا قولا، يعني بالكلام الجمل كقولك زيد منطلق وقام زيد، ويعني بالقول الألفاظ المفردة التي يبنى الكلام منها…

لسان العرب — ابن منظور
The full entries on the root ق و ل

Verses with قول

Verses 21–40 of 90

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    But the transgressors among them Changed the word from that Which had been given them So we sent on them A plague from heaven. For that they repeatedly transgressed.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:162
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And do thou (O reader!) Bring thy Lord to remembrance In thy (very) soul, With humility and in reverence, Without loudness in words, In the mornings and evenings; And be not thou Of those who are unheedful.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:205
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Jews call ’Uzair a son Of God, and the Christians Call Christ the Son of God. That is a saying from their mouth; (In this) they but imitate What the Unbelievers of old Used to say. God's curse Be on them: how they are deluded Away from the Truth!

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:30
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let not their speech Grieve thee: for all power And honour belong to God: It is He Who heareth And knoweth (all things).

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:65
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    At length, behold! There came Our Command, And the fountains of the earth Gushed forth! We said: "Embark therein, of each kind Two, male and female, And your family—except Those against whom the Word Has already gone forth,— And the Believers." But only a few Believed with him.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:40
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "O Hūd! No Clear (Sign) hast thou Brought us, and we are not The ones to desert our gods On thy word! Nor shall we Believe in thee!

    Surah Hud, verse 11:53
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    If thou dost marvel (At their want of faith), Strange is their saying: "When we are (actually) dust, Shall we indeed then be In a creation renewed?" They are Those who deny their Lord! They Are those round whose necks Will be yokes (of servitude): They will be Companions Of the Fire, to dwell therein (For aye)!

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:5
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is the same (to Him) Whether any of you Conceal his speech or Declare it openly; Whether he lie hid by night Or walk forth freely by day.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:10
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Is then He Who standeth Over every soul (and knoweth) All that it doth, (Like any others)? And yet They ascribe partners to God. Say: "But name them! Is it that ye will Inform Him of something He knoweth not on earth, Or is it (just) a show Of words?" Nay! to those Who believe not, their pretence seems pleasing, but they are Kept back (thereby) from the Path. And those whom God leaves To stray, no one can guide.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:33
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    God will establish in strength Those who believe, with the Word That stands firm, in this world And in the Hereafter; but God Will leave, to stray, those Who do wrong: God doeth What He willeth.

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:27
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    For to anything which We Have willed, We but say The Word, "Be ", and it is.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:40
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    When those who gave partners To God will see their "partners", They will say: "Our Lord! These are our "partners," those Whom we used to invoke Besides Thee." But they will Throw back their word at them (And say): "Indeed ye are liars!"

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:86
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    When We decide to destroy A population, We (first) send A definite order to those Among them who are given The good things of this life And yet transgress; so that The word is proved true Against them: then (it is) We destroy them utterly.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:16
  14. 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
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    And even if thou hast To turn away from them In pursuit of the Mercy From thy Lord which thou Dost expect, yet speak To them a word Of easy kindness.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:28
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Has then your Lord, (O Pagans!) preferred for you Sons, and taken for Himself Daughters among the angels? Truly ye utter A most dreadful saying!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:40
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Until, when he reached (A tract) between two mountains, He found, beneath them, a people Who scarcely understood a word.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:93
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such (was) Jesus the son Of Mary: (it is) a statement Of truth, about which They (vainly) dispute.

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:34
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    If thou pronounce the word Aloud, (it is no matter): For verily He knoweth What is secret and what Is yet more hidden.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:7
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    "So they may understand What I say:

    Surah Taha, verse 20:28