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قَوْم

قوم in the Quran

Meaning: the people

قوم occurs 383 times in 347 verses across 55 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
383
Verses
347
Surahs
55

قَوْم

Noun · 383 times

Meaning: the people · Also translated as: a people, to his people, their people, O my people

Forms in the Quran

  • قَوْمٍ ×79
  • ٱلْقَوْمِ ×62
  • لِقَوْمٍ ×51
  • قَوْمًا ×40
  • يَٰقَوْمِ ×38
  • قَوْمُهُۥ ×36
  • لِقَوْمِهِۦ ×13
  • قَوْمُكَ ×9

Its root in the classical dictionaries

يقال: قام يقوم قياما، فهو قائم، وجمعه:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

القاف والواو والميم أصلان صحيحان، يدل أحدهما على جماعة ناس، وربما استعير في غيرهم. والآخر على انتصاب أو عزم.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root ق و م

Verses with قوم

Verses 1–20 of 347

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember Moses said To his people: "O my people! Ye have indeed wronged Yourselves by your worship of the calf: So turn (in repentance) to your Maker, And slay yourselves (the wrong-doers); That will be better for you In the sight of your Maker." Then He turned towards you (in forgiveness): For He is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:54
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember Moses prayed For water for his people; We said: "Strike the rock With thy staff." Then gushed forth Therefrom twelve springs. Each group knew its own place For water. So eat and drink Of the sustenance provided by God, And do no evil nor mischief On the (face of the) earth.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:60
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember Moses said To his people: "God commands That ye sacrifice a heifer." They said: "Makest thou A laughing-stock of us?" He said: "God save me From being an ignorant (fool)!"

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:67
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say those without knowledge: "Why speaketh not God Unto us? Or why cometh not Unto us a Sign?" So said the people before them Words of similar import. Their hearts are alike. We have indeed made clear The Signs unto any people Who hold firmly To Faith (in their hearts).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:118
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! In the creation Of the heavens and the earth; In the alternation Of the Night and the Day; In the sailing of the ships Through the Ocean For the profit of mankind; In the rain which God Sends down from the skies, And the life which He gives therewith To an earth that is dead; In the beasts of all kinds That He scatters Through the earth; In the change of the winds, And the clouds which they Trail like their slaves Between the sky and the earth;— (Here) indeed are Signs For a people that are wise.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:164
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    So if a husband Divorces his wife (irrevocably), He cannot, after that, Re-marry her until After she has married Another husband and He has divorced her. In that case there is No blame on either of them If they re-unite, provided They feel that they Can keep the limits Ordained by God. Such are the limits Ordained by God, Which He makes plain To those who understand.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:230
  7. 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
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Hast thou not Turned thy vision to one Who disputed with Abraham About his Lord, because God had granted him Power? Abraham said: "My Lord is He Who Giveth life and death." He said: "I give life and death." Said Abraham: "But it is God That causeth the sun To rise from the East: Do thou then cause him To rise from the West." Thus was he confounded Who (in arrogance) rejected Faith. Nor doth God Give guidance To a people unjust.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:258
  9. 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
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    On no soul doth God Place a burden greater Than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, And it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not If we forget or fall Into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou Didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! lay not on us A burden greater than we Have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, And grant us forgiveness, Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those Who stand against Faith"

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:286
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    How shall God Guide those who reject Faith after they accepted it And bore witness That the Apostle was true And that Clear Signs Had come unto them? But God guides not A people unjust.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:86
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    What they spend In the life Of this (material) world May be likened to a Wind Which brings a nipping frost: It strikes and destroys the harvest Of men who have wronged Their own souls: it is not God That hath wronged them, but They wrong themselves.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:117
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    If a wound hath touched you, Be sure a similar wound Hath touched the others. Such days (of varying fortunes) We give to men and men By turns: that God may know Those that believe, And that He may take To Himself from your ranks Martyr-witnesses (to Truth). And God loveth not Those that do wrong.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:140
  14. 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
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Wherever ye are, Death will find you out, Even if ye are in towers Built up strong and high!" If some good befalls them, They say, "This is from God"; But if evil, they say, "This is from thee" (O Prophet). Say: "All things are from God." But what hath come To these people, That they fail To understand A single fact?

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:78
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Except those who join A group between whom And you there is a treaty (Of peace), or those who approach You with hearts restraining Them from fighting you As well as fighting their own People. If God had pleased, He could have given them Power over you, and they Would have fought you: Therefore if they withdraw From you but fight you not, And (instead) send you (Guarantees of) peace, then God Hath opened no way For you (to war against them).

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:90
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Others you will find That wish to gain Your confidence as well As that of their people: Every time they are sent back To temptation, they succumb Thereto: if they withdraw not From you nor give you (guarantees) Of peace besides Restraining their hands, Seize them and slay them Wherever ye get them: In their case We have provided you With a clear argument Against them.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:91
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Never should a Believer Kill a Believer; but (If it so happens) by mistake, (Compensation is due): If one (so) kills a Believer, It is ordained that he Should free a believing slave, And pay compensation To the deceased's family, Unless they remit it freely. If the deceased belonged To a people at war with you, And he was a Believer, The freeing of a believing slave (Is enough). If he belonged To a people with whom Ye have a treaty of mutual Alliance, compensation should Be paid to his family, And a believing slave be freed. For those who find this Beyond their means, (is prescribed) A fast for two months Running: by way of repentance To God: for God hath All knowledge and all wisdom.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:92
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And slacken not In following up the enemy: If ye are suffering hardships, They are suffering similar Hardships; but ye have Hope from God, while they Have none. And God Is full of knowledge and wisdom.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:104
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Violate not the sanctity Of the Symbols of God, Nor of the Sacred Month, Nor of the animals brought For sacrifice, nor the garlands That mark out such animals, Nor the people resorting To the Sacred House, Seeking of the bounty And good pleasure Of their Lord. But when ye are clear Of the Sacred Precincts And of pilgrim garb, Ye may hunt And let not the hatred Of some people In (once) shutting you out Of the Sacred Mosque Lead you to transgression (And hostility on your part). Help ye one another In righteousness and piety, But help ye not one another In sin and rancour: Fear God: for God Is strict in punishment.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:2