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كافِر

كافر in the Quran

Meaning: the disbelievers

كافر occurs 156 times in 152 verses across 59 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
156
Verses
152
Surahs
59

كافِر

Noun · 156 times

Meaning: the disbelievers · Also translated as: disbelievers, disbeliever, a disbeliever, disbelieving

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ ×52
  • لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ ×23
  • ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ ×17
  • كَٰفِرُونَ ×15
  • ٱلْكُفَّارَ ×12
  • كَٰفِرِينَ ×8
  • وَلِلْكَٰفِرِينَ ×5
  • كُفَّارٌ ×4

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الكفر في اللغة: ستر الشيء، ووصف الليل بالكافر لستره الأشخاص، والزراع لستره البذر في الأرض، وليس ذلك باسم لهما كما قال بعض أهل اللغة لما سمع:387-ألقت ذكاء يمينها في كافر

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿إن الذين كفروا﴾ [آل عمران: 4]. الكفر أصله التغطية والستر. وسمي الكافر الشرعي كافرا لأنه ستر الحق وغطى عليه. وسمي الليل كافرا لستره الأشياء بظلامه. وأنشد لثعلبة: [من الكامل]

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ك ف ر

Verses with كافر

Verses 41–60 of 152

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Can he who was dead, To whom We gave life, And a Light whereby He can walk amongst men, Be like him who is In the depths of darkness, From which he can Never come out? Thus to those without Faith Their own deeds seem pleasing.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:122
  2. 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
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who is more unjust Than one who invents A lie against God Or rejects His Signs? For such, their portion Appointed must reach them From the Book (of Decrees): Until, when Our messengers (Of death) arrive and take Their souls, they say: "Where are the things That ye used to invoke Besides God?" They will reply, "They Have left us in the lurch," And they will bear witness Against themselves, that they Had rejected God.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:37
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Those who would hinder (men) From the path of God And would seek in it Something crooked: They were those who Denied the Hereafter."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:45
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Companions of the Fire Will call to the Companions Of the Garden: "Pour down To us water or anything That God doth provide For your sustenance." They will say: "Both These things hath God forbidden To those who rejected Him;—

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:50
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    The arrogant party said: "For our part, we reject What ye believe in."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:76
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    So Shu’aib left them, Saying: "O my people! I did indeed convey to you The Messages for which I was sent by my Lord: I gave you good counsel, But how shall I lament Over a people who refuse To believe!"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:93
  8. 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
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! God promised you One of the two (enemy) parties, That it should be yours: Ye wished that the one Unarmed should be yours, But God willed To justify the Truth According to His words, And to cut off the roots Of the Unbelievers;—

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:7
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus (will it be said): "Taste ye Then of the (punishment): For those who resist God, Is the penalty of the Fire."

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:14
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    That, and also because God is He Who makes feeble The plans and stratagems Of the Unbelievers.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:18
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Go ye, then, for four months, Backwards and forwards, (As ye will), throughout the land, But know ye that ye cannot Frustrate God (by your falsehood) But that God will cover With shame those who reject Him.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:2
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    But God did pour His calm On the Apostle and on the Believers, And sent down forces which ye Saw not: He punished The Unbelievers: thus doth He Reward those without Faith.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:26
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Fain would they extinguish God's Light with their mouths, But God will not allow But that His Light should be Perfected, even though the Unbelievers May detest (it).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:32
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily the transposing (Of a prohibited month) Is an addition to Unbelief: The Unbelievers are led To wrong thereby: for they make It lawful one year, And forbidden another year, In order to adjust the number Of months forbidden by God And make such forbidden ones Lawful. The evil of their course Seems pleasing to them. But God guideth not Those who reject Faith.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:37
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Among them is (many) a man Who says: "Grant me exemption And draw me not. Into trial." Have they not Fallen into trial already? And indeed Hell surrounds The Unbelievers (on all sides).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:49
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let not their wealth Nor their (following in) sons Dazzle thee: in reality God's Plan is to punish them With these things in this life, And that their souls may perish In their (very) denial of God.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:55
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    God hath promised the Hypocrites Men and women, and the rejecters, Of Faith, the fire of Hell: Therein shall they dwell: Sufficient is it for them: For them is the curse of God, And an enduring punishment,—

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:68
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Prophet! strive hard against The Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, And be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,— An evil refuge indeed.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:73
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor let their wealth Nor their (following in) sons Dazzle thee: God's Plan Is to punish them With these things in this world, And that their souls may perish In their (very) denial of God.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:85