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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 81–100 of 152

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    When the Unbelievers see thee, They treat thee not except With ridicule. "Is this," (They say), "the one who talks Of your gods?" And they Blaspheme at the mention Of (God) Most Gracious!

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:36
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the Companions Of the Madyan people; And Moses was rejected (In the same way). But I Granted respite to the Unbelievers, And (only) after that Did I punish them: But how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)!

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:44
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    If anyone invokes, besides God, Any other god, he has No authority therefor; And his reckoning will be Only with his Lord! And verily the Unbelievers Will fail to win through

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:117
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    That Day, the dominion As of right and truth, Shall be (wholly) for (God) Most Merciful: it will be A Day of dire difficulty For the Misbelievers.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:26
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Therefore listen not To the Unbelievers, but strive Against them with the utmost Strenuousness, with the (Qur-ān).

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:52
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yet do they worship, Besides God, things that can Neither profit them nor Harm them: and the Misbeliever Is a helper (of Evil), Against his own Lord!

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:55
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And thou didst a deed Of thine which (thou knowest) Thou didst, and thou art An ungrateful (wretch)!"

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:19
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And he diverted her From the worship of others Besides God: for she was (Sprung) of a people That had no faith.

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:43
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    But (now), when the Truth Has come to them from Ourselves, They say, "Why are not (Signs) sent to him, like Those which were sent to Moses?" Do they not then reject (The Signs) which were formerly Sent to Moses? They say: "Two kinds of sorcery, Each assisting the other . And they say: "For us, We reject all (such things)!"

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:48
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    And those who had envied His position the day before Began to say on the morrow: "Ah! It is indeed God Who enlarges the provision Or restricts it, to any Of His servants He pleases! Had it not been that God Was gracious to us, He Could have caused the earth To swallow us up! Ah! Those who reject God Will assuredly never prosper."

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:82
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And thou hadst not expected That the Book would be Sent to thee except as A Mercy from thy Lord: Therefore lend not thou support In any way to those Who reject (God's Message).

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:86
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    And thus (it is) that We Have sent down the Book To thee. So the People Of the Book believe therein, As also do some of these (Pagan Arabs): and none But Unbelievers reject Our Signs.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:47
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee To hasten on the Punishment: But, of a surety, Hell will encompass The rejecters of Faith!—

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:54
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And who does more wrong Than he who invents A lie against God Or rejects the Truth When it reaches him? Is there not a home In Hell for those who Reject Faith?

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:68
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they not reflect In their own minds? Not but for just ends And for a term appointed, Did God create the heavens And the earth, and all Between them: yet are there Truly many among men Who deny the meeting With their Lord (At the Resurrection)!

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:8
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    No intercessor will they have Among their "Partners", And they will (themselves) Reject their "Partners".

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:13
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    That He may reward those Who believe and work righteous Deeds, out of His Bounty. For He loves not those Who reject Faith.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:45
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    And they say: "What! When we lie, hidden And lost, in the earth, Shall we indeed be In a Creation renewed? Nay, they deny the Meeting With their Lord!"

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:10
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Prophet! Fear God, And hearken not To the Unbelievers And the Hypocrites: Verily god is full Of knowledge and wisdom.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:1
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    That (God) may question The (Custodians) of Truth concerning The Truth they (were charged with): And He has prepared For the Unbelievers A grievous Penalty.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:8