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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 121–140 of 152

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And when mankind Are gathered together (At the Resurrection), They will be hostile To them and reject Their worship (altogether)!

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:6
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do they not travel Through the earth, and see What was the End Of those before them (Who did evil)? God brought utter destruction On them, and similar (Fates await) those who Reject God.

    Surah Muhammad, verse 47:10
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    That is because God Is the Protector of those Who believe, but Those who reject God Have no protector.

    Surah Muhammad, verse 47:11
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject God, And hinder (men) from the Path Of God, then die rejecting God,— God will not forgive them.

    Surah Muhammad, verse 47:34
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if any believe not In God and His Apostle, We have prepared, For those who reject God, A Blazing Fire!

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:13
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Muhammad is the Apostle Of God; and those who are With him are strong Against Unbelievers, (but) Compassionate amongst each other. Thou wilt see them bow And prostrate themselves (In prayer), seeking Grace From God and (His) Good Pleasure. On their faces are their Marks, (being) the traces Of their prostration. This is their similitude In the Taurāt; And their similitude In the Gospel is: Like a seed which sends Forth its blade, then Makes it strong; it then Becomes thick, and it stands On its own stem, (filling) The sowers with wonder And delight. As a result, It fills the Unbelievers With rage at them. God has promised those Among them who believe And do righteous deeds Forgiveness, And a great Reward.

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:29
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    But they wonder that There has come to them A Warner from among Themselves. So the Unbelievers say: "This is a wonderful thing!

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:2
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Hastening, with eyes transfixed, Towards the Caller!— "Hard is this Day!", The Unbelievers will say.

    Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:8
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Are your Unbelievers, (O Quraish), better than they? Or have ye an immunity In the Sacred Books?

    Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:43
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Know ye (all), that The life of this world Is but play and amusement, Pomp and mutual boasting And multiplying, (in rivalry) Among yourselves, riches And children. Here is a similitude: How rain and the growth Which it brings forth, delight (The hearts of) the tillers; Soon it withers; thou Wilt see it grow yellow; Then it becomes dry And crumbles away. But in the Hereafter Is a Penalty severe (For the devotees of wrong). And Forgiveness from God And (His) Good Pleasure (For the devotees of God). And what is the life Of this world, but Goods and chattels Of deception?

    Surah Al-Hadid, verse 57:20
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if any has not (The wherewithal), He should fast for Two months consecutively Before they touch each other. But if any is unable To do so, he should feed Sixty indigent ones. This, that ye may show Your faith in God And His Apostle. Those are limits (set By) God. For those who Reject (Him), there is A grievous Penalty.

    Surah Al-Mujadila, verse 58:4
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who resist God And His Apostle will be Humbled to dust, as were Those before them: for We Have already sent down Clear Signs. And the Unbelievers (Will have) a humiliating Penalty,—

    Surah Al-Mujadila, verse 58:5
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! When there come to you Believing women refugees, Examine (and test) them: God knows best as to Their Faith: if ye ascertain That they are Believers, Then send them not back To the Unbelievers. They are not lawful (wives) For the Unbelievers, nor are The (Unbelievers) lawful (husbands) For them. But pay The Unbelievers what they Have spent (on their dower). And there will be no blame On you if ye marry them On payment of their dower To them. But hold not To the guardianship of Unbelieving women: ask For what ye have spent On their dowers, and let The (Unbelievers) ask for What they have spent (On the dowers of women Who come over to you). Such is the command Of God: He judges (With justice) between you. And God is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom.

    Surah Al-Mumtahanah, verse 60:10
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if any Of your wives deserts you To the Unbelievers, And ye have an accession (By the coming over of A woman from the other side), Then pay to those Whose wives have deserted The equivalent of what they Had spent (on their dower). And fear God, In Whom ye believe.

    Surah Al-Mumtahanah, verse 60:11
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Turn not (for friendship) To people on whom Is the Wrath of God. Of the Hereafter they are Already in despair, just as The Unbelievers are In despair about those (Buried) in graves.

    Surah Al-Mumtahanah, verse 60:13
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Their intention is To extinguish God's Light (By blowing) with their mouths: But God will complete (The revelation of) His Light, Even though the Unbelievers May detest (it).

    Surah As-Saf, verse 61:8
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who has Created you; and of you Are some that are Unbelievers, and some That are Believers: And God sees well All that ye do.

    Surah At-Taghabun, verse 64:2
  18. 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-Tahrim, verse 66:9
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nay, who is there That can help you, (Even as) an army, Besides (God) Most Merciful? In nothing but delusion Are the Unbelievers.

    Surah Al-Mulk, verse 67:20
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "See ye?— If God were To destroy me, And those with me, Or if He bestows His Mercy on us,— Yet who can deliver The Unbelievers from A grievous Penalty?"

    Surah Al-Mulk, verse 67:28