كانَ
Verb · 1,358 timesMeaning: you are · Also translated as: be, they were, you were, they used to
Forms in the Quran
- كَانَ ×323
- كَانُوا۟ ×229
- كُنتُمْ ×188
- وَكَانَ ×84
- كُنَّا ×63
- كُنتَ ×51
- وَّكَانُوا۟ ×35
- يَكُونَ ×35
كانَ
كان in the Quran
Meaning: you are
كان occurs 1,358 times in 1,149 verses across 86 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
- Occurrences
- 1,358
- Verses
- 1,149
- Surahs
- 86
- Root
- ك و ن
Its root in the classical dictionaries
الكاف والواو والنون أصل يدل على الإخبار عن حدوث شيء، إما في زمان ماض أو زمان راهن. يقولون: كان الشيء يكون كونا، إذا وقع وحضر. قال الله تعالى: ﴿وإن كان ذو عسرة﴾ [البقرة: 280]، أي حضر وجاء. ويقولون: قد كان الشتاء، أي جاء وحضر. وأما الماضي فقولنا: كان زيد أميرا، يريد أن ذلك كان في زمان سالف. وقال قوم: المكان اشتقاقه من…
الكون: الحدث، وقد كان كونا وكينونة؛ عن اللحياني وكراع، والكينونة في مصدر كان يكون أحسن. قال الفراء: العرب تقول في ذوات الياء مما يشبه زغت وسرت: طرت طيرورة وحدت حيدودة فيما لا يحصى من هذا الضرب، فأما ذوات الواو مثل قلت ورضت، فإنهم لا يقولون ذلك، وقد أتى عنهم في أربعة أحرف: منها الكينونة من كنت، والديمومة من دمت،…
Verses with كان
Verses 521–540 of 1,149
- Each word opens its meaning.
Kill not your children For fear of want: We shall Provide sustenance for them As well as for you. Verily the killing of them Is a great sin.
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:31 - Each word opens its meaning.
Nor come nigh to adultery: For it is a shameful (deed) And an evil, opening the road (To other evils).
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:32 - Each word opens its meaning.
Nor take life—which God Has made sacred—except For just cause. And if Anyone is slain wrongfully, We have given his heir Authority (to demand Qiṣāṣ Or to forgive): but let him Not exceed bounds in the matter Of taking life; for he Is helped (by the Law).
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:33 - Each word opens its meaning.
Come not nigh To the orphan's property Except to improve it, Until he attains the age Of full strength; and fulfil (Every) engagement, For (every) engagement Will be enquired into (On the Day of Reckoning).
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:34 - Each word opens its meaning.
And pursue not that Of which thou hast No knowledge; for Every act of hearing, Or of seeing Or of (feeling in) the heart Will be enquired into (On the Day of Reckoning).
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:36 - Each word opens its meaning.
Of all such things The evil is hateful In the sight of thy Lord.
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:38 - Each word opens its meaning.
Say: if there had been (Other) gods with Him,— As they say,—behold, They would certainly have Sought out a way To the Lord of the Throne!
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:42 - Each word opens its meaning.
The seven heavens and the earth, And all beings therein, Declare His glory: There is not a thing But celebrates His praise; And yet ye understand not How they declare His glory! Verily He is Oft-Forbearing, Most Forgiving!
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:44 - Each word opens its meaning.
They say: "What! When we are reduced To bones and dust, Should we really be raised up (To be) a new creation?
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:49 - Each word opens its meaning.
Say: "(Nay!) be ye Stones or iron,
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:50 - Each word opens its meaning.
"Or created matter Which, in your minds, Is hardest (to be raised up), (Yet shall ye be raised up)!" Then will they say: "Who will cause us To return?" Say: "He Who created you first!" Then will they wag Their heads towards thee, And say, "When will That be?" Say, "May be It will be quite soon!
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:51 - Each word opens its meaning.
Say to My servants That they should (only) say Those things that are best: For Satan doth sow Dissensions among them: For Satan is to man An avowed enemy.
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:53 - Each word opens its meaning.
Those whom they call upon Do desire (for themselves) means Of access to their Lord,— Even those who are nearest: They hope for His Mercy And fear His Wrath: For the Wrath of thy Lord Is something to take heed of
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:57 - Each word opens its meaning.
There is not a population But We shall destroy it Before the Day of Judgment Or punish it with A dreadful Penalty: That is written In the (eternal) Record.
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:58 - Each word opens its meaning.
Your Lord is He That maketh the Ship Go smoothly for you Through the sea, in order that Ye may seek of His Bounty. For He is unto you Most Merciful.
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:66 - Each word opens its meaning.
When distress seizes you At sea, those that ye Call upon—besides Himself— Leave you in the lurch! But when He brings you back Safe to land, ye turn Away (from Him). Most ungrateful Is man!
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:67 - Each word opens its meaning.
But those who were blind In this world, will be Blind in the Hereafter, And most astray From the Path.
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:72 - Each word opens its meaning.
Establish regular prayers— At the sun's decline Till the darkness of the night, And the morning prayer And reading: for the prayer And reading in the morning Carry their testimony.
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:78 - Each word opens its meaning.
And say: "Truth has (now) Arrived, and Falsehood perished: For Falsehood is (by its nature) Bound to perish."
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:81 - Each word opens its meaning.
Yet when We bestow Our favours on man, He turns away and becomes Remote on his side (instead Of coming to Us), and when Evil seizes him he Gives himself up to despair!
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:83