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Quran Maqasid

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

كانَ

Verb · 1,358 times

Meaning: 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

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…

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس

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،…

لسان العرب — ابن منظور
The full entries on the root ك و ن

Verses with كان

Verses 81–100 of 1,149

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ye are the best Of Peoples, evolved For mankind, Enjoining what is right, Forbidding what is wrong, And believing in God. If only the People of the Book Had faith, it were best For them: among them Are some who have faith, But most of them Are perverted transgressors.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:110
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Shame is pitched over them (Like a tent) wherever They are found, Except when under a covenant (Of protection) from God And from men; they draw On themselves wrath from God, And pitched over them Is (the tent of) destitution. This because they rejected The Signs of God, and slew The Prophets in defiance of right; This because they rebelled And transgressed beyond bounds.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:112
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Take not into your intimacy Those outside your ranks: They will not fail To corrupt you. They Only desire your ruin: Rank hatred has already Appeared from their mouths: What their hearts conceal Is far worse. We have made plain To you the Signs, If ye have wisdom.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:118
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Many were the Ways of Life That have passed away Before you: travel through The earth, and see what was The end of those Who rejected Truth.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:137
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    So lose not heart, Nor fall into despair: For ye must gain mastery If ye are true in Faith.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:139
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ye did indeed Wish for Death Before ye met him: Now ye have seen him With your own eyes, (And ye flinch!)

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:143
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor can a soul die Except by God's leave, The term being fixed As by writing. If any Do desire a reward In this life, We shall give it To him; and if any Do desire a reward In the Hereafter, We shall Give it to him. And swiftly shall We reward Those that (serve us with) gratitude.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:145
  8. 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
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    After (the excitement) Of the distress, He sent down Calm on a band of you Overcome with slumber, While another band Was stirred to anxiety By their own feelings, Moved by wrong suspicions Of God—suspicions due To Ignorance. They said: "What affair is this of ours?" Say thou: "Indeed, this affair Is wholly God's." They hide In their minds what they Dare not reveal to thee. They say (to themselves): "If we had had anything To do with this affair, We should not have been In the slaughter here." Say: "Even if you had remained In your homes, those For whom death was decreed Would certainly have gone forth To the place of their death"; But (all this was) That God might test What is in your breasts And purge what is In your hearts. For God knoweth well The secrets of your hearts.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:154
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Be not like the Unbelievers, Who say of their brethren, When they are travelling Through the earth or engaged In fighting: "If they had stayed With us, they would not Have died, or been slain." This that God may make it A cause of sighs and regrets In their hearts. It is God That gives Life and Death, And God sees well All that ye do.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:156
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is part of the Mercy Of God that thou dost deal Gently with them. Wert thou severe Or harsh-hearted, They would have broken away From about thee: so pass over (Their faults), and ask For (God's) forgiveness For them; and consult Them in affairs (of moment). Then, when thou hast Taken a decision, Put thy trust in God. For God loves those Who put their trust (in Him).

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:159
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    No prophet could (ever) Be false to his trust. If any person is so false, He shall, on the Day Of Judgment, restore What he misappropriated; Then shall every soul Receive its due,— Whatever it earned,— And none shall be Dealt with unjustly.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:161
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    God did confer A great favour On the Believers When He sent among them An Apostle from among Themselves, rehearsing Unto them the Signs Of God, sanctifying them, And instructing them In Scripture and Wisdom, While, before that, They had been In manifest error.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:164
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    (They are) the ones that say, (Of their brethren slain), While they themselves Sit (at ease): "If only They had listened to us, They would not have been slain." Say: "Avert death From your own selves, If ye speak the truth."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:168
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is only the Evil One That suggests to you The fear of his votaries: Be ye not afraid Of them, but fear Me, If ye have Faith.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:175
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    God will not leave The Believers in the state In which ye are now, Until He separates What is evil From what is good. Nor will He disclose To you the secrets Of the Unseen, But He chooses Of His Apostles (For the purpose) Whom He pleases. So believe in God And His Apostles: And if ye believe And do right, Ye have a reward Without measure.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:179
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    They (also) said: "God took Our promise not to believe In an apostle unless He showed us a sacrifice Consumed by fire (From heaven)." Say: "There came to you Apostles before me, With Clear Signs And even with what Ye ask for: why then Did ye slay them, If ye speak the truth?"

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:183
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    O mankind! reverence Your Guardian-Lord, Who created you From a single Person, Created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain Scattered (like seeds) Countless men and women;— Reverence God, through Whom Ye demand your mutual (rights), And (reverence) the wombs (That bore you): for God Ever watches over you.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:1
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    To orphans restore their property (When they reach their age), Nor substitute (your) worthless things For (their) good ones; and devour not Their substance (by mixing it up) With your own. For this is Indeed a great sin.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:2
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Make trial of orphans Until they reach the age Of marriage; if then ye find Sound judgment in them, Release their property to them; But consume it not wastefully, Nor in haste against their growing up. If the guardian is well-off, Let him claim no remuneration, But if he is poor, let him Have for himself what is Just and reasonable. When ye release their property To them, take witnesses In their presence: But all-sufficient Is God in taking account.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:6