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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 1,001–1,020 of 1,149

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who sent Down Tranquillity Into the hearts of The Believers, that they may Add Faith to their Faith;— For to God belong The Forces of the heavens And the earth; and God is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom;—

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:4
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    That He may admit The men and women Who believe, to Gardens Beneath which rivers flow, To dwell therein for aye, And remove their ills From them;—and that is, In the sight of God, The highest achievement (For man),—

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:5
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    For to God belong The Forces of the heavens And the earth; and God is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.

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

    The desert Arabs who Lagged behind will Say to thee: "We were engaged in (Looking after) our flocks And herds, and our families: Do thou then ask Forgiveness for us. They say with their tongues What is not in their hearts. Say: "Who then has Any power at all (To intervene) on your behalf With God, if His Will Is to give you some loss Or to give you some profit? But God is well acquainted With all that ye do.

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:11
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Nay, ye thought that The Apostle and the Believers Would never return to Their families; this seemed Pleasing in your hearts, and Ye conceived an evil thought, For ye are a people Lost (in wickedness)."

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:12
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    To God belongs the dominion Of the heavens and the earth: He forgives whom He wills, And He punishes whom He Wills: but God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:14
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who lagged behind (Will say), when ye (are Free to) march and take Booty (in war): "Permit us To follow you." They wish To change God's decree: Say: "Not thus Will ye follow us: God has already declared (This) beforehand": then they Will say, "But ye are Jealous of us." Nay, But little do they understand (Such things).

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:15
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And many gains will they Acquire (besides): and God Is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:19
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    God has promised you Many gains that ye shall Acquire, and He has given You these beforehand; and He has restrained the hands Of men from you; that it May be a Sign for The Believers, and that He may guide you To a Straight Path;

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:20
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    And other gains (there are), Which are not within Your power, but which God has compassed: and God Has power over all things.

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:21
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And it is He Who Has restrained their hands From you and your hands From them in the midst Of Mecca, after that He Gave you the victory Over them. And God sees Well all that ye do.

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:24
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    While the Unbelievers Got up in their hearts Heat and cant—the heat And cant of Ignorance,— God sent down His Tranquillity To his Apostle and to The Believers, and made them Stick close to the command Of self-restraint; and well Were they entitled to it And worthy of it. And God has full knowledge Of all things.

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:26
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    If only they had patience Until thou couldst Come out to them, It would be best For them: but God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Hujurat, verse 49:5
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Let not some men Among you laugh at others: It may be that The (latter) are better Than the (former): Nor let some women Laugh at others: It may be that The (latter) are better Than the (former): Nor defame nor be Sarcastic to each other, Nor call each other By (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name Connoting wickedness, (To be used of one) After he has believed: And those who Do not desist are (Indeed) doing wrong.

    Surah Al-Hujurat, verse 49:11
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    They impress on thee As favour that they Have embraced Islam. Say, "Count not your Islam As a favour upon me: Nay, God has conferred A favour upon you That He has guided you To the Faith, if ye Be true and sincere.

    Surah Al-Hujurat, verse 49:17
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    "What! When we die And become dust, (shall we Live again?) That is A (sort of) Return Far (from our understanding)."

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:3
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the stupor of death Will bring truth (before His eyes): "This was The thing which thou Wast trying to escape!"

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:19
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    (It will be said:) "Thou wast heedless Of this; now have We Removed thy veil, And sharp is thy sight This Day!"

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:22
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    His Companion will say: "Our Lord! I did not Make him transgress, But he was (himself) Far astray."

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:27
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily in this Is a Message For any that has A heart and understanding Or who gives ear and Earnestly witnesses (the truth).

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:37