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Quran Maqasid

كِتاب

كتاب in the Quran

Meaning: the book

كتاب occurs 260 times in 236 verses across 58 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
260
Verses
236
Surahs
58

كِتاب

Noun · 260 times

Meaning: the book · Also translated as: a Book, Book

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلْكِتَٰبُ ×163
  • كِتَٰبٌ ×46
  • كِتَٰبًا ×12
  • وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ×8
  • كِتَٰبَهُۥ ×5
  • بِٱلْكِتَٰبِ ×4
  • وَكُتُبِهِۦ ×3
  • بِكِتَٰبٍ ×3

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الكتب: ضم أديم إلى أديم بالخياطة، يقال: كتبت السقاء، وكتبت البغلة: جمعت بين شفريها بحلقة، وفي التعارف ضم الحروف بعضها إلى بعض بالخط، وقد يقال ذلك للمضموم بعضها إلى بعض باللفظ، فالأصل في الكتابة: النظم بالخط لكن يستعار كل واحد للآخر، ولهذا سمي كلام الله- وإن لم يكتب- كتابا كقوله: الم ذلك الكتاب

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿ألم ذلك الكتاب﴾ [البقرة: 1 - 2] الكتاب -في الأصل- مصدر كتب أي جمع. قال تعالى: ﴿كتاب الله عليكم﴾ [النساء: 24] أي: كتب ذلك عليكم كتابا كقوله: ﴿صنع الله﴾ [النمل: 88] ثم يطلق على المكتوب كقولهم: خلق الله، وضرب الأمير، وأنشد: [من الطويل]

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ك ت ب

Verses with كتاب

Verses 61–80 of 236

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    We have sent down To thee the Book in truth, That thou mightest judge Between men, as guided By God: so be not (used) As an advocate by those Who betray their trust;

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:105
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    But for the Grace of God To thee and His Mercy, A party of them would Certainly have plotted To lead thee astray. But (in fact) they will only Lead their own souls astray, And to thee they can do No harm in the least. For God hath sent down To thee the Book and Wisdom And taught thee what thou Knewest not (before): And great is the Grace Of God unto thee.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:113
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Not your desires, nor those Of the People of the Book (Can prevail): whoever Works evil, will be Requited accordingly. Nor will he find, besides God, Any protector or helper.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:123
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thy instruction Concerning the Women Say: God doth Instruct you about them: And (remember) what hath Been rehearsed unto you In the Book, concerning The orphans of women to whom Ye give not the portions Prescribed, and yet whom ye Desire to marry, as also Concerning the children Who are weak and oppressed: That ye stand firm For justice to orphans. There is not a good deed Which ye do, but God Is well-acquainted therewith.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:127
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    To God belong all things In the heavens and on earth. Verily We have directed The People of the Book Before you, and you (O Muslims). To fear God. But if ye Deny Him, to! unto God Belong all things In the heavens and on earth, And God is free Of all wants, worthy Of all praise.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:131
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Believe in God And His Apostle, And the scripture which He Hath sent to His Apostle And the scripture which He sent To those before (him) Any who denieth God, His angels, His Books, His Apostles, and the Day Of Judgment, hath gone Far, far astray.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:136
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Already has He sent you Word in the Book, that when Ye hear the Signs of God Held in defiance and ridicule, Ye are not to sit with them Unless they turn to a different Theme: if ye did, ye would be Like them. For God will Collect the Hypocrites and those Who defy Faith—all in Hell;—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:140
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    The People of the Book Ask thee to cause A book to descend to them From heaven: indeed They asked Moses For an even greater (Miracle), for they said: "Show us God in public," But they were dazed For their presumption, With thunder and lightning. Yet they worshipped the calf Even after Clear Signs Had come to them; Even so We forgave them; And gave Moses manifest Proofs of authority.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:153
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And there is none Of the People of the Book But must believe in him Before his death; And on the Day of Judgment He will be a witness Against them;—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:159
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    O People of the Book! Commit no excesses In your religion: nor say Of God aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary Was (no more than) An apostle of God, And His Word, Which He bestowed on Mary, And a Spirit proceeding From Him: so believe In God and His apostles. Say not "Trinity": desist: It will be better for you: For God is One God: Glory be to Him: (Far Exalted is He) above Having a son, To Him Belong all things in the heavens And on earth. And enough Is God as a Disposer of affairs.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:171
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    This day are (all) things Good and pure made lawful Unto you. The food Of the People of the Book Is lawful unto you And yours is lawful Unto them. (Lawful unto you in marriage) Are (not only) chaste women Who are believers, but Chaste women among The People of the Book, Revealed before your time,— When ye give them Their due dowers, and desire Chastity, not lewdness, Nor secret intrigues. If any one rejects faith, Fruitless is his work, And in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks Of those who have lost (All spiritual good).

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:5
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    O People of the Book! There hath come to you Our Apostle, revealing To you much that ye Used to hide in the Book, And passing over much (That is now unnecessary): There hath come to you From God a (new) light And a perspicuous Book,—

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:15
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    O People of the Book! Now hath come unto you, Making (things) clear unto you, Our Apostle, after the break In (the series of) our apostles, Lest ye should say: "There came unto us No bringer of glad tidings And no warner (from evil)": But now hath come Unto you a bringer Of glad tidings And a warner (from evil). And God hath power Over all things.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:19
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    It was We who revealed The Law (to Moses): therein Was guidance and light.' By its standard have been judged The Jews, by the Prophets Who bowed (as in Islam) To God's Will, by the Rabbis And the Doctors of Law: For to them was entrusted The protection of God's Book, And they were witnesses thereto: Therefore fear not men, But fear Me, and sell not My Signs for a miserable price. If any do fail to judge By (the light of) what God Hath revealed, they are (No better than) Unbelievers.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:44
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    To thee We sent the Scripture In truth, confirming The scripture that came Before it, and guarding it In safety: so judge Between them by what God hath revealed, And follow not their vain Desires, diverging From the Truth that hath come To thee. To each among you Have We prescribed a Law And an Open Way. If God had so willed. He would have made you A single People, but (His Plan is) to test you in what He hath given you: so strive As in a race in all virtues. The goal of you all is to God; It is He that will show you The truth of the matters In which ye dispute;

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:48
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Take not for friends And protectors those Who take your religion For a mockery or sport,— Whether among those Who received the Scripture Before you, or among those Who reject Faith; But fear ye God, If ye have Faith (indeed).

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:57
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O People of the Book! Do ye disapprove of us For no other reason than That we believe in God, And the revelation That hath come to us And that which came Before (us), and (perhaps) That most of you Are rebellious and disobedient?

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:59
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    If only the People of the Book Had believed and been righteous, We should indeed have Blotted out their iniquities And admitted them To Gardens of Bliss.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:65
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O People of the Book! Ye have no ground To stand upon unless Ye stand fast by the Law, The Gospel, and all the revelation That has come to you from Your Lord." It is the revelation That cometh to thee from Thy Lord, that increaseth in most Of them their obstinate Rebellion and blasphemy. But sorrow thou not Over (these) people without Faith.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:68
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O People of the Book! Exceed not in your religion The bounds (of what is proper), Trespassing beyond the truth, Nor follow the vain desires Of people who went wrong In times gone by,—who misled Many, and strayed (themselves) From the even Way.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:77