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Quran Maqasid

كَذّاب

كذاب in the Quran

Meaning: a liar

كذاب occurs 7 times in 7 verses across 4 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
7
Verses
7
Surahs
4

كَذّاب

Noun · 5 times

Meaning: a liar · Also translated as: the liar

Forms in the Quran

  • كَذَّابٌ ×4
  • ٱلْكَذَّابُ ×1

كِذّاب

Noun · 2 times

Meaning: denial · Also translated as: any falsehood

Forms in the Quran

  • كِذَّابًا ×1
  • كِذَّٰبًا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

قد تقدم القول في الكذب مع الصدق ، وأنه يقال في المقال والفعال، قال تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿والله يشهد إن المنافقين لكاذبون﴾ [المنافقون: 1] أي لكاذبون في شهادتهم وقيل: كذبهم في اعتقادهم. وتقدم القول في الصاد أن الكذب غير الصدق.

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

Verses with كذاب

Verses 1–7 of 7

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    So they wonder That a Warner has come To them from among themselves! And the Unbelievers say, "This is a sorcerer Telling lies!

    Surah Sad, verse 38:4
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    To Pharaoh, Hāmān, And Qārūn; but they Called (him) "a sorcerer Telling lies!"…

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:24
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    A Believer, a man From among the people Of Pharaoh, who had concealed His faith, said: "Will ye Slay a man because he Says, "My Lord is God"?— When he has indeed come To you with Clear (Signs) From your Lord? And if He be a liar, on him Is (the sin of) his lie; But, if he is telling The Truth, then will Fall on you something Of the (calamity) of which He warns you: truly God guides not one Who transgresses and lies!

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:28
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Is it that the Message Is sent to him, Of all people amongst us? Nay, he is a liar, An insolent one!"

    Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:25
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ah! they will know On the morrow, which is The liar, the insolent one!

    Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:26
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.

    Surah An-Naba, verse 78:28
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    No Vanity shall they hear Therein, nor Untruth;—

    Surah An-Naba, verse 78:35