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كَذَّبَ

كذب in the Quran

Meaning: They denied

كذب occurs 220 times in 199 verses across 62 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
220
Verses
199
Surahs
62

كَذَّبَ

Verb · 176 times

Meaning: They denied · Also translated as: and deny, you denied, they reject you, were rejected

Forms in the Quran

  • كَذَّبُوا۟ ×38
  • تُكَذِّبَانِ ×31
  • كُذِّبَ ×22
  • كُذِّبَتْ ×16
  • وَكَذَّبُوا۟ ×10
  • تُكَذِّبُونَ ×9
  • فَكَذَّبُوهُ ×8
  • وَكَذَّبَ ×5

كَذِب

Noun · 33 times

Meaning: the lie · Also translated as: [the] lie, to falsehood, to [the] falsehood, a lie

Forms in the Quran

  • كَذِبًا ×15
  • ٱلْكَذِبَ ×14
  • لِلْكَذِبِ ×2
  • كَذِبٍ ×1
  • كَذِبُهُۥ ×1

كَذَبَ

Verb · 11 times

Meaning: [they] lie · Also translated as: they lied, lie

Forms in the Quran

  • كَذَبُوا۟ ×5
  • يَكْذِبُونَ ×2
  • كَذَبَ ×2
  • فَكَذَبَتْ ×1
  • تَكْذِبُونَ ×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
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Verses with كذب

Verses 21–40 of 199

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    We know indeed the grief Which their words do cause thee: It is not thee they reject: It is the Signs of God, Which the wicked contemn.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:33
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Rejected were the Apostles Before thee: with patience And constancy they bore Their rejection and their wrongs, Until Our aid did reach Them: there is none That can alter the Words (And Decrees) of God. Already hast thou received Some account of those Apostles.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:34
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject our Signs Are deaf and dumb,— In the midst of darkness Profound: whom God willeth, He leaveth to wander: Whom He willeth, He placeth On the Way that is Straight.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:39
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those who reject Our Signs,—them Shall punishment touch, For that they ceased not From transgressing.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:49
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say; "For me, I (work) On a clear Sign from my Lord, But ye reject Him. What ye Would see hastened, is not In my power. The Command Rests with none but God: He declares the Truth, And He is the best of judges."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:57
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    But thy people reject This, though it is The Truth. Say: "Not mine Is the responsibility For arranging your affairs;

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:66
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who can be more wicked Than one who inventeth A lie against God, Or saith, "I have Received inspiration," When he hath received None, or (again) who saith, "I can reveal the like Of what God hath revealed"? If thou couldst but see How the wicked (do fare) In the flood of confusion At death!—the angels Stretch forth their hands, (Saying), "Yield up your souls: This day shall ye receive Your reward,—a penalty Of shame, for that ye used To tell lies against God, And scornfully to reject Of His Signs!"

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:93
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of camels a pair, And of oxen a pair; Say, hath He forbidden The two males, Or the two females, Or (the young) which the wombs Of the two females enclose?— Were ye present when God Ordered you such a thing? But who doth more wrong Than one who invents A lie against God, To lead astray men Without knowledge? For God guideth not People who do wrong

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:144
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    If they accuse thee Of falsehood, say: "Your Lord is full Of mercy all-embracing; But from people in guilt Never will His wrath Be turned back.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:147
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who give partners (To God) will say: "If God had wished, We should not have Given partners to Him, Nor would our fathers; Nor should we have had Any taboos." So did Their ancestors argue Falsely, until they tasted Of Our wrath. Say: "Have ye any (certain) Knowledge? If so, produce It before us. Ye follow Nothing but conjecture: Ye do nothing but lie."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:148
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Bring forward your witnesses To prove that God did Forbid so and so." If they Bring such witnesses, Be not thou amongst them: Nor follow thou the vain Desires of such as treat Our Signs as falsehoods, And such as believe not In the Hereafter: for they Hold others as equal With their Guardian-Lord.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:150
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or lest ye should say: "If the Book had only Been sent down to us, We should have followed Its guidance better than they." Now then hath come Unto you a Clear (Sign) From your Lord,—and a guide And a mercy: then who Could do more wrong Than one who rejecteth God's Signs, and turneth Away therefrom? In good time Shall We requite those Who turn away from Our Signs, With a dreadful penalty, For their turning away.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:157
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those who reject Our Signs and treat them With arrogance,—they Are Companions of the Fire, To dwell therein (for ever).

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:36
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who is more unjust Than one who invents A lie against God Or rejects His Signs? For such, their portion Appointed must reach them From the Book (of Decrees): Until, when Our messengers (Of death) arrive and take Their souls, they say: "Where are the things That ye used to invoke Besides God?" They will reply, "They Have left us in the lurch," And they will bear witness Against themselves, that they Had rejected God.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:37
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    To those who reject Our Signs and treat them With arrogance, no opening Will there be of the gates Of heaven, nor will they Enter the Garden, until The camel can pass Through the eye of the needle: Such is Our reward For those in sin.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:40
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    But they rejected him, And We delivered him, And those with him, In the Ark: But We overwhelmed In the Flood those Who rejected Our Signs. They were indeed A blind people!

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:64
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    We saved him and those Who adhered to him, By Our Mercy, and We Cut off the roots of those Who rejected Our Signs And did not believe.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:72
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    "We should indeed invent A lie against God, If we returned to your ways After God hath rescued Us therefrom; nor could we By any manner of means Return thereto unless it be As in the will and plan of God, Our Lord. Our Lord Can reach out to the utmost Recesses of things by His knowledge. In God is our trust. Our Lord! Decide thou Between us and our people In truth, for thou Art the best to decide."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:89
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    The men who rejected Shu’aib became as if They had never been In the homes where they Had flourished: the men Who rejected Shu’aib— It was they who were ruined!

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:92
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    If the people of the towns Had but believed and feared God, We should indeed Have opened out to them (All kinds of) blessings From heaven and earth; But they rejected (the truth), And We brought them To book for their misdeeds.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:96