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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 81–100 of 199

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    "He is only a man Who invents a lie Against God, but we Are not the ones To believe in him!"

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:38
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    (The prophet) said: "O my Lord! help me: For that they accuse me Of falsehood."

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:39
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then sent We Our apostles In succession: every time There came to a people Their apostle, they accused him Of falsehood: so We made Them follow each other (In punishment): We made them As a tale (that is told): So away with a people That will not believe!

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:44
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    So they accused them Of falsehood, and they became Of those who were destroyed.

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:48
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Were not My Signs rehearsed To you, and ye did but Treat them as falsehoods?"

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:105
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nay, they deny the Hour (Of the Judgment to come): But We have prepared A Blazing Fire for such As deny the Hour:

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:11
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    (God will say): "Now Have they proved you liars In what ye say: so Ye cannot avert (your penalty) Nor (get) help." And whoever Among you does wrong, Him shall We cause to taste Of a grievous Penalty.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:19
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We commanded: "Go ye Both, to the people who Have rejected our Signs:" And those (people) We destroyed With utter destruction.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:36
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the people of Noah,— When they rejected the apostles, We drowned them, And We made them As a Sign for mankind; And We have prepared For (all) wrong-doers A grievous Penalty;—

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:37
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say (to the Rejecters): "My Lord is not uneasy Because of you if ye call not on Him But ye have indeed rejected (Him), and soon will come The inevitable (punishment)!"

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:77
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    They have indeed rejected (The Message): so they will Know soon (enough) the truth Of what they mocked at!

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:6
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my Lord! I do fear that they Will charge me with falsehood:

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:12
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    The people of Noah rejected The apostles.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:105
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my Lord! Truly my people have Rejected me.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:117
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    The ’Ad (people) rejected' The apostles.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:123
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    So they rejected him, And We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: But most of them Do not believe.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:139
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Thamūd (people) rejected The apostles.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:141
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    The people of Lūt rejected' The apostles.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:160
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Companions of the Wood Rejected the apostles.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:176
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    But they rejected him. Then the punishment Of a day of overshadowing gloom Seized them, and that was The Penalty of a Great Day.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:189