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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 101–120 of 199

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    One Day We shall gather Together from every people A troop of those who reject Our Signs, and they shall Be kept in ranks,—

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:83
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Until, when they come (Before the Judgment-seat), (God) will say: "Did ye Reject My Signs, though ye Comprehended them not In knowledge, or what Was it ye did?"

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:84
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And my brother Aaron— He is more eloquent in speech Than I: so send him With me as a helper, To confirm (and strengthen) me: For I fear that they may Accuse me of falsehood."

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:34
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And if ye reject (the Message), So did generations before you: And the duty of the apostle Is only to preach publicly (And clearly)."

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:18
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    But they rejected him: Then the mighty Blast Seized them, and they lay Prostrate in their homes By the morning.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:37
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And who does more wrong Than he who invents A lie against God Or rejects the Truth When it reaches him? Is there not a home In Hell for those who Reject Faith?

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:68
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    In the long run Evil in the extreme Will be the End of those Who do evil; for that They rejected the Signs Of God, and held them up To ridicule.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:10
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And those who have rejected Faith and falsely denied Our Signs and the meeting Of the Hereafter,—such Shall be brought forth to Punishment.

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:16
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    As to those who are Rebellious and wicked, their abode Will be the Fire: every time They wish to get away Therefrom, they will be forced Thereinto, and it will be said To them: "Taste ye The Penalty of the Fire, The which ye were wont To reject as false."

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:20
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Has he invented a falsehood Against God, or has A spirit (seized) him?"— Nay, it is those who Believe not in the Hereafter, That are in (real) Penalty, And in farthest Error.

    Surah Saba, verse 34:8
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    So on that Day No power shall they have Over each other, for profit Or harm: and We shall Say to the wrong-doers, "Taste ye the Penalty Of the Fire,—the which Ye were wont to deny!"

    Surah Saba, verse 34:42
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    And their predecessors rejected (The Truth); these have Not received a tenth Of what We had granted To those: yet when they rejected My apostles, how (terrible) Was My rejection (of them)!

    Surah Saba, verse 34:45
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if they reject thee, So were apostles rejected Before thee: to God Go back for decision All affairs.

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:4
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if they reject thee, So did their predecessors, To whom came their apostles With Clear Signs, Books Of dark prophecies, And the Book Of Enlightenment.

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:25
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    When We (first) sent To them two apostles, They rejected them: But We strengthened them With a third: they said, "Truly, we have been sent On a mission to you."

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:14
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    The (people) said: "Ye are Only men like ourselves And (God) Most Gracious Sends no sort of revelation: Ye do nothing but lie."

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:15
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    (A voice will say,) "This is the Day Of Sorting Out, whose Truth ye (once) denied!"

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:21
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    But they rejected him, And they will certainly Be called up (for punishment),—

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:127
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Before them (were many Who) rejected apostles,— The People of Noah, And ‘Ād, and Pharaoh The Lord of Stakes,

    Surah Sad, verse 38:12
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Not one (of them) but Rejected the apostles, But My Punishment Came justly and inevitably (On them).

    Surah Sad, verse 38:14