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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
The full entries on the root ك ذ ب

Verses with كذب

Verses 121–140 of 199

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those before them (also) Rejected (revelation), and so The Punishment came to them From directions they did not Perceive.

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:25
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who, then, doth more wrong Than one who utters A lie concerning God, And rejects the Truth When it comes to him Is there not in Hell An abode for blasphemers?

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:32
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "(The reply will be:) "Nay, But there came to thee My Signs, and thou didst Reject them: thou wast Haughty, and became one Of those who reject Faith!

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:59
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    (On the Day of Judgment Wilt thou see those Who told lies against God;— Their faces will be turned Black; is there not In Hell an abode For the Haughty?

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:60
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    But (there were people) before them, Who denied (the Signs),— The People of Noah, And the Confederates (Of Evil) after them; And every People plotted Against their prophet, To seize him, and disputed By means of vanities, Therewith to condemn The Truth: but it was I That seized them! And how (terrible) Was My Requital!

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:5
  6. 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
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject the Book And the (revelations) with which We sent Our apostles: But soon shall they know,—

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:70
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    What! Do they say, "He has forged a falsehood Against God"? But if God Willed, He could seal up Thy heart. And God Blots out Vanity, and proves The Truth by His Words. For He knows well The secrets of all hearts.

    Surah Ash-Shuraa, verse 42:24
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    But they deny the truth When it comes to them: So they are in A confused state.

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:5
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Before them was denied (The Hereafter) by the People Of Noah, the Companions Of the Rass, the Thamūd,

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:12
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Companions of the Wood, And the People of Tubba‘; Each one (of them) rejected The apostles, and My warning Was duly fulfilled (in them).

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:14
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    "This", it will be said, "Is the Fire,—which ye Were wont to deny!

    Surah At-Tur, verse 52:14
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    The (Prophet's) (mind and) heart In no way falsified That which he saw.

    Surah An-Najm, verse 53:11
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    They reject (the warning) And follow their (own) lusts But every matter has Its appointed time.

    Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:3
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Before them the People Of Noah rejected (their apostle): They rejected Our servant, And said, "Here is One possessed!", and he Was driven out.

    Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:9
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    The ‘Ād (people) (too) Rejected (Truth): then How terrible was My Penalty and My Warning?

    Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:18
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Thamūd (also) Rejected (their) Warners.

    Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:23
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    The People of Lūṭ Rejected (his) Warning.

    Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:33
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    The (people) rejected all Our Signs; but We Seized them with such Penalty (As comes) from One Exalted in Power, Able to carry out His Will.

    Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:42
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then which of the favours Of your Lord will ye deny?

    Surah Ar-Rahman, verse 55:13