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Quran Maqasid

كَسَبَ

كسب in the Quran

Meaning: it earned

كسب occurs 62 times in 57 verses across 25 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
62
Verses
57
Surahs
25

كَسَبَ

Verb · 62 times

Meaning: it earned · Also translated as: they earned, you have earned, earned, earns

Forms in the Quran

  • كَسَبَتْ ×16
  • كَسَبُوا۟ ×15
  • يَكْسِبُونَ ×14
  • تَكْسِبُونَ ×4
  • كَسَبَ ×3
  • كَسَبْتُمْ ×3
  • تَكْسِبُ ×3
  • يَكْسِبْ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الكسب: ما يتحراه الإنسان مما فيه اجتلاب نفع، وتحصيل حظ، ككسب المال، وقد يستعمل فيما يظن الإنسان أنه يجلب منفعة، ثم استجلب به مضرة. والكسب يقال فيما أخذه لنفسه ولغيره، ولهذا قد يتعدى إلى مفعولين، فيقال: كسبت فلانا كذا، والاكتساب لا يقال إلا فيما استفدته لنفسك، فكل اكتساب كسب، وليس كل كسب اكتسابا، وذلك نحو: خبز واختبز،…

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الكاف والسين والباء أصل صحيح، وهو يدل على ابتغاء وطلب وإصابة. فالكسب من ذلك. ويقال كسب أهله خيرا، وكسبت الرجل مالا فكسبه. وهذا مما جاء على فعلته ففعل. وكساب: اسم كلبة.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root ك س ب

Verses with كسب

Verses 21–40 of 57

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus do We make The wrong-doers turn To each other, because Of what they earn.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:129
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Are they waiting to see If the angels come to them, Or thy Lord (Himself), Or certain of the Signs Of thy Lord! The day that certain Of the Signs of thy Lord Do come, no good Will it do to a soul To believe in them then, If it believed not before Nor earned righteousness Through its Faith. Say: "Wait ye: we too Are waiting."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:158
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Shall I seek For (my) Cherisher Other than God, When He is the Cherisher Of all things (that exist)? Every soul draws the meed Of its acts on none But itself: no bearer Of burdens can bear The burden of another. Your goal in the end Is towards God: He will tell You the truth of the things Wherein ye disputed."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:164
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then the first will say To the last: "See then! No advantage have ye Over us; so taste ye Of the Penalty for all That ye did!"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:39
  5. 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
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let them laugh a little: Much will they weep: A recompense for the (evil) That they do.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:82
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    They will swear to you by God, When ye return to them, That ye may leave them alone. So leave them alone: For they are an abomination, And Hell is their dwelling-place,— A fitting recompense For the (evil) that they did.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:95
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Their abode is the Fire, Because of the (evil) They earned.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:8
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those who have earned Evil will have a reward Of like evil: ignominy Will cover their (faces): No defender will they have From (the wrath of) God: Their faces will be covered, As it were, with pieces From the depth of the darkness Of Night: they are Companions Of the Fire: they will Abide therein (for aye)!

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:27
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "At length will be said To the wrong-doers: 'Taste ye The enduring punishment! Ye get but the recompense Of what ye earned!'"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:52
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Is then He Who standeth Over every soul (and knoweth) All that it doth, (Like any others)? And yet They ascribe partners to God. Say: "But name them! Is it that ye will Inform Him of something He knoweth not on earth, Or is it (just) a show Of words?" Nay! to those Who believe not, their pretence seems pleasing, but they are Kept back (thereby) from the Path. And those whom God leaves To stray, no one can guide.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:33
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those before them did (also) Devise plots; but in all things The master-planning is God's. He knoweth the doings Of every soul: and soon Will the Unbelievers know Who gets home in the End.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:42
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    The parable of those who Reject their Lord is that Their works are as ashes, On which the wind blows Furiously on a tempestuous day: No power have they over Aught that they have earned: That is the straying Far, far (from the goal).

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:18
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    That God may requite Each soul according To its deserts; And verily God is Swift In calling to account.

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:51
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    And of no avail to them Was all that they did (With such art and care)!

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:84
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    But your Lord is most forgiving, Full of Mercy. If he were To call them (at once) to account For what they have earned, then surely He would Have hastened their Punishment: But they have their appointed Time, beyond which they Will find no refuge.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:58
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Mischief has appeared On land and sea because Of (the meed) that the hands Of men have earned, That (God) may give them A taste of some of their Deeds: in order that the May turn back (from Evil).

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:41
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily the knowledge Of the Hour is With God (alone). It is He Who sends down Rain, and He Who knows What is in the wombs. Nor does any one know What it is that he will Earn on the morrow: Nor does any one know In what land he is To die. Verily with God Is full knowledge and He Is acquainted (with all things)

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:34
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    If God were to punish Men according to what They deserve, He would not Leave on the back Of the (earth) a single Living creature: but He Gives them respite For a stated Term: When their Term expires, Verily God has in His sight All His servants.

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:45
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    That Day shall We set A seal on their mouths. But their hands will speak To Us, and their feet Bear witness, to all That they did.

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:65