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Quran Maqasid

كَفَرَ

كفر in the Quran

Meaning: disbelieved

كفر occurs 340 times in 307 verses across 64 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
340
Verses
307
Surahs
64

كَفَرَ

Verb · 289 times

Meaning: disbelieved · Also translated as: disbelieve[d], disbelieve, disbelieves, you disbelieve

Forms in the Quran

  • كَفَرُوا۟ ×189
  • كَفَرَ ×19
  • تَكْفُرُونَ ×12
  • يَكْفُرُونَ ×12
  • يَكْفُرُ ×12
  • كَفَرْتُم ×6
  • تَكْفُرُوا۟ ×4
  • يَكْفُرُوا۟ ×3

كُفْر

Noun · 37 times

Meaning: for their disbelief · Also translated as: because of their disbelief, [the] disbelief

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلْكُفْرَ ×11
  • بِكُفْرِهِمْ ×4
  • بِٱلْكُفْرِ ×4
  • كُفْرًا ×4
  • وَكُفْرًا ×4
  • كُفْرُهُۥ ×3
  • كُفْرُهُمْ ×2
  • وَكُفْرٌۢ ×1

كَفَّرَ

Verb · 14 times

Meaning: And He will remove · Also translated as: and remove, surely I remove

Forms in the Quran

  • وَيُكَفِّرُ ×3
  • يُكَفِّرْ ×3
  • لَأُكَفِّرَنَّ ×2
  • وَكَفِّرْ ×1
  • نُكَفِّرْ ×1
  • لَكَفَّرْنَا ×1
  • لَنُكَفِّرَنَّ ×1
  • لِيُكَفِّرَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الكفر في اللغة: ستر الشيء، ووصف الليل بالكافر لستره الأشخاص، والزراع لستره البذر في الأرض، وليس ذلك باسم لهما كما قال بعض أهل اللغة لما سمع:387-ألقت ذكاء يمينها في كافر

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿إن الذين كفروا﴾ [آل عمران: 4]. الكفر أصله التغطية والستر. وسمي الكافر الشرعي كافرا لأنه ستر الحق وغطى عليه. وسمي الليل كافرا لستره الأشياء بظلامه. وأنشد لثعلبة: [من الكامل]

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ك ف ر

Verses with كفر

Verses 181–200 of 307

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    When the Unbelievers see thee, They treat thee not except With ridicule. "Is this," (They say), "the one who talks Of your gods?" And they Blaspheme at the mention Of (God) Most Gracious!

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:36
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    If only the Unbelievers Knew (the time) when they Will not be able To ward off the Fire From their faces, nor yet From their backs, and (when) No help can reach them!

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:39
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then will the True Promise Draw nigh (of fulfilment): Then behold! the eyes Of the Unbelievers will Fixedly stare in horror: "Ah! Woe to us! we were indeed Heedless of this; nay, we Truly did wrong!"

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:97
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    These two antagonists dispute With each other about their Lord: But those who deny (their Lord),— For them will be cut out A garment of Fire: Over their heads will be Poured out boiling water.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:19
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    As to those who have rejected (God), and would keep back (men) From the Way of God, and From the Sacred Mosque, which We have made (open) to (all) men— Equal is the dweller there And the visitor from the country And any whose purpose therein Is profanity or wrong-doing— Them will We cause to taste Of a most grievous Penalty.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:25
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject Faith Will not cease to be In doubt concerning (Revelation) Until the Hour (of Judgment) Comes suddenly upon them, Or there comes to them The Penalty of a Day of Disaster.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:55
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And for those who reject Faith And deny Our Signs, There will be a humiliating Punishment.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:57
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    When Our Clear Signs Are rehearsed to them, Thou wilt notice a denial On the faces of the Unbelievers! They nearly attack with violence Those who rehearse Our Signs To them. Say, "Shall I Tell you of something (Far) worse than these Signs? It is the Fire (of Hell)! God has promised it To the Unbelievers! And evil is that destination!"

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:72
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    The chiefs of the Unbelievers Among his people said: "He is no more than a man Like yourselves: his wish is To assert his superiority Over you: if God had wished (To send messengers), He could have sent down Angels: never did we hear Such a thing (as he says), Among our ancestors of old."

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:24
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the chiefs Of his people, who disbelieved And denied the Meeting In the Hereafter, and on whom We had bestowed the good things Of this life, said: "He is No more than a man Like yourselves: he eats Of that of which ye eat, And drinks of what ye drink.

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:33
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    but the Unbelievers,— Their deeds are like a mirage In sandy deserts, which The man parched with thirst Mistakes for water; until When he comes up to it, He finds it to be nothing: But he finds God (Ever) with him, and God Will pay him his account: And God is swift In taking account.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:39
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    God has promised, to those Among you who believe And work righteous deeds, that He Will, of a surety, grant them In the land, inheritance (Of power), as He granted it To those before them; that He will establish in authority Their religion—the one Which He has chosen for them; And that He will change (Their state), after the fear In which they (lived), to one Of security and peace: 'They will worship Me (alone) And not associate aught with Me.' If any do reject Faith After this, they are Rebellious and wicked.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:55
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Never think thou That the Unbelievers Are going to frustrate (God's Plan) on earth: Their abode is the Fire,— And it is indeed An evil refuge!

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:57
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    But the Misbelievers say: "Naught is this but a lie Which he has forged, And others have helped him At it." In truth it is they Who have put forward An iniquity and a falsehood.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:4
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject Faith Say: "Why is not the Qur-ān Revealed to him all at once? Thus (is it revealed), that We May strengthen thy heart Thereby, and We have Rehearsed it to thee in slow, Well-arranged stages, gradually.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:32
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Said one who had knowledge Of the Book: "I will Bring it to thee within The twinkling of an eye!" Then when (Solomon) saw it Placed firmly before him, He said: "This is By the grace of my Lord! To test me whether I am Grateful or ungrateful! And if any is grateful, Truly his gratitude is (a gain) For his own soul; but if Any is ungrateful, truly My Lord is Free of all Needs, Supreme in Honour!"

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:40
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Unbelievers say: "What! When we become dust, We and our fathers,—shall we Really be raised (from the dead)?

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:67
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    But (now), when the Truth Has come to them from Ourselves, They say, "Why are not (Signs) sent to him, like Those which were sent to Moses?" Do they not then reject (The Signs) which were formerly Sent to Moses? They say: "Two kinds of sorcery, Each assisting the other . And they say: "For us, We reject all (such things)!"

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:48
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who believe and work Righteous deeds,—from them Shall We blot out all evil (That may be) in them, And We shall reward Them according to The best of their deeds.

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

    And the Unbelievers say To those who believe: "Follow our path, and we Will bear (the consequences)" Of your faults." Never In the least will they Bear their faults: in fact They are liars!

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:12