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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 221–240 of 307

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Seeing that they did reject Faith (entirely) before, and That they (continually) cast (Slanders) on the Unseen From a position far off?

    Surah Saba, verse 34:53
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    For those who reject God, Is a terrible Penalty: but For those who believe And work righteous deeds, Is Forgiveness, and A magnificent Reward.

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:7
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    If ye invoke them, They will not listen To your call, and if They were to listen, They cannot answer Your (prayer). On the Day Of Judgment they will reject Your "Partnership". And none, (O man!) can tell thee (The Truth) like the One Who is acquainted with all things.

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

    In the end did I Punish those who rejected Faith: and how (terrible) Was My rejection (of them)!

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:26
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those who reject (God)— For them will be The Fire of Hell: No term shall be determined For them, so they should die, Nor shall its Penalty Be lightened for them. Thus do We reward Every ungrateful one!

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:36
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    He it is that has made You inheritors in the earth: If, then, any do reject (God), their rejection (works) Against themselves: their rejection But adds to the odium For the Unbelievers In the sight of their Lord: Their rejection but adds To (their own) undoing.

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:39
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And when they are told, "Spend ye of (the bounties) With which God Has provided you," the Unbelievers Say to those who believe: "Shall we then feed those Whom, if God had so willed, He would have fed, (Himself)?— Ye are in nothing But manifest error."

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:47
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Embrace ye the (Fire) This Day, for that ye (Persistently) rejected (Truth)."

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:64
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    But (now that the Qur-ān Has come), they reject it: But soon will they know!

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:170
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    But the Unbelievers (Are steeped) in Self-glory And Separatism.

    Surah Sad, verse 38:2
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Not without purpose did We Create heaven and earth And all between! That Were the thought of Unbelievers! But woe to the Unbelievers Because of the Fire (of Hell)!

    Surah Sad, verse 38:27
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    If ye reject (God), Truly God hath no need Of you; but He liketh not Ingratitude from His servants: If ye are grateful, He Is pleased with you. No bearer of burdens Can bear the burden Of another. In the End, To your Lord is your Return, When He will tell you The truth of all That ye did (in this life). For He knoweth well All that is in (men's) hearts.

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:7
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    When some trouble toucheth man, He crieth unto his Lord, Turning to Him in repentance: But when He bestoweth A favour upon him As from Himself, (man) Doth forget what he cried And prayed for before, And he doth set up Rivals unto God, Thus misleading others From God's Path. Say, "Enjoy thy blasphemy For a little while: Verily thou art (one) Of the Companions of the Fire!"

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:8
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    So that God will Turn off from them (Even) the worst in their deeds And give them their reward According to the best Of what they have done.

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:35
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    To Him belong the keys Of the heavens And the earth: And those who reject The Signs of God,— It is they who will Be in loss.

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:63
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Unbelievers will be Led to Hell in crowd: Until, when they arrive there, Its gates will be opened. And its Keepers will say, "Did not apostles come To you from among yourselves, Rehearsing to you the Signs Of your Lord, and warning you Of the Meeting of this Day Of yours?" The answer Will be: "True: but The Decree of Punishment Has been proved true Against the Unbelievers!"

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:71
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    None can dispute About the Signs of God But the Unbelievers. Let not, then, Their strutting about Through the land Deceive thee!

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:4
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus was the Decree Of thy Lord proved true Against the Unbelievers That truly they are Companions of the Fire!

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

    The Unbelievers will be Addressed: "Greater was The aversion of God to you Than (is), your aversion To yourselves, seeing that ye Were called to the Faith And ye used to refuse."

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:10
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    (The answer will be:) "This is because, when God was invoked as The Only (object of worship), Ye did reject Faith, But when partners were Joined to Him, ye believed! The Command is with God, Most High, Most Great!"

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:12