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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 241–260 of 307

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    That was because there came To them their apostles With Clear (Signs), But they rejected them: So God called them To account: for He is Full of Strength, Strict in Punishment.

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:22
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Ye do call upon me To blaspheme against God, And to join with Him Partners of whom I have No knowledge; and I Call you to the Exalted In Power, Who forgives Again and again!"

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:42
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when they saw Our Punishment, they said: "We believe in God,— The One God—and we Reject the partners we used To join with Him."

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:84
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: Is it that ye Deny Him Who created The earth in two Days? And do ye join equals With Him? He is The Lord of (all) The Worlds.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:9
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Unbelievers say "Listen not to this Qur-ān, But talk at random In the midst Of its (reading), that ye May gain the upper hand!"

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:26
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    But We will certainly Give the Unbelievers a taste Of a severe Penalty, And We will requite them For the worst of their deeds.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:27
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the Unbelievers will say: "Our Lord! Show us those, Among Jinns and men, Who misled us: we shall Crush them beneath our feet, So that they become The vilest (before all)."

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:29
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject the Message When it comes to them (Are not hidden from Us). And indeed it is a Book Of exalted power.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:41
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    When We give him a taste Of some mercy from Ourselves. After some adversity has Touched him, he is sure To say, "This is due To my (merit): I think not That the Hour (of Judgment) Will (ever) be established; But if I am brought back To my Lord, I have (Much) good (stored) in His sight!" But We will show The Unbelievers the truth Of all that they did, And We shall give them The taste of a severe Penalty.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:50
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "See ye if The (Revelation) is (really) From God, and yet do ye Reject it? Who is more Astray than one who Is in a schism Far (from any purpose)?"

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:52
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And were it not that (All) men might become Of one (evil) way of life, We would provide, For everyone that blasphemes Against (God) Most Gracious, Silver roofs for their houses, And (silver) stair-ways On which to go up,

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:33
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    This is (true) Guidance: And for those who reject The Signs of their Lord, Is a grievous Penalty Of abomination.

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:11
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    But as to those who Rejected God, (to them Will be said): "Were not Our Signs rehearsed to you? But ye were arrogant, And were a people Given to sin!

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:31
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    We created not The heavens and the earth And all between them But for just ends, and For a term appointed: But those who reject Faith Turn away from that Whereof they are warned.

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:3
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    When Our Clear Signs Are rehearsed to them, The Unbelievers say, Of the Truth When it comes to them: "This is evident sorcery!"

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:7
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "See ye? If (this teaching) be From God, and ye reject it, And a witness from among The Children of Israel testifies To its similarity (With earlier scripture), And has believed While ye are arrogant, (How unjust ye are!) Truly, God guides not A people unjust."

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:10
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Unbelievers say Of those who believe: "If (this Message) were A good thing, (such men) Would not have gone To it first, before us!" And seeing that they Guide not themselves thereby, They will say, "This is An (old,) old falsehood!"

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:11
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    And on the Day that The Unbelievers will be Placed before the Fire, (It will be said to them): "Ye received your good things In the life of the world, And ye took your pleasure Out of them: but to-day Shall ye be recompensed With a Penalty of humiliation: For that ye were arrogant On earth without just cause, And that ye (ever) transgressed."

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:20
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And on the Day that The Unbelievers will be Placed before the Fire, (They will be asked,) Is this not the Truth?" They will say, "Yea, By our Lord!" (One will say:) "Then taste ye The Penalty, for that ye Were wont to deny (Truth)!"

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:34
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject God And hinder (men) from The Path of God, Their deeds will God Render astray (From their mark).

    Surah Muhammad, verse 47:1