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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 301–307 of 307

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We have set none But angels as guardians Of the Fire; and We Have fixed their number Only as a trial For Unbelievers,—in order That the People of the Book May arrive at certainty, And the Believers may increase In Faith,—and that no doubts May be left for the People Of the Book and the Believers, And that those in whose hearts Is a disease and the Unbelievers May say, "What symbol Doth God intend by this? Thus doth God leave to stray Whom He pleaseth, and guide Whom He pleaseth: and none Can know the forces Of thy Lord, except He. And this is no other than A warning to mankind.

    Surah Al-Muddaththir, verse 74:31
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    But on the contrary The Unbelievers reject (it).

    Surah Al-Inshiqaq, verse 84:22
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And yet the Unbelievers (Persist) in rejecting (The Truth)!

    Surah Al-Buruj, verse 85:19
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if any turn away And reject God,—

    Surah Al-Ghashiyah, verse 88:23
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those who reject Our Signs, they are The (unhappy) Companions Of the Left Hand.

    Surah Al-Balad, verse 90:19
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject (Truth), Among the People of the Book And among the Polytheists, Were not going to depart (From their ways) until There should come to them Clear Evidence,—

    Surah Al-Bayyinah, verse 98:1
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject (Truth), Among the People of the Book And among the Polytheists, Will be in hell-fire, To dwell therein (for aye). They are the worst Of creatures.

    Surah Al-Bayyinah, verse 98:6