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Quran Maqasid

مُؤْتَفِكَة

مؤتفكة in the Quran

Meaning: And the overturned cities

مؤتفكة occurs 3 times in 3 verses across 3 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
3
Verses
3
Surahs
3

مُؤْتَفِكَة

Noun · 3 times

Meaning: And the overturned cities · Also translated as: and the towns overturned

Forms in the Quran

  • وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتِ ×2
  • وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الإفك: كل مصروف عن وجهه الذي يحق أن يكون عليه، ومنه قيل للرياح العادلة عن المهاب: مؤتفكة. قال تعالى: والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة [الحاقة/ 9] ، وقال تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الهمزة والفاء والكاف أصل واحد، يدل على قلب الشيء وصرفه عن جهته. يقال: أفك الشيء. وأفك الرجل: إذا كذب. والإفك الكذب. وأفكت الرجل عن الشيء: إذا صرفته عنه. قال الله تعالى: ﴿قالوا أجئتنا لتأفكنا عن آلهتنا﴾ [الأحقاف: 22]. وقال شاعر:

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root أ ف ك

Verses with مؤتفكة

Verses 1–3 of 3

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Hath not the story reached them Of those before them?— The people of Noah, and ’Ād, And Thamūd; the people Of Abraham, the men Of Midian, and the Cities overthrown. To them came their apostles With Clear Signs. It is Not God Who wrongs them, But they wrong their own souls.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:70
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And He destroyed The Overthrown Cities (Of Sodom and Gomorrah),

    Surah An-Najm, verse 53:53
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And Pharaoh, And those before him, And the Cities Overthrown, Committed habitual Sin,

    Surah Al-Haqqah, verse 69:9