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ماتَ

مات in the Quran

Meaning: Die

مات occurs 39 times in 38 verses across 21 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
39
Verses
38
Surahs
21

ماتَ

Verb · 39 times

Meaning: Die

Forms in the Quran

  • يَمُوتُ ×5
  • مِتْنَا ×5
  • وَمَاتُوا۟ ×4
  • مَاتُوا۟ ×3
  • مُتُّمْ ×3
  • مِتُّ ×3
  • تَمُوتُنَّ ×2
  • مُوتُوا۟ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

أنواع الموت بحسب أنواع الحياة:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الميم والواو والتاء أصل صحيح يدل على ذهاب القوة من الشيء.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root م و ت

Verses with مات

Verses 1–20 of 38

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And this was the legacy That Abraham left to his sons, And so did Jacob; "Oh my sons! God hath chosen The Faith for you; then die not Except in the Faith of Islam."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:132
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject Faith, And die rejecting,— On them is God's curse, And the curse of angels, And of all mankind;

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:161
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee Concerning fighting In the Prohibited Month. Say: "Fighting therein Is a grave (offence); But graver is it In the sight of God To prevent access To the path of God, To deny Him, To prevent access To the Sacred Mosque, And drive out its members. Tumult and oppression Are worse than slaughter. Nor will they cease Fighting you until They turn you back From your faith If they can. And if any of you Turn back from their faith And die in unbelief, Their works will bear no fruit In this life And in the Hereafter; They will be Companions of the Fire And will abide therein.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:217
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Didst thou not Turn by vision to those Who abandoned their homes, Though they were thousands (In number), for fear of death? God said to them: "Die": Then He restored them to life. For God is full of bounty To mankind, but Most of them are ungrateful.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:243
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    As to those who reject Faith, and die rejecting,— Never would be accepted From any such as much Gold as the earth contains, Though they should offer it For ransom. For such Is (in store) a penalty grievous, And they will find no helpers.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:91
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Fear God as He should be Feared, and die not Except in a state Of Islam.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:102
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ah! ye are those Who love them, But they love you not, Though ye believe In the whole of the Book, When they meet you, They say, "We believe": But when they are alone, They bite off the very tips Of their fingers at you In their rage. Say: "Perish in your rage; God knoweth well All the secrets of the heart."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:119
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Muhammad is no more Than an Apostle: many Were the Apostles that passed away Before him. If he died Or were slain, will ye then Turn back on your heels? If any did turn back On his heels, not the least Harm will he do to God; But God (on the other hand) Will swiftly reward those Who (serve him) with gratitude.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:144
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor can a soul die Except by God's leave, The term being fixed As by writing. If any Do desire a reward In this life, We shall give it To him; and if any Do desire a reward In the Hereafter, We shall Give it to him. And swiftly shall We reward Those that (serve us with) gratitude.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:145
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Be not like the Unbelievers, Who say of their brethren, When they are travelling Through the earth or engaged In fighting: "If they had stayed With us, they would not Have died, or been slain." This that God may make it A cause of sighs and regrets In their hearts. It is God That gives Life and Death, And God sees well All that ye do.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:156
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if ye are slain, or die, In the way of God, Forgiveness and mercy From God are far better Than all they could amass.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:157
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    And if ye die, or are slain, Lo! it is-unto God That ye are brought together.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:158
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of no effect is the repentance Of those who continue To do evil, until Death Faces one of them, and he says, "Now have I repented indeed;" Nor of those who die Rejecting Faith: for them Have we prepared A punishment most grievous.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:18
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "Therein shall ye Live, and therein shall ye Die; but from it shall ye Be taken out (at last)."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:25
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor do thou ever pray For any of them that dies, Nor stand at his grave; For they rejected God And His Apostle, and died In a state of perverse rebellion.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:84
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those in whose hearts Is a disease,—it will add doubt To their doubt, and they will die In a state of Unbelief.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:125
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    They swear their strongest oaths By God, that God will not Raise up those who die Nay, but it is a promise (Binding) on Him in truth: But most among mankind Realise it not.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:38
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    So Peace on him The day he was born, The day that he dies, And the day that he Will be raised up To life (again)

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:15
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the pains of childbirth Drove her to the trunk Of a palm-tree: She cried (in her anguish): "Ah! would that I had Died before this! would that I had been a thing Forgotten and out of sight!"

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:23
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    "So Peace is on me The day I was born, The day that I die, And the day that I Shall be raised up To life (again)"!

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:33