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Quran Maqasid

مَلَك

ملك in the Quran

Meaning: the angels

ملك occurs 152 times in 142 verses across 52 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
152
Verses
142
Surahs
52

مَلَك

Noun · 88 times

Meaning: the angels · Also translated as: and His Angels, the two angels

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ×38
  • وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ×14
  • لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ×9
  • مَلَكٌ ×8
  • مَلَٰٓئِكَةٌ ×6
  • وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ ×5
  • مَلَكًا ×3
  • وَٱلْمَلَكُ ×2

مُلْك

Noun · 48 times

Meaning: the Dominion · Also translated as: kingdom, the kingdom, the kingship, to kingship

Forms in the Quran

  • مُلْكِ ×21
  • ٱلْمُلْكُ ×19
  • مُلْكَهُۥ ×3
  • مُّلْكًا ×2
  • بِٱلْمُلْكِ ×1
  • وَمُلْكٍ ×1
  • وَمُلْكًا ×1

مَلِك

Noun · 15 times

Meaning: a king · Also translated as: kings

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلْمَلِكُ ×9
  • مَلِكًا ×2
  • مَّلِكٌ ×2
  • مُّلُوكًا ×1
  • ٱلْمُلُوكَ ×1

مَلْك

Noun · 1 time

Meaning: by our will

Forms in the Quran

  • بِمَلْكِنَا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الملك: هو المتصرف بالأمر والنهي في الجمهور، وذلك يختص بسياسة الناطقين، ولهذا يقال: ملك الناس، ولا يقال: ملك الأشياء، وقوله: ملك يوم الدين [الفاتحة/ 3] فتقديره: الملك في يوم الدين، وذلك لقوله:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿مالك يوم الدين﴾ [الفاتحة:4] قرئ ملك ومالك في المتواتر، ملك بالسكون ومليك بالإشباع.

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root م ل ك

Verses with ملك

Verses 61–80 of 142

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Gardens of perpetual bliss: They shall enter there, As well as the righteous Among their fathers, their spouses, And their offspring: And angels shall enter unto them From every gate (with the salutation):

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:23
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Why bringest thou not Angels to us if it be That thou hast the Truth?"

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:7
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    We send not the angels Down except for just cause: If they came (to the ungodly), Behold! no respite would they have!

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:8
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! thy Lord said To the angels: "I am about To create man, from sounding clay From mud moulded into shape;

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:28
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    So the angels prostrated themselves, All of them together:

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:30
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    He doth send down His angels With inspiration of His Command, To such of His servants As He pleaseth, (saying): "Warn (Man) that there is No god but I: so do Your duty unto Me."

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:2
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    "(Namely) those whose lives the angels Take in a state of wrong-doing To their own souls." Then would they offer submission (With the pretence), "We did No evil (knowingly)." (The angels Will reply), "Nay, but verily God knoweth all that ye did;

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:28
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Namely) those whose lives The angels take in a state Of purity, saying (to them), "Peace be on you; enter ye The Garden, because of (the good) Which ye did (in the world)."

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:32
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do the (ungodly) wait until The angels come to them, Or there comes the Command Of thy Lord (for their doom)? So did those who went Before them. But God Wronged them not: nay, They wronged their own souls.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:33
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    And to God doth obeisance All that is in the heavens And on earth, whether Moving (living) creatures Or the angels: for none Are arrogant (before their Lord).

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:49
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Has then your Lord, (O Pagans!) preferred for you Sons, and taken for Himself Daughters among the angels? Truly ye utter A most dreadful saying!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:40
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! We said to the angels: "Bow down unto Adam": They bowed down except Iblīs He said, "Shall I bow down To one whom Thou didst create From clay?"

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:61
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Or thou cause the sky To fall in pieces, as thou Sayest (will happen), against us; Or thou bring God And the angels before (us) Face to face;

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:92
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say, "If there were settled, On earth, angels walking about In peace and quiet, We should Certainly have sent them Down from the heavens An angel for an apostle."

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:95
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Praise be to God, Who begets no son, And has no partner In (His) dominion: Nor (needs) He any To protect Him from humiliation: Yea, magnify Him For His greatness and glory!"

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:111
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! We said To the angels, "Bow down To Adam": they bowed down Except Iblīs. He was One of the Jinns, and he Broke the Command Of his Lord. Will ye then take him And his progeny as protectors Rather than Me? And they Are enemies to you! Evil would be the exchange For the wrong-doers!

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:50
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    "As for the boat, It belonged to certain Men in dire want: They plied on the water: I but wished to render it Unserviceable, for there was After them a certain king Who seized on every boat By force.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:79
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "We broke not The promise to thee, as far As lay in our power: But we were made to carry The weight of the ornaments Of the (whole) people, and we Threw them (into the fire), And that was what The Sāmirī suggested.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:87
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    High above all is God, The King, the Truth! Be not in haste With the Qur-ān before Its revelation to thee Is completed, but say, "O my Lord! advance me In knowledge."

    Surah Taha, verse 20:114
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    When We said to the angels, "Prostrate yourselves to Adam", They prostrated themselves, but not Iblīs: he refused.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:116