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Quran Maqasid

مَلَكَتْ

ملكت in the Quran

Meaning: possess

ملكت occurs 44 times in 42 verses across 27 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
44
Verses
42
Surahs
27

مَلَكَتْ

Verb · 44 times

Meaning: possess · Also translated as: has power, I have power, they have power, power

Forms in the Quran

  • مَلَكَتْ ×15
  • يَمْلِكُونَ ×10
  • يَمْلِكُ ×8
  • أَمْلِكُ ×5
  • تَمْلِكَ ×2
  • تَمْلِكُونَ ×2
  • مَلَكْتُم ×1
  • تَمْلِكُهُمْ ×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 ملكت

Verses 1–20 of 42

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    If ye fear that ye shall not Be able to deal justly With the orphans, Marry women of your choice, Two, or three, or four; But if ye fear that ye shall not Be able to deal justly (with them), Then only one, or (a captive) That your right hands possess. That will be more suitable, To prevent you From doing injustice.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:3
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Also (prohibited are) Women already married, Except those Whom your right hands possess: Thus hath God ordained (Prohibitions) against you: Except for these, all others Are lawful, provided Ye seek (them in marriage) With gifts from your property,— Desiring chastity, not lust. Seeing that ye derive Benefit from them, give them Their dowers (at least) As prescribed; but if, After a dower is prescribed, ye agree Mutually (to vary it), There is no blame on you, And God is All-knowing All-wise.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:24
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    If any of you have not The means wherewith To wed free believing women, They may wed believing Girls from among those Whom your right hands possess: God hath full knowledge About your Faith. Ye are one from another: Wed them with the leave Of their owners, and give them Their dowers, according to what Is reasonable: they should be Chaste, not lustful, nor taking Paramours: when they Are taken in wedlock, If they fall into shame, Their punishment is half That for free women. This (permission) is for those Among you who fear sin; But it is better for you That ye practise self-restraint. And God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:25
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    serve God, and join not Any partners with Him; And do good To parents, kinsfolk, Orphans, those in need, Neighbours who are near, Neighbours who are strangers, The Companion by your side, The way-farer (ye meet), And what your right hands possess: For God loveth not The arrogant, the vainglorious;—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:36
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    In blasphemy indeed Are those that say That God is Christ The son of Mary. Say: "Who then Hath the least power Against God, if His Will Were to destroy Christ The son of Mary, his mother, And all—every one That is on the earth? For to God belongeth The dominion of the heavens And the earth, and all That is between. He createth What He pleaseth. For God Hath power over all things."

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:17
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my Lord! I have power only Over myself and my brother: So separate us from this Rebellious people!"

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:25
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Apostle! let not Those grieve thee, who race Each other into Unbelief: (Whether it be) among those Who say "We believe" With their lips but Whose hearts have no faith; Or it be among the Jews,— Men who will listen To any lie,—will listen Even to others who have Never so much as come To thee. They change the words From their (right) times And places; they say, "If ye are given this, Take it, but if not, Beware!" If any one's trial Is intended by God, thou hast No authority in the least For him against God. For such—it is not God's will to purify Their hearts. For them There is disgrace In this world, and In the Hereafter A heavy punishment.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:41
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Will ye worship, Besides God, something Which hath no power either To harm or benefit you? But God,—He it is That heareth and knoweth All things."

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:76
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "I have no power Over any good or harm To myself except as God Willeth. If I had knowledge Of the unseen, I should have Multiplied all good, and no evil Should have touched me: I am but a warner, And a bringer of glad tidings To those who have faith."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:188
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Who is it that Sustains you (in life) From the sky and from the earth? Or who is it that Has power over hearing And sight? And who Is it that brings out The living from the dead And the dead from the living? And who is it that Rules and regulates all affairs?" They will soon say, "God". Say, "Will ye not then Show piety (to Him)?"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:31
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "I have no power Over any harm or profit To myself except as God Willeth. To every People Is a term appointed: When their term is reached, Not an hour can they cause Delay, nor (an hour) can they Advance (it in anticipation)."

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:49
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Who is the Lord and Sustainer Of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "(It is) God." Say: "Do ye then take (For worship) protectors other Than Him, such as have No power either for good Or for harm to themselves?" Say: "Are the blind equal With those who see? Or the depths of darkness Equal with Light?" Or do they assign to God Partners who have created (Anything) as He has created, So that the creation seemed To them similar? Say: "God is the Creator Of all things: He is The One, the Supreme and Irresistible."

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:16
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    God has bestowed His gifts Of sustenance more freely on some Of you than on others: those More favoured are not going To throw back their gifts To those whom their right hands Possess, so as to be equal In that respect. Will they then Deny the favours of God?

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:71
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And worship others than God,— Such as have no power Of providing them, for sustenance, With anything in heavens or earth, And cannot possibly have Such power?

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:73
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Call on those— Besides Him—whom ye fancy: They have neither the power To remove your troubles From you nor to change them."

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:56
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "If ye had Control of the Treasures Of the Mercy of my Lord, Behold, ye would keep them Back, for fear of spending Them: for man Is (ever) niggardly!"

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:100
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    None shall have the power Of intercession, but such a one As has received permission (or promise) From (God) Most Gracious.

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:87
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Could they not see that It could not return them A word (for answer), and that It had no power either To harm them or To do them good?

    Surah Taha, verse 20:89
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Except with those joined To them in the marriage bond, Or (the captives) whom Their right hands possess,— For (in their case) they are Free from blame,

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:6
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    And say to the believing women That they should lower Their gaze and guard Their modesty; that they Should not display their Beauty and ornaments except What (must ordinarily) appear Thereof; that they should Draw their veils over Their bosoms and not display Their beauty except To their husbands, their fathers, Their husbands’ fathers, their sons, Their husbands’ sons, Their brothers or their brothers’ sons, Or their sisters’ sons, Or their women, or the slaves Whom their right hands Possess, or male servants Free of physical needs, Or small children who Have no sense of the shame Of sex; and that they Should not strike their feet In order to draw attention To their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together Towards God, that ye May attain Bliss.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:31