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وَعَدَ

وعد in the Quran

Meaning: promised

وعد occurs 119 times in 104 verses across 48 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
119
Verses
104
Surahs
48

وَعَدَ

Verb · 70 times

Meaning: promised · Also translated as: promises you, you promise us, He promises them, promises them

Forms in the Quran

  • وَعَدَ ×13
  • تُوعَدُونَ ×12
  • يُوعَدُونَ ×10
  • يَعِدُكُمُ ×5
  • وَعَدَنَا ×5
  • تَعِدُنَآ ×4
  • نَعِدُهُمْ ×4
  • يَعِدُهُمْ ×3

وَعْد

Noun · 49 times

Meaning: A Promise · Also translated as: His promise, Promise, the promise

Forms in the Quran

  • وَعْدَ ×25
  • ٱلْوَعْدُ ×9
  • وَعْدَهُۥٓ ×7
  • وَعْدًا ×7
  • وَعْدَكَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الوعد يكون في الخير والشر. يقال وعدته بنفع وضر وعدا وموعدا وميعادا، والوعيد في الشر خاصة. يقال منه: أوعدته، ويقال: واعدته وتواعدنا. قال الله عز وجل: إن الله وعدكم وعد الحق

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الواو والعين والدال: كلمة صحيحة تدل على ترجية بقول. يقال: وعدته أعده وعدا. ويكون ذلك بخير وشر. فأما الوعيد فلا يكون إلا بشر. يقولون: أوعدته بكذا. قال:

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root و ع د

Verses with وعد

Verses 1–20 of 104

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Evil One threatens You with poverty And bids you to conduct Unseemly. God promiseth You His forgiveness And bounties. And God careth for all And He knoweth all things.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:268
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    God did indeed fulfil His promise to you When ye with His permission Were about to annihilate Your enemy,—until ye flinched And fell to disputing About the order, And disobeyed it After He brought you in sight (Of the Booty) which ye covet. Among you are some That hanker after this world And some that desire The Hereafter. Then did He Divert you from your foes In order to test you. But He forgave you: For God is full of grace To those who believe.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:152
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Our Lord! Grant us What Thou didst promise Unto us through Thine Apostles, And save us from shame On the Day of Judgment: For Thou never breakest Thy promise."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:194
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Not equal are those Believers who sit (at home) And receive no hurt, And those who strive And fight in the cause Of God with their goods And their persons. God hath granted A grade higher to those Who strive and fight With their goods and persons Than to those who sit (at home). Unto all (in Faith) Hath God promised good: But those who strive and fight Hath He distinguished Above those who sit (at home) By a special reward,—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:95
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Satan makes them promises, And creates in them false desires; But Satan's promises Are nothing but deception.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:120
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    But those who believe And do deeds of righteousness,— We shall soon admit them To Gardens, with rivers Flowing beneath,—to dwell Therein for ever. God's promise is the truth, And whose word can be Truer than God's?

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:122
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    To those who believe And do deeds of righteousness Hath God promised forgiveness And a great reward.

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

    All that hath been Promised unto you Will come to pass: Nor can ye frustrate it (In the least bit).

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:134
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Companions of the Garden Will call out to the Companions Of the Fire: "We have Indeed found the promises Of our Lord to us true: Have you also found Your Lord's promises true?" They shall say, "Yes"; but A Crier shall proclaim Between them: "The curse Of God is on the wrong-doers;—

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:44
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "Comest thou To us, that we may worship God alone, and give up The cult of our fathers? Bring us what thou Threatenest us with, If so be that thou Tellest the truth!"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:70
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then they ham-strung The she-camel, and insolently Defied the order of their Lord, Saying: "O Ṣaliḥ! bring about Thy threats, if thou art An apostle (of God)!"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:77
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! God promised you One of the two (enemy) parties, That it should be yours: Ye wished that the one Unarmed should be yours, But God willed To justify the Truth According to His words, And to cut off the roots Of the Unbelievers;—

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:7
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    God hath promised the Hypocrites Men and women, and the rejecters, Of Faith, the fire of Hell: Therein shall they dwell: Sufficient is it for them: For them is the curse of God, And an enduring punishment,—

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:68
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    God hath promised to Believers, Men and women, Gardens Under which rivers flow, To dwell therein, And beautiful mansions In Gardens of everlasting bliss. But the greatest bliss Is the Good Pleasure of God: That is the supreme felicity.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:72
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    So He hath put as a consequence Hypocrisy into their hearts, (To last) till the Day whereon They shall meet Him: because They broke their Covenant With God, and because they Lied (again and again).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:77
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    God hath purchased of the Believers Their persons and their goods; For theirs (in return) Is the Garden (of Paradise): They fight in His Cause, And slay and are slain: A promise binding on Him In Truth, through the Law, The Gospel, and the Qur-ān: And who is more faithful To his Covenant than God? Then rejoice in the bargain Which ye have concluded: That is the achievement supreme.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:111
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And Abraham prayed For his father's forgiveness Only because of a promise He had made to him. But when it became clear To him that he was An enemy to God, he Dissociated himself from him: For Abraham was most Tender-hearted, forbearing.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:114
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    To Him will be your return— Of all of you. The promise Of God is true and sure. It is He who beginneth The process of creation, And repeateth it, that He May reward with justice Those who believe And work righteousness; But those who reject Him Will have draughts Of boiling fluids, And a Penalty grievous, Because they did reject Him.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:4
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Whether We show thee (Realised in thy life-time) Some part of what We Promise them,—or We Take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (Before that),—in any case, To Us is their return: Ultimately God is witness. To all that they do.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:46
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    They say: "When Will this promise Come to pass, If ye speak the truth?"

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:48