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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 41–60 of 104

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    So Moses returned to his people In a state of indignation And sorrow. He said: "O my people! did not Your Lord make a handsome Promise to you? Did then The promise seem to you Long (in coming)? Or did ye Desire that Wrath should Descend from your Lord on you, And so ye broke your promise To me?"

    Surah Taha, verse 20:86
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    In the end We fulfilled To them Our promise, And We saved them And those whom We pleased, But We destroyed those Who transgressed beyond bounds.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:9
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    They say: "When will this Promise come to pass, If ye are telling the truth?"

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:38
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then will the True Promise Draw nigh (of fulfilment): Then behold! the eyes Of the Unbelievers will Fixedly stare in horror: "Ah! Woe to us! we were indeed Heedless of this; nay, we Truly did wrong!"

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:97
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Great Terror will Bring them no grief: But the angels will meet them (With mutual greetings): "This is your Day,— (The Day) that ye were promised."

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:103
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Day that We roll up The heavens like a scroll Rolled up for books (completed),— Even as We produced The first Creation, so Shall We produce A new one: a promise We have undertaken: Truly shall We fulfil it.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:104
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    But if they turn back, Say: "I have proclaimed The Message to you all alike And in truth; but I Know not whether that Which ye are promised Is near or far.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:109
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yet they ask thee To hasten on the Punishment! But God will not fail In His promise. Verily A Day in the sight of thy Lord Is like a thousand years Of your reckoning.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:47
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    When Our Clear Signs Are rehearsed to them, Thou wilt notice a denial On the faces of the Unbelievers! They nearly attack with violence Those who rehearse Our Signs To them. Say, "Shall I Tell you of something (Far) worse than these Signs? It is the Fire (of Hell)! God has promised it To the Unbelievers! And evil is that destination!"

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:72
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Does he promise that When ye die and become dust And bones, ye shall be Brought forth (again)?

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:35
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Far, very far is that Which ye are promised!

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:36
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Such things have been promised To us and to our fathers Before! They are nothing But tales of the ancients!"

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:83
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "O my Lord! If Thou wilt show me (In my lifetime) that which They are warned against,—

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:93
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We are certainly able To show thee (in fulfilment) That against which they are warned.

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:95
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    God has promised, to those Among you who believe And work righteous deeds, that He Will, of a surety, grant them In the land, inheritance (Of power), as He granted it To those before them; that He will establish in authority Their religion—the one Which He has chosen for them; And that He will change (Their state), after the fear In which they (lived), to one Of security and peace: 'They will worship Me (alone) And not associate aught with Me.' If any do reject Faith After this, they are Rebellious and wicked.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:55
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Is that best, or The eternal Garden, promised To the righteous? For them, That is a reward as well As a goal (of attainment).

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:15
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    "For them there will be Therein all that they wish for: They will dwell (there) for aye: A promise to be prayed for From thy Lord."

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:16
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yet there comes to them At length the (Punishment) Which they were promised!

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:206
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    "It is true we were promised This,—we and our fathers Before (us): these are nothing But tales of the ancients."

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:68
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    They also say: "When will This promise (come to pass)? (Say) if ye are truthful."

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:71