How many times is Fire (Nar) mentioned in the Qur’an?

What was counted

Most mentions: Al-Baqarah (15), Ali 'Imran (11), Ghafir (8), Al-A'raf (7), At-Tawbah (6).

Every mention

• 2:17 · Al-Baqarahنَارًۭا a fireTheir example is that of one who kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness [so] they could not see.
• 2:24 · Al-Baqarahٱلنَّارَ the FireBut if you do not - and you will never be able to - then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.
• 2:39 · Al-Baqarahٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the FireAnd those who disbelieve and deny Our signs - those will be companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally."
• 2:80 · Al-Baqarahٱلنَّارُ the FireAnd they say, "Never will the Fire touch us, except for a few days." Say, "Have you taken a covenant with Allah? For Allah will never break His covenant. Or do you say about Allah that which you do not know?"
• 2:81 · Al-Baqarahٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the FireYes, whoever earns evil and his sin has encompassed him - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
• 2:126 · Al-Baqarahٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the FireAnd [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this a secure city and provide its people with fruits - whoever of them believes in Allah and the Last Day." [Allah] said. "And whoever disbelieves - I will grant him enjoyment for a little; then I will force him to the punishment of the Fire, and wretched is the destination."
• 2:167 · Al-Baqarahٱلنَّارِ the FireThose who followed will say, "If only we had another turn [at worldly life] so we could disassociate ourselves from them as they have disassociated themselves from us." Thus will Allah show them their deeds as regrets upon them. And they are never to emerge from the Fire.
• 2:174 · Al-Baqarahٱلنَّارَ the FireIndeed, they who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Book and exchange it for a small price - those consume not into their bellies except the Fire. And Allah will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them. And they will have a painful punishment.
• 2:175 · Al-Baqarahٱلنَّارِ the FireThose are the ones who have exchanged guidance for error and forgiveness for punishment. How patient they are in pursuit of the Fire!
• 2:201 · Al-Baqarahٱلنَّارِ (of) the FireBut among them is he who says, "Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."
• 2:217 · Al-Baqarahٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the FireThey ask you about the sacred month - about fighting therein. Say, "Fighting therein is great [sin], but averting [people] from the way of Allah and disbelief in Him and [preventing access to] al-Masjid al-Haram and the expulsion of its people therefrom are greater [evil] in the sight of Allah. And fitnah is greater than killing." And they will continue to fight you until they turn you back from your religion if they are able. And whoever of you reverts from his religion [to disbelief] and dies while he is a disbeliever - for those, their deeds have become worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and those are the companions of the Fire, they will abide therein eternally.
• 2:221 · Al-Baqarahٱلنَّارِ ۖ the FireAnd do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but Allah invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And He makes clear His verses to the people that perhaps they may remember.
• 2:257 · Al-Baqarahٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the FireAllah is the ally of those who believe. He brings them out from darknesses into the light. And those who disbelieve - their allies are Taghut. They take them out of the light into darknesses. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.
• 2:266 · Al-Baqarahنَارٌۭ (is) fireWould one of you like to have a garden of palm trees and grapevines underneath which rivers flow in which he has from every fruit? But he is afflicted with old age and has weak offspring, and it is hit by a whirlwind containing fire and is burned. Thus does Allah make clear to you [His] verses that you might give thought.
• 2:275 · Al-Baqarahٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the FireThose who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection] except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity. That is because they say, "Trade is [just] like interest." But Allah has permitted trade and has forbidden interest. So whoever has received an admonition from his Lord and desists may have what is past, and his affair rests with Allah. But whoever returns to [dealing in interest or usury] - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.
• 3:10 · Ali 'Imranٱلنَّارِ (for) the FireIndeed, those who disbelieve - never will their wealth or their children avail them against Allah at all. And it is they who are fuel for the Fire.
• 3:16 · Ali 'Imranٱلنَّارِ (of) the FireThose who say, "Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire,"
• 3:24 · Ali 'Imranٱلنَّارُ the FireThat is because they say, "Never will the Fire touch us except for [a few] numbered days," and [because] they were deluded in their religion by what they were inventing.
• 3:103 · Ali 'Imranٱلنَّارِ the FireAnd hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be guided.
• 3:116 · Ali 'Imranٱلنَّارِ ۚ (of) the FireIndeed, those who disbelieve - never will their wealth or their children avail them against Allah at all, and those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
• 3:131 · Ali 'Imranٱلنَّارَ the FireAnd fear the Fire, which has been prepared for the disbelievers.
• 3:151 · Ali 'Imranٱلنَّارُ ۚ (will be) the FireWe will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for what they have associated with Allah of which He had not sent down [any] authority. And their refuge will be the Fire, and wretched is the residence of the wrongdoers.
• 3:183 · Ali 'Imranٱلنَّارُ ۗ the fire[They are] those who said, "Indeed, Allah has taken our promise not to believe any messenger until he brings us an offering which fire [from heaven] will consume." Say, "There have already come to you messengers before me with clear proofs and [even] that of which you speak. So why did you kill them, if you should be truthful?"
• 3:185 · Ali 'Imranٱلنَّارِ the FireEvery soul will taste death, and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection. So he who is drawn away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has attained [his desire]. And what is the life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion.
• 3:191 · Ali 'Imranٱلنَّارِ (of) the FireWho remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying], "Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
• 3:192 · Ali 'Imranٱلنَّارَ (to) the FireOur Lord, indeed whoever You admit to the Fire - You have disgraced him, and for the wrongdoers there are no helpers.
• 4:10 · An-Nisaنَارًۭا ۖ fireIndeed, those who devour the property of orphans unjustly are only consuming into their bellies fire. And they will be burned in a Blaze.
• 4:14 · An-Nisaنَارًا (to) FireAnd whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger and transgresses His limits - He will put him into the Fire to abide eternally therein, and he will have a humiliating punishment.
• 4:30 · An-Nisaنَارًۭا ۚ (into) a FireAnd whoever does that in aggression and injustice - then We will drive him into a Fire. And that, for Allah, is [always] easy.
• 4:56 · An-Nisaنَارًۭا (in) a FireIndeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses - We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise.
• 4:145 · An-Nisaٱلنَّارِ the FireIndeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire - and never will you find for them a helper -
• 5:29 · Al-Ma'idahٱلنَّارِ ۚ (of) the FireIndeed I want you to obtain [thereby] my sin and your sin so you will be among the companions of the Fire. And that is the recompense of wrongdoers."
• 5:37 · Al-Ma'idahٱلنَّارِ the FireThey will wish to get out of the Fire, but never are they to emerge therefrom, and for them is an enduring punishment.
• 5:64 · Al-Ma'idahنَارًۭا (the) fireAnd the Jews say, "The hand of Allah is chained." Chained are their hands, and cursed are they for what they say. Rather, both His hands are extended; He spends however He wills. And that which has been revealed to you from your Lord will surely increase many of them in transgression and disbelief. And We have cast among them animosity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection. Every time they kindled the fire of war [against you], Allah extinguished it. And they strive throughout the land [causing] corruption, and Allah does not like corrupters.
• 5:72 · Al-Ma'idahٱلنَّارُ ۖ (will be) the FireThey have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.
• 6:27 · Al-An'amٱلنَّارِ the FireIf you could but see when they are made to stand before the Fire and will say, "Oh, would that we could be returned [to life on earth] and not deny the signs of our Lord and be among the believers."
• 6:128 · Al-An'amٱلنَّارُ The FireAnd [mention, O Muhammad], the Day when He will gather them together [and say], "O company of jinn, you have [misled] many of mankind." And their allies among mankind will say, "Our Lord, some of us made use of others, and we have [now] reached our term, which you appointed for us." He will say, "The Fire is your residence, wherein you will abide eternally, except for what Allah wills. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing."
• 7:12 · Al-A'rafنَّارٍۢ fire[Allah] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."
• 7:36 · Al-A'rafٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the FireBut the ones who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
• 7:38 · Al-A'rafٱلنَّارِ ۖ the Fire[Allah] will say, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire." Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister until, when they have all overtaken one another therein, the last of them will say about the first of them "Our Lord, these had misled us, so give them a double punishment of the Fire. He will say, "For each is double, but you do not know."
• 7:38 · Al-A'rafٱلنَّارِ ۖ the Fire[Allah] will say, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire." Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister until, when they have all overtaken one another therein, the last of them will say about the first of them "Our Lord, these had misled us, so give them a double punishment of the Fire. He will say, "For each is double, but you do not know."
• 7:44 · Al-A'rafٱلنَّارِ (of) the FireAnd the companions of Paradise will call out to the companions of the Fire, "We have already found what our Lord promised us to be true. Have you found what your Lord promised to be true?" They will say, "Yes." Then an announcer will announce among them, "The curse of Allah shall be upon the wrongdoers."
• 7:47 · Al-A'rafٱلنَّارِ (of) the FireAnd when their eyes are turned toward the companions of the Fire, they say, "Our Lord, do not place us with the wrongdoing people."
• 7:50 · Al-A'rafٱلنَّارِ (of) the FireAnd the companions of the Fire will call to the companions of Paradise, "Pour upon us some water or from whatever Allah has provided you." They will say, "Indeed, Allah has forbidden them both to the disbelievers."
• 8:14 · Al-Anfalٱلنَّارِ (of) the Fire"That [is yours], so taste it." And indeed for the disbelievers is the punishment of the Fire.
• 9:17 · At-Tawbahٱلنَّارِ the FireIt is not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allah [while] witnessing against themselves with disbelief. [For] those, their deeds have become worthless, and in the Fire they will abide eternally.
• 9:35 · At-Tawbahنَارِ the FireThe Day when it will be heated in the fire of Hell and seared therewith will be their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, [it will be said], "This is what you hoarded for yourselves, so taste what you used to hoard."
• 9:63 · At-Tawbahنَارَ (is the) FireDo they not know that whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger - that for him is the fire of Hell, wherein he will abide eternally? That is the great disgrace.
• 9:68 · At-Tawbahنَارَ FireAllah has promised the hypocrite men and hypocrite women and the disbelievers the fire of Hell, wherein they will abide eternally. It is sufficient for them. And Allah has cursed them, and for them is an enduring punishment.
• 9:81 · At-Tawbahنَارُ (The) FireThose who remained behind rejoiced in their staying [at home] after [the departure of] the Messenger of Allah and disliked to strive with their wealth and their lives in the cause of Allah and said, "Do not go forth in the heat." Say, "The fire of Hell is more intensive in heat" - if they would but understand.
• 9:109 · At-Tawbahنَارِ (the) FireThen is one who laid the foundation of his building on righteousness [with fear] from Allah and [seeking] His approval better or one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
• 10:8 · Yunusٱلنَّارُ (will be) the FireFor those their refuge will be the Fire because of what they used to earn.
• 10:27 · Yunusٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the FireBut they who have earned [blame for] evil doings - the recompense of an evil deed is its equivalent, and humiliation will cover them. They will have from Allah no protector. It will be as if their faces are covered with pieces of the night - so dark [are they]. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
• 11:16 · Hudٱلنَّارُ ۖ the FireThose are the ones for whom there is not in the Hereafter but the Fire. And lost is what they did therein, and worthless is what they used to do.
• 11:17 · Hudفَٱلنَّارُ then the FireSo is one who [stands] upon a clear evidence from his Lord [like the aforementioned]? And a witness from Him follows it, and before it was the Scripture of Moses to lead and as mercy. Those [believers in the former revelations] believe in the Qur'an. But whoever disbelieves in it from the [various] factions - the Fire is his promised destination. So be not in doubt about it. Indeed, it is the truth from your Lord, but most of the people do not believe.
• 11:98 · Hudٱلنَّارَ ۖ (into) the FireHe will precede his people on the Day of Resurrection and lead them into the Fire; and wretched is the place to which they are led.
• 11:106 · Hudٱلنَّارِ the FireAs for those who were [destined to be] wretched, they will be in the Fire. For them therein is [violent] exhaling and inhaling.
• 11:113 · Hudٱلنَّارُ the FireAnd do not incline toward those who do wrong, lest you be touched by the Fire, and you would not have other than Allah any protectors; then you would not be helped.
• 13:5 · Ar-Ra'dٱلنَّارِ ۖ (of) the FireAnd if you are astonished, [O Muhammad] - then astonishing is their saying, "When we are dust, will we indeed be [brought] into a new creation?" Those are the ones who have disbelieved in their Lord, and those will have shackles upon their necks, and those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
• 13:17 · Ar-Ra'dٱلنَّارِ the fireHe sends down from the sky, rain, and valleys flow according to their capacity, and the torrent carries a rising foam. And from that [ore] which they heat in the fire, desiring adornments and utensils, is a foam like it. Thus Allah presents [the example of] truth and falsehood. As for the foam, it vanishes, [being] cast off; but as for that which benefits the people, it remains on the earth. Thus does Allah present examples.

Also in 85 more places: 13:35, 14:30, 14:50, 15:27, 16:62, 18:29, 18:53, 18:96, 20:10, 20:10, 20:10, 21:39, 21:69, 22:19, 22:72, 23:104, 24:35, 24:57, 27:7, 27:8, 27:90, 28:29, 28:29, 28:29, 28:41, 29:24, 29:25, 32:20, 32:20, 33:66, 34:42, 35:36, 36:80, 38:27, 38:59, 38:61, 38:64, 38:76, 39:8, 39:16, 39:19, 40:6, 40:41, 40:43, 40:46, 40:47, 40:47, 40:49, 40:72, 41:19, 41:24, 41:28, 41:40, 45:34, 46:20, 46:34, 47:12, 47:15, 51:13, 52:13, 52:14, 54:48, 55:15, 55:35, 56:71, 57:15, 58:17, 59:3, 59:17, 59:20, 64:10, 66:6, 66:10, 71:25, 72:23, 74:31, 85:5, 87:12, 88:4, 90:20, 92:14, 98:6, 101:11, 104:6, 111:3

How we count

Each Qur’an word built on the words above counts once, in any form (singular, dual or plural, with or without prefixes such as wa- or al-). Counts published elsewhere often differ because they count different forms or phrases. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.

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