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How many times is Jibril (Gabriel) mentioned in the Qur’an?
3
Jibril (Gabriel) is mentioned 3 times in the Qur’an, in 3 verses across 2 surahs.
Counts the name Jibril. The Qur’an also refers to him with titles such as ar-Rūḥ al-Amīn, which are not included.
- Times
- 3
- Verses
- 3
- Surahs
- 2
- First
- 2:97
What was counted
| Word | Times | Translated as | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| جِبْرِيل | 3 | Jibreel | none |
Most mentions: Al-Baqarah (2), At-Tahrim (1).
Every mention
- 2:97 · Al-Baqarahلِّجِبْرِيلَ to Jibreel Say, "Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel - it is [none but] he who has brought the Qur'an down upon your heart, [O Muhammad], by permission of Allah, confirming that which was before it and as guidance and good tidings for the believers."
- 2:98 · Al-Baqarahوَجِبْرِيلَ and JibreelWhoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and His messengers and Gabriel and Michael - then indeed, Allah is an enemy to the disbelievers.
- 66:4 · At-Tahrimوَجِبْرِيلُ and JibreelIf you two [wives] repent to Allah, [it is best], for your hearts have deviated. But if you cooperate against him - then indeed Allah is his protector, and Gabriel and the righteous of the believers and the angels, moreover, are [his] assistants.
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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