How many times is Musa (Moses) mentioned in the Qur’an?

What was counted

Most mentions: Al-A'raf (21), Al-Qasas (18), Ta-Ha (17), Al-Baqarah (13), Yunus (8).

Every mention

• 2:51 · Al-Baqarahمُوسَىٰٓ (for) MusaAnd [recall] when We made an appointment with Moses for forty nights. Then you took [for worship] the calf after him, while you were wrongdoers.
• 2:53 · Al-Baqarahمُوسَى MusaAnd [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion that perhaps you would be guided.
• 2:54 · Al-Baqarahمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd [recall] when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your taking of the calf [for worship]. So repent to your Creator and kill yourselves. That is best for [all of] you in the sight of your Creator." Then He accepted your repentance; indeed, He is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.
• 2:55 · Al-Baqarahيَـٰمُوسَىٰ O MusaAnd [recall] when you said, "O Moses, we will never believe you until we see Allah outright"; so the thunderbolt took you while you were looking on.
• 2:60 · Al-Baqarahمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd [recall] when Moses prayed for water for his people, so We said, "Strike with your staff the stone." And there gushed forth from it twelve springs, and every people knew its watering place. "Eat and drink from the provision of Allah, and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."
• 2:61 · Al-Baqarahيَـٰمُوسَىٰ O MusaAnd [recall] when you said, "O Moses, we can never endure one [kind of] food. So call upon your Lord to bring forth for us from the earth its green herbs and its cucumbers and its garlic and its lentils and its onions." [Moses] said, "Would you exchange what is better for what is less? Go into [any] settlement and indeed, you will have what you have asked." And they were covered with humiliation and poverty and returned with anger from Allah [upon them]. That was because they [repeatedly] disbelieved in the signs of Allah and killed the prophets without right. That was because they disobeyed and were [habitually] transgressing.
• 2:67 · Al-Baqarahمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd [recall] when Moses said to his people, "Indeed, Allah commands you to slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you take us in ridicule?" He said, "I seek refuge in Allah from being among the ignorant."
• 2:87 · Al-Baqarahمُوسَى MusaAnd We did certainly give Moses the Torah and followed up after him with messengers. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs and supported him with the Pure Spirit. But is it [not] that every time a messenger came to you, [O Children of Israel], with what your souls did not desire, you were arrogant? And a party [of messengers] you denied and another party you killed.
• 2:92 · Al-Baqarahمُّوسَىٰ MusaAnd Moses had certainly brought you clear proofs. Then you took the calf [in worship] after that, while you were wrongdoers.
• 2:108 · Al-Baqarahمُوسَىٰ MusaOr do you intend to ask your Messenger as Moses was asked before? And whoever exchanges faith for disbelief has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way.
• 2:136 · Al-Baqarahمُوسَىٰ (to) MusaSay, [O believers], "We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."
• 2:246 · Al-Baqarahمُوسَىٰٓ MusaHave you not considered the assembly of the Children of Israel after [the time of] Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Send to us a king, and we will fight in the way of Allah "? He said, "Would you perhaps refrain from fighting if fighting was prescribed for you?" They said, "And why should we not fight in the cause of Allah when we have been driven out from our homes and from our children?" But when fighting was prescribed for them, they turned away, except for a few of them. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
• 2:248 · Al-Baqarahمُوسَىٰ (of) MusaAnd their prophet said to them, "Indeed, a sign of his kingship is that the chest will come to you in which is assurance from your Lord and a remnant of what the family of Moses and the family of Aaron had left, carried by the angels. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers."
• 3:84 · Ali 'Imranمُوسَىٰ (to) MusaSay, "We have believed in Allah and in what was revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Descendants, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus and to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [submitting] to Him."
• 4:153 · An-Nisaمُوسَىٰٓ MusaThe People of the Scripture ask you to bring down to them a book from the heaven. But they had asked of Moses [even] greater than that and said, "Show us Allah outright," so the thunderbolt struck them for their wrongdoing. Then they took the calf [for worship] after clear evidences had come to them, and We pardoned that. And We gave Moses a clear authority.
• 4:153 · An-Nisaمُوسَىٰ MusaThe People of the Scripture ask you to bring down to them a book from the heaven. But they had asked of Moses [even] greater than that and said, "Show us Allah outright," so the thunderbolt struck them for their wrongdoing. Then they took the calf [for worship] after clear evidences had come to them, and We pardoned that. And We gave Moses a clear authority.
• 4:164 · An-Nisaمُوسَىٰ (to) MusaAnd [We sent] messengers about whom We have related [their stories] to you before and messengers about whom We have not related to you. And Allah spoke to Moses with [direct] speech.
• 5:20 · Al-Ma'idahمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd [mention, O Muhammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, remember the favor of Allah upon you when He appointed among you prophets and made you possessors and gave you that which He had not given anyone among the worlds.
• 5:22 · Al-Ma'idahيَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O MusaThey said, "O Moses, indeed within it is a people of tyrannical strength, and indeed, we will never enter it until they leave it; but if they leave it, then we will enter."
• 5:24 · Al-Ma'idahيَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O MusaThey said, "O Moses, indeed we will not enter it, ever, as long as they are within it; so go, you and your Lord, and fight. Indeed, we are remaining right here."
• 6:84 · Al-An'amوَمُوسَىٰ and MusaAnd We gave to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - all [of them] We guided. And Noah, We guided before; and among his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the doers of good.
• 6:91 · Al-An'amمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd they did not appraise Allah with true appraisal when they said, "Allah did not reveal to a human being anything." Say, "Who revealed the Scripture that Moses brought as light and guidance to the people? You [Jews] make it into pages, disclosing [some of] it and concealing much. And you were taught that which you knew not - neither you nor your fathers." Say, "Allah [revealed it]." Then leave them in their [empty] discourse, amusing themselves.
• 6:154 · Al-An'amمُوسَى MusaThen We gave Moses the Scripture, making complete [Our favor] upon the one who did good and as a detailed explanation of all things and as guidance and mercy that perhaps in [the matter of] the meeting with their Lord they would believe.
• 7:103 · Al-A'rafمُّوسَىٰ MusaThen We sent after them Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, but they were unjust toward them. So see how was the end of the corrupters.
• 7:104 · Al-A'rafمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd Moses said, "O Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds
• 7:115 · Al-A'rafيَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O MusaThey said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."
• 7:117 · Al-A'rafمُوسَىٰٓ MusaAnd We inspired to Moses, "Throw your staff," and at once it devoured what they were falsifying.
• 7:122 · Al-A'rafمُوسَىٰ (of) MusaThe Lord of Moses and Aaron."
• 7:127 · Al-A'rafمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd the eminent among the people of Pharaoh said," Will you leave Moses and his people to cause corruption in the land and abandon you and your gods?" [Pharaoh] said, "We will kill their sons and keep their women alive; and indeed, we are subjugators over them."
• 7:128 · Al-A'rafمُوسَىٰ MusaSaid Moses to his people, "Seek help through Allah and be patient. Indeed, the earth belongs to Allah. He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous."
• 7:131 · Al-A'rafبِمُوسَىٰ to MusaBut when good came to them, they said, "This is ours [by right]." And if a bad [condition] struck them, they saw an evil omen in Moses and those with him. Unquestionably, their fortune is with Allah, but most of them do not know.
• 7:134 · Al-A'rafيَـٰمُوسَى O MusaAnd when the punishment descended upon them, they said, "O Moses, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. If you [can] remove the punishment from us, we will surely believe you, and we will send with you the Children of Israel."
• 7:138 · Al-A'rafيَـٰمُوسَى O MusaAnd We took the Children of Israel across the sea; then they came upon a people intent in devotion to [some] idols of theirs. They said, "O Moses, make for us a god just as they have gods." He said, "Indeed, you are a people behaving ignorantly.
• 7:142 · Al-A'rafمُوسَىٰ (for) MusaAnd We made an appointment with Moses for thirty nights and perfected them by [the addition of] ten; so the term of his Lord was completed as forty nights. And Moses said to his brother Aaron, "Take my place among my people, do right [by them], and do not follow the way of the corrupters."
• 7:142 · Al-A'rafمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd We made an appointment with Moses for thirty nights and perfected them by [the addition of] ten; so the term of his Lord was completed as forty nights. And Moses said to his brother Aaron, "Take my place among my people, do right [by them], and do not follow the way of the corrupters."
• 7:143 · Al-A'rafمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, "Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers."
• 7:143 · Al-A'rafمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, "Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers."
• 7:144 · Al-A'rafيَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa[Allah] said, "O Moses, I have chosen you over the people with My messages and My words [to you]. So take what I have given you and be among the grateful."
• 7:148 · Al-A'rafمُوسَىٰ (of) MusaAnd the people of Moses made, after [his departure], from their ornaments a calf - an image having a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them to a way? They took it [for worship], and they were wrongdoers.
• 7:150 · Al-A'rafمُوسَىٰٓ MusaAnd when Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved, he said, "How wretched is that by which you have replaced me after [my departure]. Were you impatient over the matter of your Lord?" And he threw down the tablets and seized his brother by [the hair of] his head, pulling him toward him. [Aaron] said, "O son of my mother, indeed the people oppressed me and were about to kill me, so let not the enemies rejoice over me and do not place me among the wrongdoing people."
• 7:154 · Al-A'rafمُّوسَى MusaAnd when the anger subsided in Moses, he took up the tablets; and in their inscription was guidance and mercy for those who are fearful of their Lord.
• 7:155 · Al-A'rafمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd Moses chose from his people seventy men for Our appointment. And when the earthquake seized them, he said, "My Lord, if You had willed, You could have destroyed them before and me [as well]. Would You destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? This is not but Your trial by which You send astray whom You will and guide whom You will. You are our Protector, so forgive us and have mercy upon us; and You are the best of forgivers.
• 7:159 · Al-A'rafمُوسَىٰٓ (of) MusaAnd among the people of Moses is a community which guides by truth and by it establishes justice.
• 7:160 · Al-A'rafمُوسَىٰٓ MusaAnd We divided them into twelve descendant tribes [as distinct] nations. And We inspired to Moses when his people implored him for water, "Strike with your staff the stone," and there gushed forth from it twelve springs. Every people knew its watering place. And We shaded them with clouds and sent down upon them manna and quails, [saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you." And they wronged Us not, but they were [only] wronging themselves.
• 10:75 · Yunusمُّوسَىٰ MusaThen We sent after them Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and his establishment with Our signs, but they behaved arrogantly and were a criminal people
• 10:77 · Yunusمُوسَىٰٓ Musa saidMoses said, "Do you say [thus] about the truth when it has come to you? Is this magic? But magicians will not succeed."
• 10:80 · Yunusمُّوسَىٰٓ MusaSo when the magicians came, Moses said to them, "Throw down whatever you will throw."
• 10:81 · Yunusمُوسَىٰ Musa saidAnd when they had thrown, Moses said, "What you have brought is [only] magic. Indeed, Allah will expose its worthlessness. Indeed, Allah does not amend the work of corrupters.
• 10:83 · Yunusلِمُوسَىٰٓ MusaBut no one believed Moses, except [some] youths among his people, for fear of Pharaoh and his establishment that they would persecute them. And indeed, Pharaoh was haughty within the land, and indeed, he was of the transgressors
• 10:84 · Yunusمُوسَىٰ And Musa saidAnd Moses said, "O my people, if you have believed in Allah, then rely upon Him, if you should be Muslims."
• 10:87 · Yunusمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd We inspired to Moses and his brother, "Settle your people in Egypt in houses and make your houses [facing the] qiblah and establish prayer and give good tidings to the believers."
• 10:88 · Yunusمُوسَىٰ And Musa saidAnd Moses said, "Our Lord, indeed You have given Pharaoh and his establishment splendor and wealth in the worldly life, our Lord, that they may lead [men] astray from Your way. Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment."
• 11:17 · Hudمُوسَىٰٓ (of) MusaSo 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.
• 11:96 · Hudمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd We did certainly send Moses with Our signs and a clear authority
• 11:110 · Hudمُوسَى MusaAnd We had certainly given Moses the Scripture, but it came under disagreement. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been judged between them. And indeed they are, concerning the Qur'an, in disquieting doubt.
• 14:5 · Ibrahimمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd We certainly sent Moses with Our signs, [saying], "Bring out your people from darknesses into the light and remind them of the days of Allah." Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.
• 14:6 · Ibrahimمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd [recall, O Children of Israel], when Moses said to His people, "Remember the favor of Allah upon you when He saved you from the people of Pharaoh, who were afflicting you with the worst torment and were slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.
• 14:8 · Ibrahimمُوسَىٰٓ MusaAnd Moses said, "If you should disbelieve, you and whoever is on the earth entirely - indeed, Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy."
• 17:2 · Al-Israمُوسَى MusaAnd We gave Moses the Scripture and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel that you not take other than Me as Disposer of affairs,
• 17:101 · Al-Israمُوسَىٰ MusaAnd We had certainly given Moses nine evident signs, so ask the Children of Israel [about] when he came to them and Pharaoh said to him, "Indeed I think, O Moses, that you are affected by magic."

Also in 76 more places: 17:101, 18:60, 18:66, 19:51, 20:9, 20:11, 20:17, 20:19, 20:36, 20:40, 20:49, 20:57, 20:61, 20:65, 20:67, 20:70, 20:77, 20:83, 20:86, 20:88, 20:91, 21:48, 22:44, 23:45, 23:49, 25:35, 26:10, 26:43, 26:45, 26:48, 26:52, 26:61, 26:63, 26:65, 27:7, 27:9, 27:10, 28:3, 28:7, 28:10, 28:15, 28:18, 28:19, 28:20, 28:29, 28:30, 28:31, 28:36, 28:37, 28:38, 28:43, 28:44, 28:48, 28:48, 28:76, 29:39, 32:23, 33:7, 33:69, 37:114, 37:120, 40:23, 40:26, 40:27, 40:37, 40:53, 41:45, 42:13, 43:46, 46:12, 46:30, 51:38, 53:36, 61:5, 79:15, 87:19

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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