How many times is the Sky (Sama’) mentioned in the Qur’an?

What was counted

Most mentions: Al-Baqarah (17), Al-An'am (12), Ali 'Imran (10), Yunus (10), Ibrahim (8).

Every mention

• 2:19 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَآءِ the skyOr [it is] like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allah is encompassing of the disbelievers.
• 2:22 · Al-Baqarahوَٱلسَّمَآءَ and the sky[He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him].
• 2:22 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky[He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him].
• 2:29 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَآءِ the heavenIt is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed Himself to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and made them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of all things.
• 2:29 · Al-Baqarahسَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢ ۚ heavensIt is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed Himself to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and made them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of all things.
• 2:33 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensHe said, "O Adam, inform them of their names." And when he had informed them of their names, He said, "Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth? And I know what you reveal and what you have concealed."
• 2:59 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَآءِ the skyBut those who wronged changed [those words] to a statement other than that which had been said to them, so We sent down upon those who wronged a punishment from the sky because they were defiantly disobeying.
• 2:107 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensDo you not know that to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and [that] you have not besides Allah any protector or any helper?
• 2:116 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensThey say, "Allah has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are devoutly obedient to Him,
• 2:117 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensOriginator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
• 2:144 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَآءِ ۖ the heavenWe have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muhammad], toward the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you will be pleased. So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces toward it [in prayer]. Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture well know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do.
• 2:164 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensIndeed, in the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, and the [great] ships which sail through the sea with that which benefits people, and what Allah has sent down from the heavens of rain, giving life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and dispersing therein every [kind of] moving creature, and [His] directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the heaven and the earth are signs for a people who use reason.
• 2:164 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَآءِ the skyIndeed, in the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, and the [great] ships which sail through the sea with that which benefits people, and what Allah has sent down from the heavens of rain, giving life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and dispersing therein every [kind of] moving creature, and [His] directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the heaven and the earth are signs for a people who use reason.
• 2:164 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَآءِ the skyIndeed, in the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, and the [great] ships which sail through the sea with that which benefits people, and what Allah has sent down from the heavens of rain, giving life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and dispersing therein every [kind of] moving creature, and [His] directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the heaven and the earth are signs for a people who use reason.
• 2:255 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensAllah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
• 2:255 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (to) the heavensAllah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
• 2:284 · Al-Baqarahٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensTo Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it. Then He will forgive whom He wills and punish whom He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
• 3:5 · Ali 'Imranٱلسَّمَآءِ the heavenIndeed, from Allah nothing is hidden in the earth nor in the heaven.
• 3:29 · Ali 'Imranٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensSay, "Whether you conceal what is in your breasts or reveal it, Allah knows it. And He knows that which is in the heavens and that which is on the earth. And Allah is over all things competent.
• 3:83 · Ali 'Imranٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensSo is it other than the religion of Allah they desire, while to Him have submitted [all] those within the heavens and earth, willingly or by compulsion, and to Him they will be returned?
• 3:109 · Ali 'Imranٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensTo Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And to Allah will [all] matters be returned.
• 3:129 · Ali 'Imranٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensAnd to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
• 3:133 · Ali 'Imranٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ (is like that of) the heavensAnd hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous
• 3:180 · Ali 'Imranٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensAnd let not those who [greedily] withhold what Allah has given them of His bounty ever think that it is better for them. Rather, it is worse for them. Their necks will be encircled by what they withheld on the Day of Resurrection. And to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, with what you do, is [fully] Acquainted.
• 3:189 · Ali 'Imranٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensAnd to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is over all things competent.
• 3:190 · Ali 'Imranٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensIndeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding.
• 3:191 · Ali 'Imranٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensWho 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.
• 4:126 · An-Nisaٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensAnd to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And ever is Allah, of all things, encompassing.
• 4:131 · An-Nisaٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensAnd to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And We have instructed those who were given the Scripture before you and yourselves to fear Allah. But if you disbelieve - then to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And ever is Allah Free of need and Praiseworthy.
• 4:131 · An-Nisaٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensAnd to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And We have instructed those who were given the Scripture before you and yourselves to fear Allah. But if you disbelieve - then to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And ever is Allah Free of need and Praiseworthy.
• 4:132 · An-Nisaٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensAnd to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.
• 4:153 · An-Nisaٱلسَّمَآءِ ۚ the heavenThe 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.
• 4:170 · An-Nisaٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensO Mankind, the Messenger has come to you with the truth from your Lord, so believe; it is better for you. But if you disbelieve - then indeed, to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth. And ever is Allah Knowing and Wise.
• 4:171 · An-Nisaٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensO People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, "Three"; desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.
• 5:17 · Al-Ma'idahٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensThey have certainly disbelieved who say that Allah is Christ, the son of Mary. Say, "Then who could prevent Allah at all if He had intended to destroy Christ, the son of Mary, or his mother or everyone on the earth?" And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. He creates what He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
• 5:18 · Al-Ma'idahٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensBut the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allah and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the [final] destination.
• 5:40 · Al-Ma'idahٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensDo you not know that to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He punishes whom He wills and forgives whom He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
• 5:97 · Al-Ma'idahٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensAllah has made the Ka'bah, the Sacred House, standing for the people and [has sanctified] the sacred months and the sacrificial animals and the garlands [by which they are identified]. That is so you may know that Allah knows what is in the heavens and what is in the earth and that Allah is Knowing of all things.
• 5:112 · Al-Ma'idahٱلسَّمَآءِ ۖ the heaven[And remember] when the disciples said, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, can your Lord send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven? [Jesus] said," Fear Allah, if you should be believers."
• 5:114 · Al-Ma'idahٱلسَّمَآءِ the heavenSaid Jesus, the son of Mary, "O Allah, our Lord, send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You. And provide for us, and You are the best of providers."
• 5:120 · Al-Ma'idahٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensTo Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is within them. And He is over all things competent.
• 6:1 · Al-An'amٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens[All] praise is [due] to Allah, who created the heavens and the earth and made the darkness and the light. Then those who disbelieve equate [others] with their Lord.
• 6:3 · Al-An'amٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensAnd He is Allah, [the only deity] in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secret and what you make public, and He knows that which you earn.
• 6:6 · Al-An'amٱلسَّمَآءَ (rain from) the skyHave they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them which We had established upon the earth as We have not established you? And We sent [rain from] the sky upon them in showers and made rivers flow beneath them; then We destroyed them for their sins and brought forth after them a generation of others.
• 6:12 · Al-An'amٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensSay, "To whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth?" Say, "To Allah." He has decreed upon Himself mercy. He will surely assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. Those who will lose themselves [that Day] do not believe.
• 6:14 · Al-An'amٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensSay, "Is it other than Allah I should take as a protector, Creator of the heavens and the earth, while it is He who feeds and is not fed?" Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, I have been commanded to be the first [among you] who submit [to Allah] and [was commanded], 'Do not ever be of the polytheists.' "
• 6:35 · Al-An'amٱلسَّمَآءِ the skyAnd if their evasion is difficult for you, then if you are able to seek a tunnel into the earth or a stairway into the sky to bring them a sign, [then do so]. But if Allah had willed, He would have united them upon guidance. So never be of the ignorant.
• 6:73 · Al-An'amٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensAnd it is He who created the heavens and earth in truth. And the day He says, "Be," and it is, His word is the truth. And His is the dominion [on] the Day the Horn is blown. [He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed; and He is the Wise, the Acquainted.
• 6:75 · Al-An'amٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensAnd thus did We show Abraham the realm of the heavens and the earth that he would be among the certain [in faith]
• 6:79 · Al-An'amٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensIndeed, I have turned my face toward He who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with Allah."
• 6:99 · Al-An'amٱلسَّمَآءِ the skyAnd it is He who sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby the growth of all things. We produce from it greenery from which We produce grains arranged in layers. And from the palm trees - of its emerging fruit are clusters hanging low. And [We produce] gardens of grapevines and olives and pomegranates, similar yet varied. Look at [each of] its fruit when it yields and [at] its ripening. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.
• 6:101 · Al-An'amٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens[He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a son when He does not have a companion and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing.
• 6:125 · Al-An'amٱلسَّمَآءِ ۚ the skySo whoever Allah wants to guide - He expands his breast to [contain] Islam; and whoever He wants to misguide - He makes his breast tight and constricted as though he were climbing into the sky. Thus does Allah place defilement upon those who do not believe.
• 7:40 · Al-A'rafٱلسَّمَآءِ (of) the heavenIndeed, those who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - the gates of Heaven will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Paradise until a camel enters into the eye of a needle. And thus do We recompense the criminals.
• 7:54 · Al-A'rafٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensIndeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He covers the night with the day, [another night] chasing it rapidly; and [He created] the sun, the moon, and the stars, subjected by His command. Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds.
• 7:96 · Al-A'rafٱلسَّمَآءِ the heavenAnd if only the people of the cities had believed and feared Allah, We would have opened upon them blessings from the heaven and the earth; but they denied [the messengers], so We seized them for what they were earning."
• 7:158 · Al-A'rafٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensSay, [O Muhammad], "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death." So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him that you may be guided.
• 7:162 · Al-A'rafٱلسَّمَآءِ the skyBut those who wronged among them changed [the words] to a statement other than that which had been said to them. So We sent upon them a punishment from the sky for the wrong that they were doing.
• 7:185 · Al-A'rafٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavensDo they not look into the realm of the heavens and the earth and everything that Allah has created and [think] that perhaps their appointed time has come near? So in what statement hereafter will they believe?
• 7:187 · Al-A'rafٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavensThey ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allah, but most of the people do not know."

Also in 250 more places: 8:11, 8:32, 9:36, 9:116, 10:3, 10:6, 10:18, 10:24, 10:31, 10:55, 10:61, 10:66, 10:68, 10:101, 11:7, 11:44, 11:52, 11:107, 11:108, 11:123, 12:101, 12:105, 13:2, 13:15, 13:16, 13:17, 14:2, 14:10, 14:19, 14:24, 14:32, 14:32, 14:38, 14:48, 15:14, 15:16, 15:22, 15:85, 16:3, 16:10, 16:49, 16:52, 16:65, 16:73, 16:77, 16:79, 17:44, 17:55, 17:92, 17:93, 17:95, 17:99, 17:102, 18:14, 18:26, 18:40, 18:45, 18:51, 19:65, 19:90, 19:93, 20:4, 20:6, 20:53, 21:4, 21:16, 21:19, 21:30, 21:32, 21:56, 21:104, 22:15, 22:18, 22:31, 22:63, 22:64, 22:65, 22:70, 23:18, 23:71, 23:86, 24:35, 24:41, 24:42, 24:43, 24:64, 25:2, 25:6, 25:25, 25:48, 25:59, 25:61, 26:4, 26:24, 26:187, 27:25, 27:60, 27:60, 27:64, 27:65, 27:75, 27:87, 29:22, 29:34, 29:44, 29:52, 29:61, 29:63, 30:8, 30:18, 30:22, 30:24, 30:25, 30:26, 30:27, 30:48, 31:10, 31:10, 31:16, 31:20, 31:25, 31:26, 32:4, 32:5, 33:72, 34:1, 34:2, 34:3, 34:9, 34:9, 34:22, 34:24, 35:1, 35:3, 35:27, 35:38, 35:40, 35:41, 35:44, 36:28, 36:81, 37:5, 37:6, 38:10, 38:27, 38:66, 39:5, 39:21, 39:38, 39:44, 39:46, 39:63, 39:67, 39:68, 40:13, 40:37, 40:57, 40:64, 41:11, 41:12, 41:12, 41:12, 42:4, 42:5, 42:11, 42:12, 42:29, 42:49, 42:53, 43:9, 43:11, 43:82, 43:84, 43:85, 44:7, 44:10, 44:29, 44:38, 45:3, 45:5, 45:13, 45:22, 45:27, 45:36, 45:37, 46:3, 46:4, 46:33, 48:4, 48:7, 48:14, 49:16, 49:18, 50:6, 50:9, 50:38, 51:7, 51:22, 51:23, 51:47, 52:9, 52:36, 52:44, 53:26, 53:31, 54:11, 55:7, 55:29, 55:33, 55:37, 57:1, 57:2, 57:4, 57:4, 57:5, 57:10, 57:21, 58:7, 59:1, 59:24, 61:1, 62:1, 63:7, 64:1, 64:3, 64:4, 65:12, 67:3, 67:5, 67:16, 67:17, 69:16, 70:8, 71:11, 71:15, 72:8, 73:18, 77:9, 78:19, 78:37, 79:27, 81:11, 82:1, 84:1, 85:1, 85:9, 86:1, 86:11, 88:18, 91:5

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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