أ ج ر Root ʾ-j-r in the Qur’an 108 occurrences in 99 verses

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Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

أَجْر 105 times

• 2:62 · Al-Baqarahأَجْرُهُمْ their rewardIndeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.
• 2:112 · Al-Baqarahأَجْرُهُۥ (is) his rewardYes [on the contrary], whoever submits his face in Islam to Allah while being a doer of good will have his reward with his Lord. And no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.
• 2:262 · Al-Baqarahأَجْرُهُمْ their rewardThose who spend their wealth in the way of Allah and then do not follow up what they have spent with reminders [of it] or [other] injury will have their reward with their Lord, and there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
• 2:274 · Al-Baqarahأَجْرُهُمْ (is) their rewardThose who spend their wealth [in Allah 's way] by night and by day, secretly and publicly - they will have their reward with their Lord. And no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.
• 2:277 · Al-Baqarahأَجْرُهُمْ their rewardIndeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds and establish prayer and give zakah will have their reward with their Lord, and there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
• 3:57 · Ali 'Imranأُجُورَهُمْ ۗ their rewardBut as for those who believed and did righteous deeds, He will give them in full their rewards, and Allah does not like the wrongdoers.
• 3:136 · Ali 'Imranأَجْرُ rewardThose - their reward is forgiveness from their Lord and gardens beneath which rivers flow [in Paradise], wherein they will abide eternally; and excellent is the reward of the [righteous] workers.
• 3:171 · Ali 'Imranأَجْرَ (the) rewardThey receive good tidings of favor from Allah and bounty and [of the fact] that Allah does not allow the reward of believers to be lost -
• 3:172 · Ali 'Imranأَجْرٌ (is) a reward Those [believers] who responded to Allah and the Messenger after injury had struck them. For those who did good among them and feared Allah is a great reward -
• 3:179 · Ali 'Imranأَجْرٌ (is a) rewardAllah would not leave the believers in that [state] you are in [presently] until He separates the evil from the good. Nor would Allah reveal to you the unseen. But [instead], Allah chooses of His messengers whom He wills, so believe in Allah and His messengers. And if you believe and fear Him, then for you is a great reward.
• 3:185 · Ali 'Imranأُجُورَكُمْ your rewardEvery 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.
• 3:199 · Ali 'Imranأَجْرُهُمْ their rewardAnd indeed, among the People of the Scripture are those who believe in Allah and what was revealed to you and what was revealed to them, [being] humbly submissive to Allah. They do not exchange the verses of Allah for a small price. Those will have their reward with their Lord. Indeed, Allah is swift in account.
• 4:24 · An-Nisaأُجُورَهُنَّ their bridal dueAnd [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided] that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever you enjoy [of marriage] from them, give them their due compensation as an obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually agree to beyond the obligation. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
• 4:25 · An-Nisaأُجُورَهُنَّ their bridal dueAnd whoever among you cannot [find] the means to marry free, believing women, then [he may marry] from those whom your right hands possess of believing slave girls. And Allah is most knowing about your faith. You [believers] are of one another. So marry them with the permission of their people and give them their due compensation according to what is acceptable. [They should be] chaste, neither [of] those who commit unlawful intercourse randomly nor those who take [secret] lovers. But once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit adultery, then for them is half the punishment for free [unmarried] women. This [allowance] is for him among you who fears sin, but to be patient is better for you. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
• 4:40 · An-Nisaأَجْرًا a rewardIndeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.
• 4:67 · An-Nisaأَجْرًا a rewardAnd then We would have given them from Us a great reward.
• 4:74 · An-Nisaأَجْرًا a rewardSo let those fight in the cause of Allah who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. And he who fights in the cause of Allah and is killed or achieves victory - We will bestow upon him a great reward.
• 4:95 · An-Nisaأَجْرًا (with) a rewardNot equal are those believers remaining [at home] - other than the disabled - and the mujahideen, [who strive and fight] in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives. Allah has preferred the mujahideen through their wealth and their lives over those who remain [behind], by degrees. And to both Allah has promised the best [reward]. But Allah has preferred the mujahideen over those who remain [behind] with a great reward -
• 4:100 · An-Nisaأَجْرُهُۥ his rewardAnd whoever emigrates for the cause of Allah will find on the earth many [alternative] locations and abundance. And whoever leaves his home as an emigrant to Allah and His Messenger and then death overtakes him - his reward has already become incumbent upon Allah. And Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
• 4:114 · An-Nisaأَجْرًا a rewardNo good is there in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity or that which is right or conciliation between people. And whoever does that seeking means to the approval of Allah - then We are going to give him a great reward.
• 4:146 · An-Nisaأَجْرًا a rewardExcept for those who repent, correct themselves, hold fast to Allah, and are sincere in their religion for Allah, for those will be with the believers. And Allah is going to give the believers a great reward.
• 4:152 · An-Nisaأُجُورَهُمْ ۗ their rewardBut they who believe in Allah and His messengers and do not discriminate between any of them - to those He is going to give their rewards. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.
• 4:162 · An-Nisaأَجْرًا a rewardBut those firm in knowledge among them and the believers believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you. And the establishers of prayer [especially] and the givers of zakah and the believers in Allah and the Last Day - those We will give a great reward.
• 4:173 · An-Nisaأُجُورَهُمْ their rewardAnd as for those who believed and did righteous deeds, He will give them in full their rewards and grant them extra from His bounty. But as for those who disdained and were arrogant, He will punish them with a painful punishment, and they will not find for themselves besides Allah any protector or helper.
• 5:5 · Al-Ma'idahأُجُورَهُنَّ their bridal dueThis day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.
• 5:9 · Al-Ma'idahوَأَجْرٌ and a rewardAllah has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds [that] for them there is forgiveness and great reward.
• 6:90 · Al-An'amأَجْرًا ۖ any rewardThose are the ones whom Allah has guided, so from their guidance take an example. Say, "I ask of you for this message no payment. It is not but a reminder for the worlds."
• 7:113 · Al-A'rafلَأَجْرًا surely (will be) a rewardAnd the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."
• 7:170 · Al-A'rafأَجْرَ (the) rewardBut those who hold fast to the Book and establish prayer - indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of the reformers.
• 8:28 · Al-Anfalأَجْرٌ (is) a rewardAnd know that your properties and your children are but a trial and that Allah has with Him a great reward.

Also in 75 more places: 9:22, 9:120, 10:72, 10:72, 11:11, 11:29, 11:51, 11:51, 11:115, 12:56, 12:57, 12:90, 12:104, 16:41, 16:96, 16:97, 17:9, 18:2, 18:30, 18:77, 25:57, 26:41, 26:109, 26:109, 26:127, 26:127, 26:145, 26:145, 26:164, 26:164, 26:180, 26:180, 28:25, 28:54, 29:27, 29:58, 33:29, 33:31, 33:35, 33:44, 33:50, 34:47, 34:47, 35:7, 35:30, 36:11, 36:21, 38:86, 39:10, 39:35, 39:74, 41:8, 42:23, 42:40, 47:36, 48:10, 48:16, 48:29, 49:3, 52:40, 57:7, 57:11, 57:18, 57:19, 57:27, 60:10, 64:15, 65:5, 65:6, 67:12, 68:3, 68:46, 73:20, 84:25, 95:6

اسْتَأْجَرْ 2 times

• 28:26 · Al-Qasasٱسْتَـْٔجِرْهُ ۖ Hire himOne of the women said, "O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy."
• 28:26 · Al-Qasasٱسْتَـْٔجَرْتَ you (can) hireOne of the women said, "O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy."

تَأْجُرَ 1 time

• 28:27 · Al-Qasasتَأْجُرَنِى you serve meHe said, "Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two daughters, on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you. And I do not wish to put you in difficulty. You will find me, if Allah wills, from among the righteous."

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.