ع ج ز Root ʿ-j-z in the Qur’an 26 occurrences in 25 verses

Words from this root

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

مُعْجِز 12 times

• 6:134 · Al-An'amبِمُعْجِزِينَ escape (it)Indeed, what you are promised is coming, and you will not cause failure [to Allah].
• 9:2 · At-Tawbahمُعْجِزِى escapeSo travel freely, [O disbelievers], throughout the land [during] four months but know that you cannot cause failure to Allah and that Allah will disgrace the disbelievers.
• 9:3 · At-Tawbahمُعْجِزِى escapeAnd [it is] an announcement from Allah and His Messenger to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage that Allah is disassociated from the disbelievers, and [so is] His Messenger. So if you repent, that is best for you; but if you turn away - then know that you will not cause failure to Allah. And give tidings to those who disbelieve of a painful punishment.
• 10:53 · Yunusبِمُعْجِزِينَ (can) escape (it)And they ask information of you, [O Muhammad], "Is it true?" Say, "Yes, by my Lord. Indeed, it is truth; and you will not cause failure [to Allah]."
• 11:20 · Hudمُعْجِزِينَ (able to) escapeThose were not causing failure [to Allah] on earth, nor did they have besides Allah any protectors. For them the punishment will be multiplied. They were not able to hear, nor did they see.
• 11:33 · Hudبِمُعْجِزِينَ one who (can) escape (it)He said, "Allah will only bring it to you if He wills, and you will not cause [Him] failure.
• 16:46 · An-Nahlبِمُعْجِزِينَ will be able to escapeOr that He would not seize them during their [usual] activity, and they could not cause failure?
• 24:57 · An-Nurمُعْجِزِينَ (can) escapeNever think that the disbelievers are causing failure [to Allah] upon the earth. Their refuge will be the Fire - and how wretched the destination.
• 29:22 · Al-'Ankabutبِمُعْجِزِينَ can escapeAnd you will not cause failure [to Allah] upon the earth or in the heaven. And you have not other than Allah any protector or any helper.
• 39:51 · Az-Zumarبِمُعْجِزِينَ will be able to escapeAnd the evil consequences of what they earned struck them. And those who have wronged of these [people] will be afflicted by the evil consequences of what they earned; and they will not cause failure.
• 42:31 · Ash-Shuraبِمُعْجِزِينَ (can) escapeAnd you will not cause failure [to Allah] upon the earth. And you have not besides Allah any protector or helper.
• 46:32 · Al-Ahqafبِمُعْجِزٍۢ he can escapeBut he who does not respond to the Caller of Allah will not cause failure [to Him] upon earth, and he will not have besides Him any protectors. Those are in manifest error."

عَجُوز 4 times

• 11:72 · Hudعَجُوزٌۭ an old womanShe said, "Woe to me! Shall I give birth while I am an old woman and this, my husband, is an old man? Indeed, this is an amazing thing!"
• 26:171 · Ash-Shu'araعَجُوزًۭا an old womanExcept an old woman among those who remained behind.
• 37:135 · As-Saffatعَجُوزًۭا an old womanExcept his wife among those who remained [with the evildoers].
• 51:29 · Adh-Dhariyatعَجُوزٌ An old womanAnd his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"

يُعْجِزَ 4 times

• 8:59 · Al-Anfalيُعْجِزُونَ escapeAnd let not those who disbelieve think they will escape. Indeed, they will not cause failure [to Allah].
• 35:44 · Fatirلِيُعْجِزَهُۥ that can escape (from) HimHave they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those before them? And they were greater than them in power. But Allah is not to be caused failure by anything in the heavens or on the earth. Indeed, He is ever Knowing and Competent.
• 72:12 · Al-Jinnنُّعْجِزَ we will cause failureAnd we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allah upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.
• 72:12 · Al-Jinnنُّعْجِزَهُۥ we can escape HimAnd we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allah upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.

مُعاجِز 3 times

• 22:51 · Al-Hajjمُعَـٰجِزِينَ (to) cause failureBut the ones who strove against Our verses, [seeking] to cause failure - those are the companions of Hellfire.
• 34:5 · Sabaمُعَـٰجِزِينَ (to) cause failure But those who strive against Our verses [seeking] to cause failure - for them will be a painful punishment of foul nature.
• 34:38 · Sabaمُعَـٰجِزِينَ (to) cause failureAnd the ones who strive against Our verses to cause [them] failure - those will be brought into the punishment [to remain].

أَعْجاز 2 times

• 54:20 · Al-Qamarأَعْجَازُ trunksExtracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.
• 69:7 · Al-Haqqahأَعْجَازُ trunksWhich Allah imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.

عَجَزْ 1 time

• 5:31 · Al-Ma'idahأَعَجَزْتُ Am I unableThen Allah sent a crow searching in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother. He said, "O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the body of my brother?" And he became of the regretful.

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.