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أ ر ض Root ʾ-r-ḍ in the Qur’an 461 occurrences in 440 verses

Occurrences
461
Verses
440
Surahs
80 of 114
Words
1

Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root أ ر ض (ʾ-r-ḍ) gives 1 word. It appears most in Al-Baqarah (24), Al-A'raf (21), Yunus (17).

Words from this root

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

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
أَرْضnoun461earth, land, your land

أَرْض 461 times

  • 2:11 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضِ the earthAnd when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers."
  • 2:22 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضَ the earth[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].
  • 2:27 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ the earthWho break the covenant of Allah after contracting it and sever that which Allah has ordered to be joined and cause corruption on earth. It is those who are the losers.
  • 2:29 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضِ the earthIt 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.
  • 2:30 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضِ the earthAnd [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know."
  • 2:33 · Al-Baqarahوَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earthHe 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."
  • 2:36 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضِ the earthBut Satan caused them to slip out of it and removed them from that [condition] in which they had been. And We said, "Go down, [all of you], as enemies to one another, and you will have upon the earth a place of settlement and provision for a time."
  • 2:60 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضِ the earthAnd [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-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضُ the earthAnd [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.
  • 2:71 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضَ the earthHe said, "He says, 'It is a cow neither trained to plow the earth nor to irrigate the field, one free from fault with no spot upon her.' " They said, "Now you have come with the truth." So they slaughtered her, but they could hardly do it.
  • 2:107 · Al-Baqarahوَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ and the earthDo 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-Baqarahوَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ and the earthThey 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-Baqarahوَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ and the earthOriginator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
  • 2:164 · Al-Baqarahوَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earthIndeed, 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-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضَ (to) the earthIndeed, 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-Baqarahوَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earthIndeed, 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.
  • 2:168 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضِ the earthO mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.
  • 2:205 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضِ the earthAnd when he goes away, he strives throughout the land to cause corruption therein and destroy crops and animals. And Allah does not like corruption.
  • 2:251 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضُ the EarthSo they defeated them by permission of Allah, and David killed Goliath, and Allah gave him the kingship and prophethood and taught him from that which He willed. And if it were not for Allah checking [some] people by means of others, the earth would have been corrupted, but Allah is full of bounty to the worlds.
  • 2:255 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ the earthAllah - 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-Baqarahوَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ and the earthAllah - 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.
  • 2:267 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ the earthO you who have believed, spend from the good things which you have earned and from that which We have produced for you from the earth. And do not aim toward the defective therefrom, spending [from that] while you would not take it [yourself] except with closed eyes. And know that Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy.
  • 2:273 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضِ the earth[Charity is] for the poor who have been restricted for the cause of Allah, unable to move about in the land. An ignorant [person] would think them self-sufficient because of their restraint, but you will know them by their [characteristic] sign. They do not ask people persistently [or at all]. And whatever you spend of good - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.
  • 2:284 · Al-Baqarahٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ the earthTo 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 'Imranٱلْأَرْضِ the earthIndeed, from Allah nothing is hidden in the earth nor in the heaven.
  • 3:29 · Ali 'Imranٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ the earthSay, "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 'Imranوَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earthSo 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?
  • 3:91 · Ali 'Imranٱلْأَرْضِ earthIndeed, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers - never would the [whole] capacity of the earth in gold be accepted from one of them if he would [seek to] ransom himself with it. For those there will be a painful punishment, and they will have no helpers.
  • 3:109 · Ali 'Imranٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ the earthTo Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And to Allah will [all] matters be returned.
  • 3:129 · Ali 'Imranٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ the earthAnd 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.

Also in 431 more places: 3:133, 3:137, 3:156, 3:180, 3:189, 3:190, 3:191, 4:42, 4:97, 4:97, 4:100, 4:101, 4:126, 4:131, 4:131, 4:132, 4:170, 4:171, 5:17, 5:17, 5:18, 5:21, 5:26, 5:31, 5:32, 5:32, 5:33, 5:33, 5:36, 5:40, 5:64, 5:97, 5:106, 5:120, 6:1, 6:3, 6:6, 6:11, 6:12, 6:14, 6:35, 6:38, 6:59, 6:71, 6:73, 6:75, 6:79, 6:101, 6:116, 6:165, 7:10, 7:24, 7:54, 7:56, 7:73, 7:74, 7:74, 7:85, 7:96, 7:100, 7:110, 7:127, 7:128, 7:129, 7:137, 7:146, 7:158, 7:168, 7:176, 7:185, 7:187, 8:26, 8:63, 8:67, 8:73, 9:2, 9:25, 9:36, 9:38, 9:74, 9:116, 9:118, 10:3, 10:6, 10:14, 10:18, 10:23, 10:24, 10:24, 10:31, 10:54, 10:55, 10:61, 10:66, 10:68, 10:78, 10:83, 10:99, 10:101, 11:6, 11:7, 11:20, 11:44, 11:61, 11:64, 11:85, 11:107, 11:108, 11:116, 11:123, 12:9, 12:21, 12:55, 12:56, 12:73, 12:80, 12:101, 12:105, 12:109, 13:3, 13:4, 13:15, 13:16, 13:17, 13:18, 13:25, 13:31, 13:33, 13:41, 14:2, 14:8, 14:10, 14:13, 14:14, 14:19, 14:26, 14:32, 14:38, 14:48, 14:48, 15:19, 15:39, 15:85, 16:3, 16:13, 16:15, 16:36, 16:45, 16:49, 16:52, 16:65, 16:73, 16:77, 17:4, 17:37, 17:37, 17:44, 17:55, 17:76, 17:90, 17:95, 17:99, 17:102, 17:103, 17:104, 18:7, 18:14, 18:26, 18:45, 18:47, 18:51, 18:84, 18:94, 19:40, 19:65, 19:90, 19:93, 20:4, 20:6, 20:53, 20:57, 20:63, 21:4, 21:16, 21:19, 21:21, 21:30, 21:31, 21:44, 21:56, 21:71, 21:81, 21:105, 22:5, 22:18, 22:41, 22:46, 22:63, 22:64, 22:65, 22:65, 22:70, 23:18, 23:71, 23:79, 23:84, 23:112, 24:35, 24:41, 24:42, 24:55, 24:57, 24:64, 25:2, 25:6, 25:59, 25:63, 26:7, 26:24, 26:35, 26:152, 26:183, 27:25, 27:48, 27:60, 27:61, 27:62, 27:64, 27:65, 27:69, 27:75, 27:82, 27:87, 28:4, 28:5, 28:6, 28:19, 28:39, 28:57, 28:77, 28:81, 28:83, 29:20, 29:22, 29:36, 29:39, 29:40, 29:44, 29:52, 29:56, 29:61, 29:63, 30:3, 30:8, 30:9, 30:9, 30:18, 30:19, 30:22, 30:24, 30:25, 30:25, 30:26, 30:27, 30:42, 30:50, 31:10, 31:16, 31:18, 31:20, 31:25, 31:26, 31:27, 31:34, 32:4, 32:5, 32:10, 32:27, 33:27, 33:27, 33:72, 34:1, 34:2, 34:3, 34:9, 34:9, 34:14, 34:22, 34:24, 35:1, 35:3, 35:9, 35:38, 35:39, 35:40, 35:41, 35:43, 35:44, 35:44, 36:33, 36:36, 36:81, 37:5, 38:10, 38:26, 38:27, 38:28, 38:66, 39:5, 39:10, 39:21, 39:38, 39:44, 39:46, 39:47, 39:63, 39:67, 39:68, 39:69, 39:74, 40:21, 40:21, 40:26, 40:29, 40:57, 40:64, 40:75, 40:82, 40:82, 41:9, 41:11, 41:15, 41:39, 42:4, 42:5, 42:11, 42:12, 42:27, 42:29, 42:31, 42:42, 42:49, 42:53, 43:9, 43:10, 43:60, 43:82, 43:84, 43:85, 44:7, 44:29, 44:38, 45:3, 45:5, 45:13, 45:22, 45:27, 45:36, 45:37, 46:3, 46:4, 46:20, 46:32, 46:33, 47:10, 47:22, 48:4, 48:7, 48:14, 49:16, 49:18, 50:4, 50:7, 50:38, 50:44, 51:20, 51:23, 51:48, 52:36, 53:31, 53:32, 54:12, 55:10, 55:29, 55:33, 56:4, 57:1, 57:2, 57:4, 57:4, 57:5, 57:10, 57:17, 57:21, 57:22, 58:7, 59:1, 59:24, 61:1, 62:1, 62:10, 63:7, 64:1, 64:3, 64:4, 65:12, 67:15, 67:16, 67:24, 69:14, 70:14, 71:17, 71:19, 71:26, 72:10, 72:12, 73:14, 73:20, 77:25, 78:6, 78:37, 79:30, 80:26, 84:3, 85:9, 86:12, 88:20, 89:21, 91:6, 99:1, 99:2

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.

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