ب ل د Root b-l-d in the Qur’an 19 occurrences in 19 verses

Words from this root

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

بَلَد 14 times

• 2:126 · Al-Baqarahبَلَدًا a cityAnd [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this a secure city and provide its people with fruits - whoever of them believes in Allah and the Last Day." [Allah] said. "And whoever disbelieves - I will grant him enjoyment for a little; then I will force him to the punishment of the Fire, and wretched is the destination."
• 3:196 · Ali 'Imranٱلْبِلَـٰدِ the landBe not deceived by the [uninhibited] movement of the disbelievers throughout the land.
• 7:57 · Al-A'rafلِبَلَدٍۢ to a landAnd it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy until, when they have carried heavy rainclouds, We drive them to a dead land and We send down rain therein and bring forth thereby [some] of all the fruits. Thus will We bring forth the dead; perhaps you may be reminded.
• 7:58 · Al-A'rafوَٱلْبَلَدُ And the land And the good land - its vegetation emerges by permission of its Lord; but that which is bad - nothing emerges except sparsely, with difficulty. Thus do We diversify the signs for a people who are grateful.
• 14:35 · Ibrahimٱلْبَلَدَ cityAnd [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this city [Makkah] secure and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.
• 16:7 · An-Nahlبَلَدٍۢ a landAnd they carry your loads to a land you could not have reached except with difficulty to yourselves. Indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.
• 35:9 · Fatirبَلَدٍۢ a landAnd it is Allah who sends the winds, and they stir the clouds, and We drive them to a dead land and give life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness. Thus is the resurrection.
• 40:4 · Ghafirٱلْبِلَـٰدِ the citiesNo one disputes concerning the signs of Allah except those who disbelieve, so be not deceived by their [uninhibited] movement throughout the land.
• 50:36 · Qafٱلْبِلَـٰدِ the landsAnd how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?
• 89:8 · Al-Fajrٱلْبِلَـٰدِ the citiesThe likes of whom had never been created in the land?
• 89:11 · Al-Fajrٱلْبِلَـٰدِ the lands[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
• 90:1 · Al-Baladٱلْبَلَدِ cityI swear by this city, Makkah -
• 90:2 · Al-Baladٱلْبَلَدِ cityAnd you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
• 95:3 · At-Tinٱلْبَلَدِ [the] cityAnd [by] this secure city [Makkah],

بَلْدَة 5 times

• 25:49 · Al-Furqanبَلْدَةًۭ (to) a landThat We may bring to life thereby a dead land and give it as drink to those We created of numerous livestock and men.
• 27:91 · An-Namlٱلْبَلْدَةِ city[Say, O Muhammad], "I have only been commanded to worship the Lord of this city, who made it sacred and to whom [belongs] all things. And I am commanded to be of the Muslims [those who submit to Allah]
• 34:15 · Sabaبَلْدَةٌۭ A landThere was for [the tribe of] Saba' in their dwelling place a sign: two [fields of] gardens on the right and on the left. [They were told], "Eat from the provisions of your Lord and be grateful to Him. A good land [have you], and a forgiving Lord."
• 43:11 · Az-Zukhrufبَلْدَةًۭ a landAnd who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -
• 50:11 · Qafبَلْدَةًۭ (to) a landAs provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the resurrection.

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.