ب ط ل Root b-ṭ-l in the Qur’an 36 occurrences in 34 verses

Words from this root

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

باطِل 26 times

• 2:42 · Al-Baqarahبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ with [the] falsehoodAnd do not mix the truth with falsehood or conceal the truth while you know [it].
• 2:188 · Al-Baqarahبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ wrongfullyAnd do not consume one another's wealth unjustly or send it [in bribery] to the rulers in order that [they might aid] you [to] consume a portion of the wealth of the people in sin, while you know [it is unlawful].
• 3:71 · Ali 'Imranبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ with the falsehoodO People of the Scripture, why do you confuse the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know [it]?
• 3:191 · Ali 'Imranبَـٰطِلًۭا (in) vainWho 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.
• 4:29 · An-Nisaبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ unjustlyO you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful.
• 4:161 · An-Nisaبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ ۚ wrongfullyAnd [for] their taking of usury while they had been forbidden from it, and their consuming of the people's wealth unjustly. And we have prepared for the disbelievers among them a painful punishment.
• 7:139 · Al-A'rafوَبَـٰطِلٌۭ and vainIndeed, those [worshippers] - destroyed is that in which they are [engaged], and worthless is whatever they were doing."
• 8:8 · Al-Anfalٱلْبَـٰطِلَ the falsehoodThat He should establish the truth and abolish falsehood, even if the criminals disliked it.
• 9:34 · At-Tawbahبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ in falsehoodO you who have believed, indeed many of the scholars and the monks devour the wealth of people unjustly and avert [them] from the way of Allah. And those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah - give them tidings of a painful punishment.
• 11:16 · Hudوَبَـٰطِلٌۭ and (is) worthlessThose are the ones for whom there is not in the Hereafter but the Fire. And lost is what they did therein, and worthless is what they used to do.
• 13:17 · Ar-Ra'dوَٱلْبَـٰطِلَ ۚ and the falsehoodHe sends down from the sky, rain, and valleys flow according to their capacity, and the torrent carries a rising foam. And from that [ore] which they heat in the fire, desiring adornments and utensils, is a foam like it. Thus Allah presents [the example of] truth and falsehood. As for the foam, it vanishes, [being] cast off; but as for that which benefits the people, it remains on the earth. Thus does Allah present examples.
• 16:72 · An-Nahlأَفَبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ Then in falsehood doAnd Allah has made for you from yourselves mates and has made for you from your mates sons and grandchildren and has provided for you from the good things. Then in falsehood do they believe and in the favor of Allah they disbelieve?
• 17:81 · Al-Israٱلْبَـٰطِلُ ۚ the falsehoodAnd say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart."
• 17:81 · Al-Israٱلْبَـٰطِلَ the falsehoodAnd say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart."
• 18:56 · Al-Kahfبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ with falsehoodAnd We send not the messengers except as bringers of good tidings and warners. And those who disbelieve dispute by [using] falsehood to [attempt to] invalidate thereby the truth and have taken My verses, and that of which they are warned, in ridicule.
• 21:18 · Al-Anbyaٱلْبَـٰطِلِ [the] falsehoodRather, We dash the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it, and thereupon it departs. And for you is destruction from that which you describe.
• 22:62 · Al-Hajjٱلْبَـٰطِلُ (is) the falsehoodThat is because Allah is the Truth, and that which they call upon other than Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Grand.
• 29:52 · Al-'Ankabutبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ in [the] falsehoodSay, "Sufficient is Allah between me and you as Witness. He knows what is in the heavens and earth. And they who have believed in falsehood and disbelieved in Allah - it is those who are the losers."
• 29:67 · Al-'Ankabutأَفَبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ Then do in (the) falsehoodHave they not seen that We made [Makkah] a safe sanctuary, while people are being taken away all around them? Then in falsehood do they believe, and in the favor of Allah they disbelieve?
• 31:30 · Luqmanٱلْبَـٰطِلُ (is) [the] falsehoodThat is because Allah is the Truth, and that what they call upon other than Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Grand.
• 34:49 · Sabaٱلْبَـٰطِلُ the falsehoodSay, "The truth has come, and falsehood can neither begin [anything] nor repeat [it]."
• 38:27 · Sadبَـٰطِلًۭا ۚ without purposeAnd We did not create the heaven and the earth and that between them aimlessly. That is the assumption of those who disbelieve, so woe to those who disbelieve from the Fire.
• 40:5 · Ghafirبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ by falsehoodThe people of Noah denied before them and the [disbelieving] factions after them, and every nation intended [a plot] for their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by [using] falsehood to [attempt to] invalidate thereby the truth. So I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty.
• 41:42 · Fussilatٱلْبَـٰطِلُ the falsehoodFalsehood cannot approach it from before it or from behind it; [it is] a revelation from a [Lord who is] Wise and Praiseworthy.
• 42:24 · Ash-Shuraٱلْبَـٰطِلَ the falsehoodOr do they say, "He has invented about Allah a lie"? But if Allah willed, He could seal over your heart. And Allah eliminates falsehood and establishes the truth by His words. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
• 47:3 · Muhammadٱلْبَـٰطِلَ falsehoodThat is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, and those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus does Allah present to the people their comparisons.

مُبْطِل 5 times

• 7:173 · Al-A'rafٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ the falsifiersOr [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allah before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?"
• 29:48 · Al-'Ankabutٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ the falsifiersAnd you did not recite before it any scripture, nor did you inscribe one with your right hand. Otherwise the falsifiers would have had [cause for] doubt.
• 30:58 · Ar-Rumمُبْطِلُونَ falsifiersAnd We have certainly presented to the people in this Qur'an from every [kind of] example. But, [O Muhammad], if you should bring them a sign, the disbelievers will surely say, "You [believers] are but falsifiers."
• 40:78 · Ghafirٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ the falsifiersAnd We have already sent messengers before you. Among them are those [whose stories] We have related to you, and among them are those [whose stories] We have not related to you. And it was not for any messenger to bring a sign [or verse] except by permission of Allah. So when the command of Allah comes, it will be concluded in truth, and the falsifiers will thereupon lose [all].
• 45:27 · Al-Jathiyahٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ the falsifiersAnd to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And the Day the Hour appears - that Day the falsifiers will lose.

يُبْطِلَ 4 times

• 2:264 · Al-Baqarahتُبْطِلُوا۟ render in vainO you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders or injury as does one who spends his wealth [only] to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allah and the Last Day. His example is like that of a [large] smooth stone upon which is dust and is hit by a downpour that leaves it bare. They are unable [to keep] anything of what they have earned. And Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.
• 8:8 · Al-Anfalوَيُبْطِلَ and prove falseThat He should establish the truth and abolish falsehood, even if the criminals disliked it.
• 10:81 · Yunusسَيُبْطِلُهُۥٓ ۖ will nullify itAnd when they had thrown, Moses said, "What you have brought is [only] magic. Indeed, Allah will expose its worthlessness. Indeed, Allah does not amend the work of corrupters.
• 47:33 · Muhammadتُبْطِلُوٓا۟ make vainO you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your deeds.

بَطَلَ 1 time

• 7:118 · Al-A'rafوَبَطَلَ and became futileSo the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.

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.