ف ك ر Root f-k-r in the Qur’an 18 occurrences in 18 verses

Words from this root

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

يَتَفَكَّرُ 17 times

• 2:219 · Al-Baqarahتَتَفَكَّرُونَ ponderThey ask you about wine and gambling. Say, "In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit." And they ask you what they should spend. Say, "The excess [beyond needs]." Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought.
• 2:266 · Al-Baqarahتَتَفَكَّرُونَ ponderWould one of you like to have a garden of palm trees and grapevines underneath which rivers flow in which he has from every fruit? But he is afflicted with old age and has weak offspring, and it is hit by a whirlwind containing fire and is burned. Thus does Allah make clear to you [His] verses that you might give thought.
• 3:191 · Ali 'Imranوَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ and they reflectWho 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.
• 6:50 · Al-An'amتَتَفَكَّرُونَ you give thoughtSay, [O Muhammad], "I do not tell you that I have the depositories [containing the provision] of Allah or that I know the unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel. I only follow what is revealed to me." Say, "Is the blind equivalent to the seeing? Then will you not give thought?"
• 7:176 · Al-A'rafيَتَفَكَّرُونَ reflectAnd if We had willed, we could have elevated him thereby, but he adhered [instead] to the earth and followed his own desire. So his example is like that of the dog: if you chase him, he pants, or if you leave him, he [still] pants. That is the example of the people who denied Our signs. So relate the stories that perhaps they will give thought.
• 7:184 · Al-A'rafيَتَفَكَّرُوا۟ ۗ they reflectThen do they not give thought? There is in their companion [Muhammad] no madness. He is not but a clear warner.
• 10:24 · Yunusيَتَفَكَّرُونَ who reflectThe example of [this] worldly life is but like rain which We have sent down from the sky that the plants of the earth absorb - [those] from which men and livestock eat - until, when the earth has taken on its adornment and is beautified and its people suppose that they have capability over it, there comes to it Our command by night or by day, and We make it as a harvest, as if it had not flourished yesterday. Thus do We explain in detail the signs for a people who give thought.
• 13:3 · Ar-Ra'dيَتَفَكَّرُونَ who ponderAnd it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
• 16:11 · An-Nahlيَتَفَكَّرُونَ who reflectHe causes to grow for you thereby the crops, olives, palm trees, grapevines, and from all the fruits. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
• 16:44 · An-Nahlيَتَفَكَّرُونَ reflect[We sent them] with clear proofs and written ordinances. And We revealed to you the message that you may make clear to the people what was sent down to them and that they might give thought.
• 16:69 · An-Nahlيَتَفَكَّرُونَ who reflectThen eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
• 30:8 · Ar-Rumيَتَفَكَّرُوا۟ they ponderDo they not contemplate within themselves? Allah has not created the heavens and the earth and what is between them except in truth and for a specified term. And indeed, many of the people, in [the matter of] the meeting with their Lord, are disbelievers.
• 30:21 · Ar-Rumيَتَفَكَّرُونَ who reflectAnd of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
• 34:46 · Sabaتَتَفَكَّرُوا۟ ۚ reflectSay, "I only advise you of one [thing] - that you stand for Allah, [seeking truth] in pairs and individually, and then give thought." There is not in your companion any madness. He is only a warner to you before a severe punishment.
• 39:42 · Az-Zumarيَتَفَكَّرُونَ who ponderAllah takes the souls at the time of their death, and those that do not die [He takes] during their sleep. Then He keeps those for which He has decreed death and releases the others for a specified term. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
• 45:13 · Al-Jathiyahيَتَفَكَّرُونَ who give thoughtAnd He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth - all from Him. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
• 59:21 · Al-Hashrيَتَفَكَّرُونَ give thoughtIf We had sent down this Qur'an upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and coming apart from fear of Allah. And these examples We present to the people that perhaps they will give thought.

فَكَّرَ 1 time

• 74:18 · Al-Muddaththirفَكَّرَ thoughtIndeed, he thought and deliberated.

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.