ف ر ي Root f-r-y in the Qur’an 60 occurrences in 54 verses

Words from this root

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

افْتَرَى 50 times

• 3:24 · Ali 'Imranيَفْتَرُونَ inventingThat is because they say, "Never will the Fire touch us except for [a few] numbered days," and [because] they were deluded in their religion by what they were inventing.
• 3:94 · Ali 'Imranٱفْتَرَىٰ fabricatesAnd whoever invents about Allah untruth after that - then those are [truly] the wrongdoers.
• 4:48 · An-Nisaٱفْتَرَىٰٓ he has fabricatedIndeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.
• 4:50 · An-Nisaيَفْتَرُونَ they inventLook how they invent about Allah untruth, and sufficient is that as a manifest sin.
• 5:103 · Al-Ma'idahيَفْتَرُونَ they inventAllah has not appointed [such innovations as] bahirah or sa'ibah or wasilah or ham. But those who disbelieve invent falsehood about Allah, and most of them do not reason.
• 6:21 · Al-An'amٱفْتَرَىٰ inventsAnd who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah a lie or denies His verses? Indeed, the wrongdoers will not succeed.
• 6:24 · Al-An'amيَفْتَرُونَ inventSee how they will lie about themselves. And lost from them will be what they used to invent.
• 6:93 · Al-An'amٱفْتَرَىٰ inventsAnd who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or says, "It has been inspired to me," while nothing has been inspired to him, and one who says, "I will reveal [something] like what Allah revealed." And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands, [saying], "Discharge your souls! Today you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against Allah other than the truth and [that] you were, toward His verses, being arrogant."
• 6:112 · Al-An'amيَفْتَرُونَ they inventAnd thus We have made for every prophet an enemy - devils from mankind and jinn, inspiring to one another decorative speech in delusion. But if your Lord had willed, they would not have done it, so leave them and that which they invent.
• 6:137 · Al-An'amيَفْتَرُونَ they inventAnd likewise, to many of the polytheists their partners have made [to seem] pleasing the killing of their children in order to bring about their destruction and to cover them with confusion in their religion. And if Allah had willed, they would not have done so. So leave them and that which they invent.
• 6:138 · Al-An'amيَفْتَرُونَ inventAnd they say, "These animals and crops are forbidden; no one may eat from them except whom we will," by their claim. And there are those [camels] whose backs are forbidden [by them] and those upon which the name of Allah is not mentioned - [all of this] an invention of untruth about Him. He will punish them for what they were inventing.
• 6:144 · Al-An'amٱفْتَرَىٰ inventsAnd of the camels, two and of the cattle, two. Say, "Is it the two males He has forbidden or the two females or that which the wombs of the two females contain? Or were you witnesses when Allah charged you with this? Then who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah to mislead the people by [something] other than knowledge? Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people."
• 7:37 · Al-A'rafٱفْتَرَىٰ inventedAnd who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah a lie or denies His verses? Those will attain their portion of the decree until when Our messengers come to them to take them in death, they will say, "Where are those you used to invoke besides Allah?" They will say, "They have departed from us," and will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.
• 7:53 · Al-A'rafيَفْتَرُونَ inventDo they await except its result? The Day its result comes those who had ignored it before will say, "The messengers of our Lord had come with the truth, so are there [now] any intercessors to intercede for us or could we be sent back to do other than we used to do?" They will have lost themselves, and lost from them is what they used to invent.
• 7:89 · Al-A'rafٱفْتَرَيْنَا we would have fabricatedWe would have invented against Allah a lie if we returned to your religion after Allah had saved us from it. And it is not for us to return to it except that Allah, our Lord, should will. Our Lord has encompassed all things in knowledge. Upon Allah we have relied. Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision."
• 10:17 · Yunusٱفْتَرَىٰ inventsSo who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about Allah or denies His signs? Indeed, the criminals will not succeed
• 10:30 · Yunusيَفْتَرُونَ inventThere, [on that Day], every soul will be put to trial for what it did previously, and they will be returned to Allah, their master, the Truth, and lost from them is whatever they used to invent.
• 10:37 · Yunusيُفْتَرَىٰ (it could be) producedAnd it was not [possible] for this Qur'an to be produced by other than Allah, but [it is] a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of the [former] Scripture, about which there is no doubt, from the Lord of the worlds.
• 10:38 · Yunusٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ He has invented itOr do they say [about the Prophet], "He invented it?" Say, "Then bring forth a surah like it and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allah, if you should be truthful."
• 10:59 · Yunusتَفْتَرُونَ you invent (lies)Say, "Have you seen what Allah has sent down to you of provision of which you have made [some] lawful and [some] unlawful?" Say, "Has Allah permitted you [to do so], or do you invent [something] about Allah?"
• 10:60 · Yunusيَفْتَرُونَ inventAnd what will be the supposition of those who invent falsehood about Allah on the Day of Resurrection? Indeed, Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of them are not grateful."
• 10:69 · Yunusيَفْتَرُونَ inventSay, "Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed."
• 11:13 · Hudٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ He has fabricated itOr do they say, "He invented it"? Say, "Then bring ten surahs like it that have been invented and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allah, if you should be truthful."
• 11:18 · Hudٱفْتَرَىٰ inventsAnd who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about Allah? Those will be presented before their Lord, and the witnesses will say, "These are the ones who lied against their Lord." Unquestionably, the curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers.
• 11:21 · Hudيَفْتَرُونَ (to) inventThose are the ones who will have lost themselves, and lost from them is what they used to invent.
• 11:35 · Hudٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ He has invented itOr do they say [about Prophet Muhammad], "He invented it"? Say, "If I have invented it, then upon me is [the consequence of] my crime; but I am innocent of what [crimes] you commit."
• 11:35 · Hudٱفْتَرَيْتُهُۥ I have invented itOr do they say [about Prophet Muhammad], "He invented it"? Say, "If I have invented it, then upon me is [the consequence of] my crime; but I am innocent of what [crimes] you commit."
• 12:111 · Yusufيُفْتَرَىٰ inventedThere was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding. Never was the Qur'an a narration invented, but a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of all things and guidance and mercy for a people who believe.
• 16:56 · An-Nahlتَفْتَرُونَ inventAnd they assign to what they do not know a portion of that which We have provided them. By Allah, you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent.
• 16:87 · An-Nahlيَفْتَرُونَ inventAnd they will impart to Allah that Day [their] submission, and lost from them is what they used to invent.

Also in 20 more places: 16:105, 16:116, 16:116, 17:73, 18:15, 20:61, 20:61, 21:5, 23:38, 25:4, 28:75, 29:13, 29:68, 32:3, 34:8, 42:24, 46:8, 46:8, 46:28, 61:7

افْتِراء 2 times

• 6:138 · Al-An'amٱفْتِرَآءً (as) an inventionAnd they say, "These animals and crops are forbidden; no one may eat from them except whom we will," by their claim. And there are those [camels] whose backs are forbidden [by them] and those upon which the name of Allah is not mentioned - [all of this] an invention of untruth about Him. He will punish them for what they were inventing.
• 6:140 · Al-An'amٱفْتِرَآءً inventing (lies)Those will have lost who killed their children in foolishness without knowledge and prohibited what Allah had provided for them, inventing untruth about Allah. They have gone astray and were not [rightly] guided.

مُفْتَري 2 times

• 7:152 · Al-A'rafٱلْمُفْتَرِينَ the ones who invent (falsehood)Indeed, those who took the calf [for worship] will obtain anger from their Lord and humiliation in the life of this world, and thus do We recompense the inventors [of falsehood].
• 11:50 · Hudمُفْتَرُونَ inventorsAnd to 'Aad [We sent] their brother Hud. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. You are not but inventors [of falsehood].

مُفْتَرًى 2 times

• 28:36 · Al-Qasasمُّفْتَرًۭى inventedBut when Moses came to them with Our signs as clear evidences, they said, "This is not except invented magic, and we have not heard of this [religion] among our forefathers."
• 34:43 · Sabaمُّفْتَرًۭى ۚ inventedAnd when our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, they say, "This is not but a man who wishes to avert you from that which your fathers were worshipping." And they say, "This is not except a lie invented." And those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, "This is not but obvious magic."

فَرِيّ 1 time

• 19:27 · Maryamفَرِيًّۭا an amazing thingThen she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented.

مُفْتَر 1 time

• 16:101 · An-Nahlمُفْتَرٍۭ ۚ (are) an inventorAnd when We substitute a verse in place of a verse - and Allah is most knowing of what He sends down - they say, "You, [O Muhammad], are but an inventor [of lies]." But most of them do not know.

مُفْتَرَيَة 1 time

• 11:13 · Hudمُفْتَرَيَـٰتٍۢ fabricatedOr do they say, "He invented it"? Say, "Then bring ten surahs like it that have been invented and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allah, if you should be truthful."

يَفْتَرِي 1 time

• 60:12 · Al-Mumtahanahيَفْتَرِينَهُۥ they invent itO Prophet, when the believing women come to you pledging to you that they will not associate anything with Allah, nor will they steal, nor will they commit unlawful sexual intercourse, nor will they kill their children, nor will they bring forth a slander they have invented between their arms and legs, nor will they disobey you in what is right - then accept their pledge and ask forgiveness for them of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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.