ك ل م Root k-l-m in the Qur’an 75 occurrences in 71 verses

Words from this root

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

كَلِمَة 42 times

• 2:37 · Al-Baqarahكَلِمَـٰتٍۢ wordsThen Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.
• 2:124 · Al-Baqarahبِكَلِمَـٰتٍۢ with wordsAnd [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with commands and he fulfilled them. [Allah] said, "Indeed, I will make you a leader for the people." [Abraham] said, "And of my descendants?" [Allah] said, "My covenant does not include the wrongdoers."
• 3:39 · Ali 'Imranبِكَلِمَةٍۢ [of] a WordSo the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allah gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allah and [who will be] honorable, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous."
• 3:45 · Ali 'Imranبِكَلِمَةٍۢ of a word[And mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allah].
• 3:64 · Ali 'Imranكَلِمَةٍۢ a wordSay, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allah." But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]."
• 4:171 · An-Nisaوَكَلِمَتُهُۥٓ and His wordO People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, "Three"; desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.
• 6:34 · Al-An'amلِكَلِمَـٰتِ (the) wordsAnd certainly were messengers denied before you, but they were patient over [the effects of] denial, and they were harmed until Our victory came to them. And none can alter the words of Allah. And there has certainly come to you some information about the [previous] messengers.
• 6:115 · Al-An'amكَلِمَتُ (the) wordAnd the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can alter His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
• 6:115 · Al-An'amلِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ ۚ His wordsAnd the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can alter His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
• 7:137 · Al-A'rafكَلِمَتُ (the) wordAnd We caused the people who had been oppressed to inherit the eastern regions of the land and the western ones, which We had blessed. And the good word of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel because of what they had patiently endured. And We destroyed [all] that Pharaoh and his people were producing and what they had been building.
• 7:158 · Al-A'rafوَكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ and His WordsSay, [O Muhammad], "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death." So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him that you may be guided.
• 8:7 · Al-Anfalبِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ by His words[Remember, O believers], when Allah promised you one of the two groups - that it would be yours - and you wished that the unarmed one would be yours. But Allah intended to establish the truth by His words and to eliminate the disbelievers
• 9:40 · At-Tawbahكَلِمَةَ (the) wordIf you do not aid the Prophet - Allah has already aided him when those who disbelieved had driven him out [of Makkah] as one of two, when they were in the cave and he said to his companion, "Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us." And Allah sent down his tranquillity upon him and supported him with angels you did not see and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowest, while the word of Allah - that is the highest. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
• 9:40 · At-Tawbahوَكَلِمَةُ while (the) WordIf you do not aid the Prophet - Allah has already aided him when those who disbelieved had driven him out [of Makkah] as one of two, when they were in the cave and he said to his companion, "Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us." And Allah sent down his tranquillity upon him and supported him with angels you did not see and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowest, while the word of Allah - that is the highest. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
• 9:74 · At-Tawbahكَلِمَةَ (the) wordThey swear by Allah that they did not say [anything against the Prophet] while they had said the word of disbelief and disbelieved after their [pretense of] Islam and planned that which they were not to attain. And they were not resentful except [for the fact] that Allah and His Messenger had enriched them of His bounty. So if they repent, it is better for them; but if they turn away, Allah will punish them with a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And there will not be for them on earth any protector or helper.
• 10:19 · Yunusكَلِمَةٌۭ a wordAnd mankind was not but one community [united in religion], but [then] they differed. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been judged between them [immediately] concerning that over which they differ.
• 10:33 · Yunusكَلِمَتُ (the) WordThus the word of your Lord has come into effect upon those who defiantly disobeyed - that they will not believe.
• 10:64 · Yunusلِكَلِمَـٰتِ (is there) in the WordsFor them are good tidings in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. No change is there in the words of Allah. That is what is the great attainment.
• 10:82 · Yunusبِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ by His wordsAnd Allah will establish the truth by His words, even if the criminals dislike it."
• 10:96 · Yunusكَلِمَتُ (the) WordIndeed, those upon whom the word of your Lord has come into effect will not believe,
• 11:110 · Hudكَلِمَةٌۭ (for) a WordAnd We had certainly given Moses the Scripture, but it came under disagreement. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been judged between them. And indeed they are, concerning the Qur'an, in disquieting doubt.
• 11:119 · Hudكَلِمَةُ (the) Word of your LordExcept whom your Lord has given mercy, and for that He created them. But the word of your Lord is to be fulfilled that, "I will surely fill Hell with jinn and men all together."
• 14:24 · Ibrahimكَلِمَةًۭ a wordHave you not considered how Allah presents an example, [making] a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches [high] in the sky?
• 14:26 · Ibrahimكَلِمَةٍ (of) a wordAnd the example of a bad word is like a bad tree, uprooted from the surface of the earth, not having any stability.
• 18:5 · Al-Kahfكَلِمَةًۭ the wordThey have no knowledge of it, nor had their fathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths; they speak not except a lie.
• 18:27 · Al-Kahfلِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ His WordsAnd recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no changer of His words, and never will you find in other than Him a refuge.
• 18:109 · Al-Kahfلِّكَلِمَـٰتِ for (the) WordsSay, "If the sea were ink for [writing] the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it as a supplement."
• 18:109 · Al-Kahfكَلِمَـٰتُ (the) WordsSay, "If the sea were ink for [writing] the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it as a supplement."
• 20:129 · Ta-Haكَلِمَةٌۭ (for) a WordAnd if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, punishment would have been an obligation [due immediately], and [if not for] a specified term [decreed].
• 23:100 · Al-Mu'minunكَلِمَةٌ (is) a wordThat I might do righteousness in that which I left behind." No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected.

Also in 12 more places: 31:27, 37:171, 39:19, 39:71, 40:6, 41:45, 42:14, 42:21, 42:24, 43:28, 48:26, 66:12

كَلَّمَ 20 times

• 2:118 · Al-Baqarahيُكَلِّمُنَا speaks to usThose who do not know say, "Why does Allah not speak to us or there come to us a sign?" Thus spoke those before them like their words. Their hearts resemble each other. We have shown clearly the signs to a people who are certain [in faith].
• 2:174 · Al-Baqarahيُكَلِّمُهُمُ will speak to themIndeed, they who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Book and exchange it for a small price - those consume not into their bellies except the Fire. And Allah will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them. And they will have a painful punishment.
• 2:253 · Al-Baqarahكَلَّمَ spokeThose messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degree. And We gave Jesus, the Son of Mary, clear proofs, and We supported him with the Pure Spirit. If Allah had willed, those [generations] succeeding them would not have fought each other after the clear proofs had come to them. But they differed, and some of them believed and some of them disbelieved. And if Allah had willed, they would not have fought each other, but Allah does what He intends.
• 3:41 · Ali 'Imranتُكَلِّمَ you will speakHe said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He Said, "Your sign is that you will not [be able to] speak to the people for three days except by gesture. And remember your Lord much and exalt [Him with praise] in the evening and the morning."
• 3:46 · Ali 'Imranوَيُكَلِّمُ And he will speakHe will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous."
• 3:77 · Ali 'Imranيُكَلِّمُهُمُ will speak to themIndeed, those who exchange the covenant of Allah and their [own] oaths for a small price will have no share in the Hereafter, and Allah will not speak to them or look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them; and they will have a painful punishment.
• 4:164 · An-Nisaوَكَلَّمَ And spokeAnd [We sent] messengers about whom We have related [their stories] to you before and messengers about whom We have not related to you. And Allah spoke to Moses with [direct] speech.
• 5:110 · Al-Ma'idahتُكَلِّمُ you spoke[The Day] when Allah will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, remember My favor upon you and upon your mother when I supported you with the Pure Spirit and you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and [remember] when I taught you writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and when you designed from clay [what was] like the form of a bird with My permission, then you breathed into it, and it became a bird with My permission; and you healed the blind and the leper with My permission; and when you brought forth the dead with My permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from [killing] you when you came to them with clear proofs and those who disbelieved among them said, "This is not but obvious magic."
• 6:111 · Al-An'amوَكَلَّمَهُمُ and spoken to themAnd even if We had sent down to them the angels [with the message] and the dead spoke to them [of it] and We gathered together every [created] thing in front of them, they would not believe unless Allah should will. But most of them, [of that], are ignorant.
• 7:143 · Al-A'rafوَكَلَّمَهُۥ and spoke to himAnd when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, "Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers."
• 7:148 · Al-A'rafيُكَلِّمُهُمْ speak to themAnd the people of Moses made, after [his departure], from their ornaments a calf - an image having a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them to a way? They took it [for worship], and they were wrongdoers.
• 12:54 · Yusufكَلَّمَهُۥ he spoke to himAnd the king said, "Bring him to me; I will appoint him exclusively for myself." And when he spoke to him, he said, "Indeed, you are today established [in position] and trusted."
• 13:31 · Ar-Ra'dكُلِّمَ could be made to speakAnd if there was any qur'an by which the mountains would be removed or the earth would be broken apart or the dead would be made to speak, [it would be this Qur'an], but to Allah belongs the affair entirely. Then have those who believed not accepted that had Allah willed, He would have guided the people, all of them? And those who disbelieve do not cease to be struck, for what they have done, by calamity - or it will descend near their home - until there comes the promise of Allah. Indeed, Allah does not fail in [His] promise.
• 19:10 · Maryamتُكَلِّمَ you will speak[Zechariah] said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights, [being] sound."
• 19:26 · Maryamأُكَلِّمَ I will speakSo eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, 'Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to [any] man.' "
• 19:29 · Maryamنُكَلِّمُ (can) we speakSo she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?"
• 23:108 · Al-Mu'minunتُكَلِّمُونِ speak to MeHe will say, "Remain despised therein and do not speak to Me.
• 27:82 · An-Namlتُكَلِّمُهُمْ speaking to themAnd when the word befalls them, We will bring forth for them a creature from the earth speaking to them, [saying] that the people were, of Our verses, not certain [in faith].
• 36:65 · Ya-Sinوَتُكَلِّمُنَآ and will speak to UsThat Day, We will seal over their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify about what they used to earn.
• 42:51 · Ash-Shuraيُكَلِّمَهُ Allah should speak to himAnd it is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition or that He sends a messenger to reveal, by His permission, what He wills. Indeed, He is Most High and Wise.

كَلام 4 times

• 2:75 · Al-Baqarahكَلَـٰمَ (the) wordsDo you covet [the hope, O believers], that they would believe for you while a party of them used to hear the words of Allah and then distort the Torah after they had understood it while they were knowing?
• 7:144 · Al-A'rafوَبِكَلَـٰمِى and with My words[Allah] said, "O Moses, I have chosen you over the people with My messages and My words [to you]. So take what I have given you and be among the grateful."
• 9:6 · At-Tawbahكَلَـٰمَ (the) Words of AllahAnd if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the words of Allah. Then deliver him to his place of safety. That is because they are a people who do not know.
• 48:15 · Al-Fathكَلَـٰمَ (the) WordsThose who remained behind will say when you set out toward the war booty to take it, "Let us follow you." They wish to change the words of Allah. Say, "Never will you follow us. Thus did Allah say before." So they will say, "Rather, you envy us." But [in fact] they were not understanding except a little.

كَلِم 4 times

• 4:46 · An-Nisaٱلْكَلِمَ the wordsAmong the Jews are those who distort words from their [proper] usages and say, "We hear and disobey" and "Hear but be not heard" and "Ra'ina," twisting their tongues and defaming the religion. And if they had said [instead], "We hear and obey" and "Wait for us [to understand]," it would have been better for them and more suitable. But Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.
• 5:13 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْكَلِمَ the wordsSo for their breaking of the covenant We cursed them and made their hearts hard. They distort words from their [proper] usages and have forgotten a portion of that of which they were reminded. And you will still observe deceit among them, except a few of them. But pardon them and overlook [their misdeeds]. Indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.
• 5:41 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْكَلِمَ the wordsO Messenger, let them not grieve you who hasten into disbelief of those who say, "We believe" with their mouths, but their hearts believe not, and from among the Jews. [They are] avid listeners to falsehood, listening to another people who have not come to you. They distort words beyond their [proper] usages, saying "If you are given this, take it; but if you are not given it, then beware." But he for whom Allah intends fitnah - never will you possess [power to do] for him a thing against Allah. Those are the ones for whom Allah does not intend to purify their hearts. For them in this world is disgrace, and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment.
• 35:10 · Fatirٱلْكَلِمُ the wordsWhoever desires honor [through power] - then to Allah belongs all honor. To Him ascends good speech, and righteous work raises it. But they who plot evil deeds will have a severe punishment, and the plotting of those - it will perish.

يَتَكَلَّمُ 4 times

• 11:105 · Hudتَكَلَّمُ will speakThe Day it comes no soul will speak except by His permission. And among them will be the wretched and the prosperous.
• 24:16 · An-Nurنَّتَكَلَّمَ we speakAnd why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allah]; this is a great slander"?
• 30:35 · Ar-Rumيَتَكَلَّمُ speaksOr have We sent down to them an authority, and it speaks of what they were associating with Him?
• 78:38 · An-Nabaيَتَكَلَّمُونَ they will speakThe Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.

تَكْلِيم 1 time

• 4:164 · An-Nisaتَكْلِيمًۭا (in a) conversationAnd [We sent] messengers about whom We have related [their stories] to you before and messengers about whom We have not related to you. And Allah spoke to Moses with [direct] speech.

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.