خ ل و Root kh-l-w in the Qur’an 28 occurrences in 28 verses

Words from this root

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

خَلا 25 times

• 2:14 · Al-Baqarahخَلَوْا۟ they are aloneAnd when they meet those who believe, they say, "We believe"; but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say, "Indeed, we are with you; we were only mockers."
• 2:76 · Al-Baqarahخَلَا meet in privateAnd when they meet those who believe, they say, "We have believed"; but when they are alone with one another, they say, "Do you talk to them about what Allah has revealed to you so they can argue with you about it before your Lord?" Then will you not reason?
• 2:134 · Al-Baqarahخَلَتْ ۖ has passed awayThat was a nation which has passed on. It will have [the consequence of] what it earned, and you will have what you have earned. And you will not be asked about what they used to do.
• 2:141 · Al-Baqarahخَلَتْ ۖ has passed awayThat is a nation which has passed on. It will have [the consequence of] what it earned, and you will have what you have earned. And you will not be asked about what they used to do.
• 2:214 · Al-Baqarahخَلَوْا۟ passed awayOr do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trial] has not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you? They were touched by poverty and hardship and were shaken until [even their] messenger and those who believed with him said, "When is the help of Allah?" Unquestionably, the help of Allah is near.
• 3:119 · Ali 'Imranخَلَوْا۟ they are aloneHere you are loving them but they are not loving you, while you believe in the Scripture - all of it. And when they meet you, they say, "We believe." But when they are alone, they bite their fingertips at you in rage. Say, "Die in your rage. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts."
• 3:137 · Ali 'Imranخَلَتْ passedSimilar situations [as yours] have passed on before you, so proceed throughout the earth and observe how was the end of those who denied.
• 3:144 · Ali 'Imranخَلَتْ passed awayMuhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him. So if he was to die or be killed, would you turn back on your heels [to unbelief]? And he who turns back on his heels will never harm Allah at all; but Allah will reward the grateful.
• 5:75 · Al-Ma'idahخَلَتْ had passedThe Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.
• 7:38 · Al-A'rafخَلَتْ passed away[Allah] will say, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire." Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister until, when they have all overtaken one another therein, the last of them will say about the first of them "Our Lord, these had misled us, so give them a double punishment of the Fire. He will say, "For each is double, but you do not know."
• 10:102 · Yunusخَلَوْا۟ passed awaySo do they wait except for like [what occurred in] the days of those who passed on before them? Say, "Then wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
• 12:9 · Yusufيَخْلُ so will be freeKill Joseph or cast him out to [another] land; the countenance of your father will [then] be only for you, and you will be after that a righteous people."
• 13:6 · Ar-Ra'dخَلَتْ has occurredThey impatiently urge you to bring about evil before good, while there has already occurred before them similar punishments [to what they demand]. And indeed, your Lord is full of forgiveness for the people despite their wrongdoing, and indeed, your Lord is severe in penalty.
• 13:30 · Ar-Ra'dخَلَتْ have passed awayThus have We sent you to a community before which [other] communities have passed on so you might recite to them that which We revealed to you, while they disbelieve in the Most Merciful. Say, "He is my Lord; there is no deity except Him. Upon Him I rely, and to Him is my return."
• 15:13 · Al-Hijrخَلَتْ have passedThey will not believe in it, while there has already occurred the precedent of the former peoples.
• 24:34 · An-Nurخَلَوْا۟ passed awayAnd We have certainly sent down to you distinct verses and examples from those who passed on before you and an admonition for those who fear Allah.
• 33:38 · Al-Ahzabخَلَوْا۟ passed awayThere is not to be upon the Prophet any discomfort concerning that which Allah has imposed upon him. [This is] the established way of Allah with those [prophets] who have passed on before. And ever is the command of Allah a destiny decreed.
• 33:62 · Al-Ahzabخَلَوْا۟ passed away[This is] the established way of Allah with those who passed on before; and you will not find in the way of Allah any change.
• 35:24 · Fatirخَلَا had passedIndeed, We have sent you with the truth as a bringer of good tidings and a warner. And there was no nation but that there had passed within it a warner.
• 40:85 · Ghafirخَلَتْ precededBut never did their faith benefit them once they saw Our punishment. [It is] the established way of Allah which has preceded among His servants. And the disbelievers thereupon lost [all].
• 41:25 · Fussilatخَلَتْ (that have) passed awayAnd We appointed for them companions who made attractive to them what was before them and what was behind them [of sin], and the word has come into effect upon them among nations which had passed on before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.
• 46:17 · Al-Ahqafخَلَتِ and have already passed awayBut one who says to his parents, "Uff to you; do you promise me that I will be brought forth [from the earth] when generations before me have already passed on [into oblivion]?" while they call to Allah for help [and to their son], "Woe to you! Believe! Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth." But he says, "This is not but legends of the former people" -
• 46:18 · Al-Ahqafخَلَتْ (that) already passed awayThose are the ones upon whom the word has come into effect, [who will be] among nations which had passed on before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.
• 46:21 · Al-Ahqafخَلَتِ and had already passed awayAnd mention, [O Muhammad], the brother of 'Aad, when he warned his people in the [region of] al-Ahqaf - and warners had already passed on before him and after him - [saying], "Do not worship except Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."
• 48:23 · Al-Fathخَلَتْ passed away[This is] the established way of Allah which has occurred before. And never will you find in the way of Allah any change.

تَخَلَّتْ 1 time

• 84:4 · Al-Inshiqaqوَتَخَلَّتْ and becomes emptyAnd has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]

خالِيَة 1 time

• 69:24 · Al-Haqqahٱلْخَالِيَةِ past[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."

خَلُّ 1 time

• 9:5 · At-Tawbahفَخَلُّوا۟ then leaveAnd when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, let them [go] on their way. 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.