م س ك Root m-s-k in the Qur’an 27 occurrences in 24 verses

Words from this root

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

أَمْسَكَ 18 times

• 2:231 · Al-Baqarahفَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ then retain themAnd when you divorce women and they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or release them according to acceptable terms, and do not keep them, intending harm, to transgress [against them]. And whoever does that has certainly wronged himself. And do not take the verses of Allah in jest. And remember the favor of Allah upon you and what has been revealed to you of the Book and wisdom by which He instructs you. And fear Allah and know that Allah is Knowing of all things.
• 2:231 · Al-Baqarahتُمْسِكُوهُنَّ retain themAnd when you divorce women and they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or release them according to acceptable terms, and do not keep them, intending harm, to transgress [against them]. And whoever does that has certainly wronged himself. And do not take the verses of Allah in jest. And remember the favor of Allah upon you and what has been revealed to you of the Book and wisdom by which He instructs you. And fear Allah and know that Allah is Knowing of all things.
• 4:15 · An-Nisaفَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ then confine themThose who commit unlawful sexual intercourse of your women - bring against them four [witnesses] from among you. And if they testify, confine the guilty women to houses until death takes them or Allah ordains for them [another] way.
• 5:4 · Al-Ma'idahأَمْسَكْنَ they catchThey ask you, [O Muhammad], what has been made lawful for them. Say, "Lawful for you are [all] good foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you. So eat of what they catch for you, and mention the name of Allah upon it, and fear Allah." Indeed, Allah is swift in account.
• 16:59 · An-Nahlأَيُمْسِكُهُۥ Should he keep itHe hides himself from the people because of the ill of which he has been informed. Should he keep it in humiliation or bury it in the ground? Unquestionably, evil is what they decide.
• 16:79 · An-Nahlيُمْسِكُهُنَّ holds them upDo they not see the birds controlled in the atmosphere of the sky? None holds them up except Allah. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.
• 17:100 · Al-Israلَّأَمْسَكْتُمْ surely you would withholdSay [to them], "If you possessed the depositories of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold out of fear of spending." And ever has man been stingy.
• 22:65 · Al-Hajjوَيُمْسِكُ And He withholdsDo you not see that Allah has subjected to you whatever is on the earth and the ships which run through the sea by His command? And He restrains the sky from falling upon the earth, unless by His permission. Indeed Allah, to the people, is Kind and Merciful.
• 33:37 · Al-Ahzabأَمْسِكْ KeepAnd [remember, O Muhammad], when you said to the one on whom Allah bestowed favor and you bestowed favor, "Keep your wife and fear Allah," while you concealed within yourself that which Allah is to disclose. And you feared the people, while Allah has more right that you fear Him. So when Zayd had no longer any need for her, We married her to you in order that there not be upon the believers any discomfort concerning the wives of their adopted sons when they no longer have need of them. And ever is the command of Allah accomplished.
• 35:2 · Fatirيُمْسِكْ He withholdsWhatever Allah grants to people of mercy - none can withhold it; and whatever He withholds - none can release it thereafter. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
• 35:41 · Fatirيُمْسِكُ upholdsIndeed, Allah holds the heavens and the earth, lest they cease. And if they should cease, no one could hold them [in place] after Him. Indeed, He is Forbearing and Forgiving.
• 35:41 · Fatirأَمْسَكَهُمَا can uphold themIndeed, Allah holds the heavens and the earth, lest they cease. And if they should cease, no one could hold them [in place] after Him. Indeed, He is Forbearing and Forgiving.
• 38:39 · Sadأَمْسِكْ withhold[We said], "This is Our gift, so grant or withhold without account."
• 39:42 · Az-Zumarفَيُمْسِكُ Then He keepsAllah 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.
• 60:10 · Al-Mumtahanahتُمْسِكُوا۟ holdO you who have believed, when the believing women come to you as emigrants, examine them. Allah is most knowing as to their faith. And if you know them to be believers, then do not return them to the disbelievers; they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they lawful [husbands] for them. But give the disbelievers what they have spent. And there is no blame upon you if you marry them when you have given them their due compensation. And hold not to marriage bonds with disbelieving women, but ask for what you have spent and let them ask for what they have spent. That is the judgement of Allah; He judges between you. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.
• 65:2 · At-Talaqفَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ then retain themAnd when they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or part with them according to acceptable terms. And bring to witness two just men from among you and establish the testimony for [the acceptance of] Allah. That is instructed to whoever should believe in Allah and the Last day. And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out
• 67:19 · Al-Mulkيُمْسِكُهُنَّ holds themDo they not see the birds above them with wings outspread and [sometimes] folded in? None holds them [aloft] except the Most Merciful. Indeed He is, of all things, Seeing.
• 67:21 · Al-Mulkأَمْسَكَ He withheldOr who is it that could provide for you if He withheld His provision? But they have persisted in insolence and aversion.

اسْتَمْسَكَ 3 times

• 2:256 · Al-Baqarahٱسْتَمْسَكَ he graspedThere shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
• 31:22 · Luqmanٱسْتَمْسَكَ he has graspedAnd whoever submits his face to Allah while he is a doer of good - then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold. And to Allah will be the outcome of [all] matters.
• 43:43 · Az-Zukhrufفَٱسْتَمْسِكْ So hold fastSo adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.

إِمْساك 1 time

• 2:229 · Al-Baqarahفَإِمْسَاكٌۢ Then to retainDivorce is twice. Then, either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment. And it is not lawful for you to take anything of what you have given them unless both fear that they will not be able to keep [within] the limits of Allah. But if you fear that they will not keep [within] the limits of Allah, then there is no blame upon either of them concerning that by which she ransoms herself. These are the limits of Allah, so do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allah - it is those who are the wrongdoers.

مُسْتَمْسِك 1 time

• 43:21 · Az-Zukhrufمُسْتَمْسِكُونَ (are) holding fastOr have We given them a book before the Qur'an to which they are adhering?

مُمْسِك 1 time

• 35:2 · Fatirمُمْسِكَ (can) withholdWhatever Allah grants to people of mercy - none can withhold it; and whatever He withholds - none can release it thereafter. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

مُمْسِكَة 1 time

• 39:38 · Az-Zumarمُمْسِكَـٰتُ withholdersAnd if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "Allah." Say, "Then have you considered what you invoke besides Allah? If Allah intended me harm, are they removers of His harm; or if He intended me mercy, are they withholders of His mercy?" Say, "Sufficient for me is Allah; upon Him [alone] rely the [wise] reliers."

مِسْك 1 time

• 83:26 · Al-Mutaffifinمِسْكٌۭ ۚ (will be of) muskThe last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.

يُمَسِّكُ 1 time

• 7:170 · Al-A'rafيُمَسِّكُونَ hold fastBut those who hold fast to the Book and establish prayer - indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of the reformers.

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.