ن ف ر Root n-f-r in the Qur’an 18 occurrences in 16 verses

Words from this root

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

نَفَرَ 8 times

• 4:71 · An-Nisaفَٱنفِرُوا۟ and advanceO you who have believed, take your precaution and [either] go forth in companies or go forth all together.
• 4:71 · An-Nisaٱنفِرُوا۟ advanceO you who have believed, take your precaution and [either] go forth in companies or go forth all together.
• 9:38 · At-Tawbahٱنفِرُوا۟ go forthO you who have believed, what is [the matter] with you that, when you are told to go forth in the cause of Allah, you adhere heavily to the earth? Are you satisfied with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But what is the enjoyment of worldly life compared to the Hereafter except a [very] little.
• 9:39 · At-Tawbahتَنفِرُوا۟ you go forthIf you do not go forth, He will punish you with a painful punishment and will replace you with another people, and you will not harm Him at all. And Allah is over all things competent.
• 9:41 · At-Tawbahٱنفِرُوا۟ Go forthGo forth, whether light or heavy, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah. That is better for you, if you only knew.
• 9:81 · At-Tawbahتَنفِرُوا۟ go forthThose who remained behind rejoiced in their staying [at home] after [the departure of] the Messenger of Allah and disliked to strive with their wealth and their lives in the cause of Allah and said, "Do not go forth in the heat." Say, "The fire of Hell is more intensive in heat" - if they would but understand.
• 9:122 · At-Tawbahلِيَنفِرُوا۟ that they go forthAnd it is not for the believers to go forth [to battle] all at once. For there should separate from every division of them a group [remaining] to obtain understanding in the religion and warn their people when they return to them that they might be cautious.
• 9:122 · At-Tawbahنَفَرَ go forthAnd it is not for the believers to go forth [to battle] all at once. For there should separate from every division of them a group [remaining] to obtain understanding in the religion and warn their people when they return to them that they might be cautious.

نُفُور 5 times

• 17:41 · Al-Israنُفُورًۭا (in) aversionAnd We have certainly diversified [the contents] in this Qur'an that mankind may be reminded, but it does not increase the disbelievers except in aversion.
• 17:46 · Al-Israنُفُورًۭا (in) aversionAnd We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur'an, they turn back in aversion.
• 25:60 · Al-Furqanنُفُورًۭا ۩ (in) aversionAnd when it is said to them, "Prostrate to the Most Merciful," they say, "And what is the Most Merciful? Should we prostrate to that which you order us?" And it increases them in aversion.
• 35:42 · Fatirنُفُورًا (in) aversionAnd they swore by Allah their strongest oaths that if a warner came to them, they would be more guided than [any] one of the [previous] nations. But when a warner came to them, it did not increase them except in aversion.
• 67:21 · Al-Mulkوَنُفُورٍ and aversionOr who is it that could provide for you if He withheld His provision? But they have persisted in insolence and aversion.

نَفَر 3 times

• 18:34 · Al-Kahfنَفَرًۭا (in) menAnd he had fruit, so he said to his companion while he was conversing with him, "I am greater than you in wealth and mightier in [numbers of] men."
• 46:29 · Al-Ahqafنَفَرًۭا a partyAnd [mention, O Muhammad], when We directed to you a few of the jinn, listening to the Qur'an. And when they attended it, they said, "Listen quietly." And when it was concluded, they went back to their people as warners.
• 72:1 · Al-Jinnنَفَرٌۭ a groupSay, [O Muhammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur'an.

مُسْتَنفِرَة 1 time

• 74:50 · Al-Muddaththirمُّسْتَنفِرَةٌۭ frightenedAs if they were alarmed donkeys

نَفِير 1 time

• 17:6 · Al-Israنَفِيرًا numerousThen We gave back to you a return victory over them. And We reinforced you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in manpower

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.