ق د م Root q-d-m in the Qur’an 48 occurrences in 48 verses
- Occurrences
- 48
- Verses
- 48
- Surahs
- 37 of 114
- Words
- 8
Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root ق د م (q-d-m) gives 8 words. It appears most in Al-Baqarah (4), Ali 'Imran (2), Al-Anfal (2).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
| Word | Type | Times | Translated as |
|---|---|---|---|
| قَدَّمَ | verb | 27 | sent forth, have sent forth, you send forth |
| قَدَم | noun | 8 | our feet, your feet, respectable position |
| يَسْتَقْدِمُ | verb | 4 | seek to advance, they can precede, they can advance |
| قَدِيم | adjective | 3 | old, ancient |
| تَقَدَّمَ | verb | 2 | preceded, proceed |
| قَدِمْ | verb | 2 | He will precede, We will proceed |
| أَقْدَم | noun | 1 | your forefathers |
| مُسْتَقْدِم | noun | 1 | preceding ones |
قَدَّمَ 27 times
- 2:95 · Al-Baqarahقَدَّمَتْ (of what) sent aheadBut they will never wish for it, ever, because of what their hands have put forth. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
- 2:110 · Al-Baqarahتُقَدِّمُوا۟ you send forthAnd establish prayer and give zakah, and whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allah. Indeed, Allah of what you do, is Seeing.
- 2:223 · Al-Baqarahوَقَدِّمُوا۟ and send forth (good deeds)Your wives are a place of sowing of seed for you, so come to your place of cultivation however you wish and put forth [righteousness] for yourselves. And fear Allah and know that you will meet Him. And give good tidings to the believers.
- 3:182 · Ali 'Imranقَدَّمَتْ (of what) sent forthThat is for what your hands have put forth and because Allah is not ever unjust to [His] servants."
- 4:62 · An-Nisaقَدَّمَتْ sent forthSo how [will it be] when disaster strikes them because of what their hands have put forth and then they come to you swearing by Allah, "We intended nothing but good conduct and accommodation."
- 5:80 · Al-Ma'idahقَدَّمَتْ sent forthYou see many of them becoming allies of those who disbelieved. How wretched is that which they have put forth for themselves in that Allah has become angry with them, and in the punishment they will abide eternally.
- 8:51 · Al-Anfalقَدَّمَتْ sent forthThat is for what your hands have put forth [of evil] and because Allah is not ever unjust to His servants."
- 12:48 · Yusufقَدَّمْتُمْ you advancedThen will come after that seven difficult [years] which will consume what you saved for them, except a little from which you will store.
- 18:57 · Al-Kahfقَدَّمَتْ have sent forthAnd who is more unjust than one who is reminded of the verses of his Lord but turns away from them and forgets what his hands have put forth? Indeed, We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if you invite them to guidance - they will never be guided, then - ever.
- 22:10 · Al-Hajjقَدَّمَتْ have sent forth"That is for what your hands have put forth and because Allah is not ever unjust to [His] servants."
- 28:47 · Al-Qasasقَدَّمَتْ had sent forthAnd if not that a disaster should strike them for what their hands put forth [of sins] and they would say, "Our Lord, why did You not send us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses and been among the believers?"...
- 30:36 · Ar-Rumقَدَّمَتْ have sent forthAnd when We let the people taste mercy, they rejoice therein, but if evil afflicts them for what their hands have put forth, immediately they despair.
- 36:12 · Ya-Sinقَدَّمُوا۟ they have sent beforeIndeed, it is We who bring the dead to life and record what they have put forth and what they left behind, and all things We have enumerated in a clear register.
- 38:60 · Sadقَدَّمْتُمُوهُ brought thisThey will say, "Nor you! No welcome for you. You, [our leaders], brought this upon us, and wretched is the settlement."
- 38:61 · Sadقَدَّمَ broughtThey will say, "Our Lord, whoever brought this upon us - increase for him double punishment in the Fire."
- 42:48 · Ash-Shuraقَدَّمَتْ have sent forthBut if they turn away - then We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], over them as a guardian; upon you is only [the duty of] notification. And indeed, when We let man taste mercy from us, he rejoices in it; but if evil afflicts him for what his hands have put forth, then indeed, man is ungrateful.
- 49:1 · Al-Hujuratتُقَدِّمُوا۟ put (yourselves) forward O you who have believed, do not put [yourselves] before Allah and His Messenger but fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
- 50:28 · Qafقَدَّمْتُ I sent forth[Allah] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the warning.
- 58:12 · Al-Mujadilaفَقَدِّمُوا۟ then offerO you who have believed, when you [wish to] privately consult the Messenger, present before your consultation a charity. That is better for you and purer. But if you find not [the means] - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
- 58:13 · Al-Mujadilaتُقَدِّمُوا۟ offerHave you feared to present before your consultation charities? Then when you do not and Allah has forgiven you, then [at least] establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.
- 59:18 · Al-Hashrقَدَّمَتْ it has sent forthO you who have believed, fear Allah. And let every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow - and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what you do.
- 62:7 · Al-Jumu'ahقَدَّمَتْ (have) sent forthBut they will not wish for it, ever, because of what their hands have put forth. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
- 73:20 · Al-Muzzammilتُقَدِّمُوا۟ you send forthIndeed, your Lord knows, [O Muhammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of it, and [so do] a group of those with you. And Allah determines [the extent of] the night and the day. He has known that you [Muslims] will not be able to do it and has turned to you in forgiveness, so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur'an. He has known that there will be among you those who are ill and others traveling throughout the land seeking [something] of the bounty of Allah and others fighting for the cause of Allah. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakah and loan Allah a goodly loan. And whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allah. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
- 75:13 · Al-Qiyamahقَدَّمَ he sent forthMan will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
- 78:40 · An-Nabaقَدَّمَتْ have sent forthIndeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
- 82:5 · Al-Infitarقَدَّمَتْ it has sent forthA soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
- 89:24 · Al-Fajrقَدَّمْتُ I had sent forthHe will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
قَدَم 8 times
- 2:250 · Al-Baqarahأَقْدَامَنَا our feetAnd when they went forth to [face] Goliath and his soldiers, they said, "Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people."
- 3:147 · Ali 'Imranأَقْدَامَنَا our feetAnd their words were not but that they said, "Our Lord, forgive us our sins and the excess [committed] in our affairs and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people."
- 8:11 · Al-Anfalٱلْأَقْدَامَ your feet[Remember] when He overwhelmed you with drowsiness [giving] security from Him and sent down upon you from the sky, rain by which to purify you and remove from you the evil [suggestions] of Satan and to make steadfast your hearts and plant firmly thereby your feet.
- 10:2 · Yunusقَدَمَ (will be) a respectable positionHave the people been amazed that We revealed [revelation] to a man from among them, [saying], "Warn mankind and give good tidings to those who believe that they will have a [firm] precedence of honor with their Lord"? [But] the disbelievers say, "Indeed, this is an obvious magician."
- 16:94 · An-Nahlقَدَمٌۢ a footAnd do not take your oaths as [means of] deceit between you, lest a foot slip after it was [once] firm, and you would taste evil [in this world] for what [people] you diverted from the way of Allah, and you would have [in the Hereafter] a great punishment.
- 41:29 · Fussilatأَقْدَامِنَا our feetAnd those who disbelieved will [then] say, "Our Lord, show us those who misled us of the jinn and men [so] we may put them under our feet that they will be among the lowest."
- 47:7 · Muhammadأَقْدَامَكُمْ your feetO you who have believed, if you support Allah, He will support you and plant firmly your feet.
- 55:41 · Ar-Rahmanوَٱلْأَقْدَامِ and the feetThe criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
يَسْتَقْدِمُ 4 times
- 7:34 · Al-A'rafيَسْتَقْدِمُونَ seek to advance (it)And for every nation is a [specified] term. So when their time has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].
- 10:49 · Yunusيَسْتَقْدِمُونَ they can precede (it)Say, "I possess not for myself any harm or benefit except what Allah should will. For every nation is a [specified] term. When their time has come, then they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it]."
- 16:61 · An-Nahlيَسْتَقْدِمُونَ they can advance (it)And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing, He would not have left upon the earth any creature, but He defers them for a specified term. And when their term has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].
- 34:30 · Sabaتَسْتَقْدِمُونَ (can) you precede (it)Say, "For you is the appointment of a Day [when] you will not remain thereafter an hour, nor will you precede [it]."
قَدِيم 3 times
- 12:95 · Yusufٱلْقَدِيمِ oldThey said, "By Allah, indeed you are in your [same] old error."
- 36:39 · Ya-Sinٱلْقَدِيمِ the oldAnd the moon - We have determined for it phases, until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk.
- 46:11 · Al-Ahqafقَدِيمٌۭ ancientAnd those who disbelieve say of those who believe, "If it had [truly] been good, they would not have preceded us to it." And when they are not guided by it, they will say, "This is an ancient falsehood."
تَقَدَّمَ 2 times
- 48:2 · Al-Fathتَقَدَّمَ precededThat Allah may forgive for you what preceded of your sin and what will follow and complete His favor upon you and guide you to a straight path
- 74:37 · Al-Muddaththirيَتَقَدَّمَ proceedTo whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
قَدِمْ 2 times
- 11:98 · Hudيَقْدُمُ He will precedeHe will precede his people on the Day of Resurrection and lead them into the Fire; and wretched is the place to which they are led.
- 25:23 · Al-Furqanوَقَدِمْنَآ And We will proceedAnd We will regard what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.
أَقْدَم 1 time
- 26:76 · Ash-Shu'araٱلْأَقْدَمُونَ and your forefathersYou and your ancient forefathers?
مُسْتَقْدِم 1 time
- 15:24 · Al-Hijrٱلْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ the preceding onesAnd We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come].
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.
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