ق ر ر Root q-r-r in the Qur’an 38 occurrences in 37 verses
- Occurrences
- 38
- Verses
- 37
- Surahs
- 22 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 ر ر (q-r-r) gives 8 words. It appears most in Al-Furqan (4), An-Naml (3), Al-Baqarah (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| مُسْتَقَرّ | noun | 10 | dwelling place, abode, fixed time |
| قَرار | noun | 9 | settlement, stability, place to settle |
| تَقَرَّ | verb | 5 | may be cooled, cool, might be comforted |
| أَقْرَرْ | verb | 4 | you ratified, Do you affirm, We affirm |
| قَوارِيرا | noun | 3 | glass, crystal, Crystal clear |
| قُرَّة | noun | 3 | comfort |
| مُسْتَقِرّ | noun | 3 | placed, settlement, abiding |
| اسْتَقَرَّ | verb | 1 | it remains |
مُسْتَقَرّ 10 times
- 2:36 · Al-Baqarahمُسْتَقَرٌّۭ (is) a dwelling placeBut Satan caused them to slip out of it and removed them from that [condition] in which they had been. And We said, "Go down, [all of you], as enemies to one another, and you will have upon the earth a place of settlement and provision for a time."
- 6:67 · Al-An'amمُّسْتَقَرٌّۭ ۚ (is) a fixed timeFor every happening is a finality; and you are going to know.
- 6:98 · Al-An'amفَمُسْتَقَرٌّۭ so (there is) a place of dwellingAnd it is He who produced you from one soul and [gave you] a place of dwelling and of storage. We have detailed the signs for a people who understand.
- 7:24 · Al-A'rafمُسْتَقَرٌّۭ (is) a dwelling place[Allah] said, "Descend, being to one another enemies. And for you on the earth is a place of settlement and enjoyment for a time."
- 11:6 · Hudمُسْتَقَرَّهَا its dwelling placeAnd there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision, and He knows its place of dwelling and place of storage. All is in a clear register.
- 25:24 · Al-Furqanمُّسْتَقَرًّۭا abodeThe companions of Paradise, that Day, are [in] a better settlement and better resting place.
- 25:66 · Al-Furqanمُسْتَقَرًّۭا abodeIndeed, it is evil as a settlement and residence."
- 25:76 · Al-Furqanمُسْتَقَرًّۭا (is) the settlementAbiding eternally therein. Good is the settlement and residence.
- 36:38 · Ya-Sinلِمُسْتَقَرٍّۢ to a term appointedAnd the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
- 75:12 · Al-Qiyamahٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ (is) the place of restTo your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
قَرار 9 times
- 14:26 · Ibrahimقَرَارٍۢ stabilityAnd the example of a bad word is like a bad tree, uprooted from the surface of the earth, not having any stability.
- 14:29 · Ibrahimٱلْقَرَارُ place to settle[It is] Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the settlement.
- 23:13 · Al-Mu'minunقَرَارٍۢ a resting placeThen We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging.
- 23:50 · Al-Mu'minunقَرَارٍۢ of tranquilityAnd We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign and sheltered them within a high ground having level [areas] and flowing water.
- 27:61 · An-Namlقَرَارًۭا a firm abodeIs He [not best] who made the earth a stable ground and placed within it rivers and made for it firmly set mountains and placed between the two seas a barrier? Is there a deity with Allah? [No], but most of them do not know.
- 38:60 · Sadٱلْقَرَارُ the settlementThey will say, "Nor you! No welcome for you. You, [our leaders], brought this upon us, and wretched is the settlement."
- 40:39 · Ghafirٱلْقَرَارِ (of) settlementO my people, this worldly life is only [temporary] enjoyment, and indeed, the Hereafter - that is the home of [permanent] settlement.
- 40:64 · Ghafirقَرَارًۭا a place of settlementIt is Allah who made for you the earth a place of settlement and the sky a ceiling and formed you and perfected your forms and provided you with good things. That is Allah, your Lord; then blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds.
- 77:21 · Al-Mursalatقَرَارٍۢ an abodeAnd We placed it in a firm lodging
تَقَرَّ 5 times
- 19:26 · Maryamوَقَرِّى and coolSo 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.' "
- 20:40 · Ta-Haتَقَرَّ may be cooled[And We favored you] when your sister went and said, 'Shall I direct you to someone who will be responsible for him?' So We restored you to your mother that she might be content and not grieve. And you killed someone, but We saved you from retaliation and tried you with a [severe] trial. And you remained [some] years among the people of Madyan. Then you came [here] at the decreed time, O Moses.
- 28:13 · Al-Qasasتَقَرَّ might be comfortedSo We restored him to his mother that she might be content and not grieve and that she would know that the promise of Allah is true. But most of the people do not know.
- 33:33 · Al-Ahzabوَقَرْنَ And stayAnd abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.
- 33:51 · Al-Ahzabتَقَرَّ may be cooledYou, [O Muhammad], may put aside whom you will of them or take to yourself whom you will. And any that you desire of those [wives] from whom you had [temporarily] separated - there is no blame upon you [in returning her]. That is more suitable that they should be content and not grieve and that they should be satisfied with what you have given them - all of them. And Allah knows what is in your hearts. And ever is Allah Knowing and Forbearing.
أَقْرَرْ 4 times
- 2:84 · Al-Baqarahأَقْرَرْتُمْ you ratifiedAnd [recall] when We took your covenant, [saying], "Do not shed each other's blood or evict one another from your homes." Then you acknowledged [this] while you were witnessing.
- 3:81 · Ali 'Imranءَأَقْرَرْتُمْ Do you affirmAnd [recall, O People of the Scripture], when Allah took the covenant of the prophets, [saying], "Whatever I give you of the Scripture and wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with you, you [must] believe in him and support him." [Allah] said, "Have you acknowledged and taken upon that My commitment?" They said, "We have acknowledged it." He said, "Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses."
- 3:81 · Ali 'Imranأَقْرَرْنَا ۚ We affirmAnd [recall, O People of the Scripture], when Allah took the covenant of the prophets, [saying], "Whatever I give you of the Scripture and wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with you, you [must] believe in him and support him." [Allah] said, "Have you acknowledged and taken upon that My commitment?" They said, "We have acknowledged it." He said, "Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses."
- 22:5 · Al-Hajjوَنُقِرُّ And We cause to remainO People, if you should be in doubt about the Resurrection, then [consider that] indeed, We created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot, and then from a lump of flesh, formed and unformed - that We may show you. And We settle in the wombs whom We will for a specified term, then We bring you out as a child, and then [We develop you] that you may reach your [time of] maturity. And among you is he who is taken in [early] death, and among you is he who is returned to the most decrepit [old] age so that he knows, after [once having] knowledge, nothing. And you see the earth barren, but when We send down upon it rain, it quivers and swells and grows [something] of every beautiful kind.
قَوارِيرا 3 times
- 27:44 · An-Namlقَوَارِيرَ ۗ glassShe was told, "Enter the palace." But when she saw it, she thought it was a body of water and uncovered her shins [to wade through]. He said, "Indeed, it is a palace [whose floor is] made smooth with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allah, Lord of the worlds."
- 76:15 · Al-Insanقَوَارِيرَا۠ (of) crystalAnd there will be circulated among them vessels of silver and cups having been [created] clear [as glass],
- 76:16 · Al-Insanقَوَارِيرَا۟ Crystal-clearClear glasses [made] from silver of which they have determined the measure.
قُرَّة 3 times
- 25:74 · Al-Furqanقُرَّةَ comfortAnd those who say, "Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous."
- 28:9 · Al-Qasasقُرَّتُ A comfortAnd the wife of Pharaoh said, "[He will be] a comfort of the eye for me and for you. Do not kill him; perhaps he may benefit us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not.
- 32:17 · As-Sajdahقُرَّةِ (the) comfortAnd no soul knows what has been hidden for them of comfort for eyes as reward for what they used to do.
مُسْتَقِرّ 3 times
- 27:40 · An-Namlمُسْتَقِرًّا placedSaid one who had knowledge from the Scripture, "I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you." And when [Solomon] saw it placed before him, he said, "This is from the favor of my Lord to test me whether I will be grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful - his gratitude is only for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever is ungrateful - then indeed, my Lord is Free of need and Generous."
- 54:3 · Al-Qamarمُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ (will be a) settlementAnd they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.
- 54:38 · Al-Qamarمُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ abidingAnd there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.
اسْتَقَرَّ 1 time
- 7:143 · Al-A'rafٱسْتَقَرَّ it remainsAnd 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."
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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