ق س م Root q-s-m in the Qur’an 33 occurrences in 31 verses

Words from this root

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

أَقْسَمُ 20 times

• 5:53 · Al-Ma'idahأَقْسَمُوا۟ sworeAnd those who believe will say, "Are these the ones who swore by Allah their strongest oaths that indeed they were with you?" Their deeds have become worthless, and they have become losers.
• 5:106 · Al-Ma'idahفَيُقْسِمَانِ and let them both swearO you who have believed, testimony [should be taken] among you when death approaches one of you at the time of bequest - [that of] two just men from among you or two others from outside if you are traveling through the land and the disaster of death should strike you. Detain them after the prayer and let them both swear by Allah if you doubt [their testimony, saying], "We will not exchange our oath for a price, even if he should be a near relative, and we will not withhold the testimony of Allah. Indeed, we would then be of the sinful."
• 5:107 · Al-Ma'idahفَيُقْسِمَانِ and let them both swearBut if it is found that those two were guilty of perjury, let two others stand in their place [who are] foremost [in claim] from those who have a lawful right. And let them swear by Allah, "Our testimony is truer than their testimony, and we have not transgressed. Indeed, we would then be of the wrongdoers."
• 6:109 · Al-An'amوَأَقْسَمُوا۟ And they swearAnd they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that if a sign came to them, they would surely believe in it. Say, "The signs are only with Allah." And what will make you perceive that even if a sign came, they would not believe.
• 7:49 · Al-A'rafأَقْسَمْتُمْ you had sworn[Allah will say], "Are these the ones whom you [inhabitants of Hell] swore that Allah would never offer them mercy? Enter Paradise, [O People of the Elevations]. No fear will there be concerning you, nor will you grieve."
• 14:44 · Ibrahimأَقْسَمْتُم swornAnd, [O Muhammad], warn the people of a Day when the punishment will come to them and those who did wrong will say, "Our Lord, delay us for a short term; we will answer Your call and follow the messengers." [But it will be said], "Had you not sworn, before, that for you there would be no cessation?
• 16:38 · An-Nahlوَأَقْسَمُوا۟ And they swearAnd they swear by Allah their strongest oaths [that] Allah will not resurrect one who dies. But yes - [it is] a true promise [binding] upon Him, but most of the people do not know.
• 24:53 · An-Nur۞ وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ And they swearAnd they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in Allah 's cause]. Say, "Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with that which you do."
• 24:53 · An-Nurتُقْسِمُوا۟ ۖ swearAnd they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in Allah 's cause]. Say, "Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with that which you do."
• 30:55 · Ar-Rumيُقْسِمُ will swearAnd the Day the Hour appears the criminals will swear they had remained but an hour. Thus they were deluded.
• 35:42 · Fatirوَأَقْسَمُوا۟ And they sworeAnd 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.
• 56:75 · Al-Waqi'ahأُقْسِمُ I swearThen I swear by the setting of the stars,
• 68:17 · Al-Qalamأَقْسَمُوا۟ they sworeIndeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning
• 69:38 · Al-Haqqahأُقْسِمُ I swearSo I swear by what you see
• 70:40 · Al-Ma'arijأُقْسِمُ I swearSo I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
• 75:1 · Al-Qiyamahأُقْسِمُ I swearI swear by the Day of Resurrection
• 75:2 · Al-Qiyamahأُقْسِمُ I swearAnd I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
• 81:15 · At-Takwirأُقْسِمُ I swearSo I swear by the retreating stars -
• 84:16 · Al-Inshiqaqأُقْسِمُ I swearSo I swear by the twilight glow
• 90:1 · Al-Baladأُقْسِمُ I swearI swear by this city, Makkah -

قِسْمَة 3 times

• 4:8 · An-Nisaٱلْقِسْمَةَ (at) the (time of) divisionAnd when [other] relatives and orphans and the needy are present at the [time of] division, then provide for them [something] out of the estate and speak to them words of appropriate kindness.
• 53:22 · An-Najmقِسْمَةٌۭ (is) a divisionThat, then, is an unjust division.
• 54:28 · Al-Qamarقِسْمَةٌۢ (is) to be sharedAnd inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].

قَسَم 2 times

• 56:76 · Al-Waqi'ahلَقَسَمٌۭ (is) surely an oathAnd indeed, it is an oath - if you could know - [most] great.
• 89:5 · Al-Fajrقَسَمٌۭ (not) an oathIs there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?

قَسَمْ 2 times

• 43:32 · Az-Zukhrufيَقْسِمُونَ distributeDo they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees [of rank] that they may make use of one another for service. But the mercy of your Lord is better than whatever they accumulate.
• 43:32 · Az-Zukhrufقَسَمْنَا [We] distributeDo they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees [of rank] that they may make use of one another for service. But the mercy of your Lord is better than whatever they accumulate.

تَسْتَقْسِمُ 1 time

• 5:3 · Al-Ma'idahتَسْتَقْسِمُوا۟ you seek divisionProhibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah, and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

تَقاسَمُ 1 time

• 27:49 · An-Namlتَقَاسَمُوا۟ Swear to each otherThey said, "Take a mutual oath by Allah that we will kill him by night, he and his family. Then we will say to his executor, 'We did not witness the destruction of his family, and indeed, we are truthful.' "

قاسَمَ 1 time

• 7:21 · Al-A'rafوَقَاسَمَهُمَآ And he swore (to) both of themAnd he swore [by Allah] to them, "Indeed, I am to you from among the sincere advisors."

مَقْسُوم 1 time

• 15:44 · Al-Hijrمَّقْسُومٌ assignedIt has seven gates; for every gate is of them a portion designated."

مُقَسِّمَة 1 time

• 51:4 · Adh-Dhariyatفَٱلْمُقَسِّمَـٰتِ And those distributingAnd those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,

مُقْتَسِم 1 time

• 15:90 · Al-Hijrٱلْمُقْتَسِمِينَ those who dividedJust as We had revealed [scriptures] to the separators

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.