ر ف ع Root r-f-ʿ in the Qur’an 29 occurrences in 29 verses

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

رَفَعَ 22 times

• 2:63 · Al-Baqarahوَرَفَعْنَا and We raisedAnd [recall] when We took your covenant, [O Children of Israel, to abide by the Torah] and We raised over you the mount, [saying], "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it that perhaps you may become righteous."
• 2:93 · Al-Baqarahوَرَفَعْنَا and We raisedAnd [recall] when We took your covenant and raised over you the mount, [saying], "Take what We have given you with determination and listen." They said [instead], "We hear and disobey." And their hearts absorbed [the worship of] the calf because of their disbelief. Say, "How wretched is that which your faith enjoins upon you, if you should be believers."
• 2:127 · Al-Baqarahيَرْفَعُ (was) raisingAnd [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House and [with him] Ishmael, [saying], "Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.
• 2:253 · Al-Baqarahوَرَفَعَ and He raisedThose messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degree. And We gave Jesus, the Son of Mary, clear proofs, and We supported him with the Pure Spirit. If Allah had willed, those [generations] succeeding them would not have fought each other after the clear proofs had come to them. But they differed, and some of them believed and some of them disbelieved. And if Allah had willed, they would not have fought each other, but Allah does what He intends.
• 4:154 · An-Nisaوَرَفَعْنَا And We raisedAnd We raised over them the mount for [refusal of] their covenant; and We said to them, "Enter the gate bowing humbly", and We said to them, "Do not transgress on the sabbath", and We took from them a solemn covenant.
• 4:158 · An-Nisaرَّفَعَهُ he was raisedRather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.
• 6:83 · Al-An'amنَرْفَعُ We raiseAnd that was Our [conclusive] argument which We gave Abraham against his people. We raise by degrees whom We will. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing.
• 6:165 · Al-An'amوَرَفَعَ and raisedAnd it is He who has made you successors upon the earth and has raised some of you above others in degrees [of rank] that He may try you through what He has given you. Indeed, your Lord is swift in penalty; but indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful.
• 7:176 · Al-A'rafلَرَفَعْنَـٰهُ surely, We (could) have raised himAnd if We had willed, we could have elevated him thereby, but he adhered [instead] to the earth and followed his own desire. So his example is like that of the dog: if you chase him, he pants, or if you leave him, he [still] pants. That is the example of the people who denied Our signs. So relate the stories that perhaps they will give thought.
• 12:76 · Yusufنَرْفَعُ We raiseSo he began [the search] with their bags before the bag of his brother; then he extracted it from the bag of his brother. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother within the religion of the king except that Allah willed. We raise in degrees whom We will, but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing.
• 12:100 · Yusufوَرَفَعَ And he raisedAnd he raised his parents upon the throne, and they bowed to him in prostration. And he said, "O my father, this is the explanation of my vision of before. My Lord has made it reality. And He was certainly good to me when He took me out of prison and brought you [here] from bedouin life after Satan had induced [estrangement] between me and my brothers. Indeed, my Lord is Subtle in what He wills. Indeed, it is He who is the Knowing, the Wise.
• 13:2 · Ar-Ra'dرَفَعَ raisedIt is Allah who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne and made subject the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. He arranges [each] matter; He details the signs that you may, of the meeting with your Lord, be certain.
• 19:57 · Maryamوَرَفَعْنَـٰهُ And We raised himAnd We raised him to a high station.
• 24:36 · An-Nurتُرْفَعَ they be raised[Such niches are] in mosques which Allah has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evenings
• 35:10 · Fatirيَرْفَعُهُۥ ۚ raises itWhoever desires honor [through power] - then to Allah belongs all honor. To Him ascends good speech, and righteous work raises it. But they who plot evil deeds will have a severe punishment, and the plotting of those - it will perish.
• 43:32 · Az-Zukhrufوَرَفَعْنَا and We raiseDo 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.
• 49:2 · Al-Hujuratتَرْفَعُوٓا۟ raiseO you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet or be loud to him in speech like the loudness of some of you to others, lest your deeds become worthless while you perceive not.
• 55:7 · Ar-Rahmanرَفَعَهَا He raised itAnd the heaven He raised and imposed the balance
• 58:11 · Al-Mujadilaيَرْفَعِ Allah will raiseO you who have believed, when you are told, "Space yourselves" in assemblies, then make space; Allah will make space for you. And when you are told, "Arise," then arise; Allah will raise those who have believed among you and those who were given knowledge, by degrees. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.
• 79:28 · An-Nazi'atرَفَعَ He raisedHe raised its ceiling and proportioned it.
• 88:18 · Al-Ghashiyahرُفِعَتْ it is raisedAnd at the sky - how it is raised?
• 94:4 · Ash-Sharhوَرَفَعْنَا And We raised highAnd raised high for you your repute.

مَرْفُوعَة 3 times

• 56:34 · Al-Waqi'ahمَّرْفُوعَةٍ raisedAnd [upon] beds raised high.
• 80:14 · Abasaمَّرْفُوعَةٍۢ ExaltedExalted and purified,
• 88:13 · Al-Ghashiyahمَّرْفُوعَةٌۭ raised highWithin it are couches raised high

رافِع 1 time

• 3:55 · Ali 'Imranوَرَافِعُكَ and raise you[Mention] when Allah said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ.

رافِعَة 1 time

• 56:3 · Al-Waqi'ahرَّافِعَةٌ raising upIt will bring down [some] and raise up [others].

رَفِيع 1 time

• 40:15 · Ghafirرَفِيعُ Possessor of the Highest Ranks[He is] the Exalted above [all] degrees, Owner of the Throne; He places the inspiration of His command upon whom He wills of His servants to warn of the Day of Meeting.

مَرْفُوع 1 time

• 52:5 · At-Turٱلْمَرْفُوعِ raised highAnd [by] the heaven raised high

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.