ر ج ع Root r-j-ʿ in the Qur’an 104 occurrences in 103 verses

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

رَجَعَ 79 times

• 2:18 · Al-Baqarahيَرْجِعُونَ [they] will not returnDeaf, dumb and blind - so they will not return [to the right path].
• 2:28 · Al-Baqarahتُرْجَعُونَ you will be returnedHow can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.
• 2:196 · Al-Baqarahرَجَعْتُمْ ۗ you returnAnd complete the Hajj and 'umrah for Allah. But if you are prevented, then [offer] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. And do not shave your heads until the sacrificial animal has reached its place of slaughter. And whoever among you is ill or has an ailment of the head [making shaving necessary must offer] a ransom of fasting [three days] or charity or sacrifice. And when you are secure, then whoever performs 'umrah [during the Hajj months] followed by Hajj [offers] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. And whoever cannot find [or afford such an animal] - then a fast of three days during Hajj and of seven when you have returned [home]. Those are ten complete [days]. This is for those whose family is not in the area of al-Masjid al-Haram. And fear Allah and know that Allah is severe in penalty.
• 2:210 · Al-Baqarahتُرْجَعُ returnDo they await but that Allah should come to them in covers of clouds and the angels [as well] and the matter is [then] decided? And to Allah [all] matters are returned.
• 2:245 · Al-Baqarahتُرْجَعُونَ you will be returnedWho is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He may multiply it for him many times over? And it is Allah who withholds and grants abundance, and to Him you will be returned.
• 2:281 · Al-Baqarahتُرْجَعُونَ you will be brought backAnd fear a Day when you will be returned to Allah. Then every soul will be compensated for what it earned, and they will not be treated unjustly.
• 3:72 · Ali 'Imranيَرْجِعُونَ returnAnd a faction of the People of the Scripture say [to each other], "Believe in that which was revealed to the believers at the beginning of the day and reject it at its end that perhaps they will abandon their religion,
• 3:83 · Ali 'Imranيُرْجَعُونَ they will be returnedSo is it other than the religion of Allah they desire, while to Him have submitted [all] those within the heavens and earth, willingly or by compulsion, and to Him they will be returned?
• 3:109 · Ali 'Imranتُرْجَعُ will be returnedTo Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And to Allah will [all] matters be returned.
• 6:36 · Al-An'amيُرْجَعُونَ they will be returnedOnly those who hear will respond. But the dead - Allah will resurrect them; then to Him they will be returned.
• 7:150 · Al-A'rafرَجَعَ returnedAnd when Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved, he said, "How wretched is that by which you have replaced me after [my departure]. Were you impatient over the matter of your Lord?" And he threw down the tablets and seized his brother by [the hair of] his head, pulling him toward him. [Aaron] said, "O son of my mother, indeed the people oppressed me and were about to kill me, so let not the enemies rejoice over me and do not place me among the wrongdoing people."
• 7:168 · Al-A'rafيَرْجِعُونَ returnAnd We divided them throughout the earth into nations. Of them some were righteous, and of them some were otherwise. And We tested them with good [times] and bad that perhaps they would return [to obedience].
• 7:174 · Al-A'rafيَرْجِعُونَ returnAnd thus do We [explain in] detail the verses, and perhaps they will return.
• 8:44 · Al-Anfalتُرْجَعُ returnAnd [remember] when He showed them to you, when you met, as few in your eyes, and He made you [appear] as few in their eyes so that Allah might accomplish a matter already destined. And to Allah are [all] matters returned.
• 9:83 · At-Tawbahرَّجَعَكَ Allah returns youIf Allah should return you to a faction of them [after the expedition] and then they ask your permission to go out [to battle], say, "You will not go out with me, ever, and you will never fight with me an enemy. Indeed, you were satisfied with sitting [at home] the first time, so sit [now] with those who stay behind."
• 9:94 · At-Tawbahرَجَعْتُمْ you (have) returnedThey will make excuses to you when you have returned to them. Say, "Make no excuse - never will we believe you. Allah has already informed us of your news. And Allah will observe your deeds, and [so will] His Messenger; then you will be taken back to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you of what you used to do."
• 9:122 · At-Tawbahرَجَعُوٓا۟ they returnAnd 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.
• 10:56 · Yunusتُرْجَعُونَ you will be returnedHe gives life and causes death, and to Him you will be returned
• 11:34 · Hudتُرْجَعُونَ you will be returnedAnd my advice will not benefit you - although I wished to advise you - If Allah should intend to put you in error. He is your Lord, and to Him you will be returned."
• 11:123 · Hudيُرْجَعُ will be returnedAnd to Allah belong the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth and to Him will be returned the matter, all of it, so worship Him and rely upon Him. And your Lord is not unaware of that which you do.
• 12:46 · Yusufأَرْجِعُ return[He said], "Joseph, O man of truth, explain to us about seven fat cows eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry - that I may return to the people; perhaps they will know [about you]."
• 12:50 · Yusufٱرْجِعْ ReturnAnd the king said, "Bring him to me." But when the messenger came to him, [Joseph] said, "Return to your master and ask him what is the case of the women who cut their hands. Indeed, my Lord is Knowing of their plan."
• 12:62 · Yusufيَرْجِعُونَ returnAnd [Joseph] said to his servants, "Put their merchandise into their saddlebags so they might recognize it when they have gone back to their people that perhaps they will [again] return."
• 12:63 · Yusufرَجَعُوٓا۟ they returnedSo when they returned to their father, they said, "O our father, [further] measure has been denied to us, so send with us our brother [that] we will be given measure. And indeed, we will be his guardians."
• 12:81 · Yusufٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ ReturnReturn to your father and say, "O our father, indeed your son has stolen, and we did not testify except to what we knew. And we were not witnesses of the unseen,
• 19:40 · Maryamيُرْجَعُونَ they will be returnedIndeed, it is We who will inherit the earth and whoever is on it, and to Us they will be returned.
• 20:40 · Ta-Haفَرَجَعْنَـٰكَ So We returned you[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.
• 20:86 · Ta-Haفَرَجَعَ Then Musa returnedSo Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved. He said, "O my people, did your Lord not make you a good promise? Then, was the time [of its fulfillment] too long for you, or did you wish that wrath from your Lord descend upon you, so you broke your promise [of obedience] to me?"
• 20:89 · Ta-Haيَرْجِعُ it (could) returnDid they not see that it could not return to them any speech and that it did not possess for them any harm or benefit?
• 20:91 · Ta-Haيَرْجِعَ returnsThey said, "We will never cease being devoted to the calf until Moses returns to us."

Also in 49 more places: 21:13, 21:35, 21:58, 21:64, 21:95, 22:76, 23:99, 23:115, 24:28, 24:28, 24:64, 27:28, 27:35, 27:37, 28:39, 28:70, 28:88, 29:17, 29:57, 30:11, 30:41, 32:11, 32:12, 32:21, 33:13, 34:31, 35:4, 36:22, 36:31, 36:50, 36:67, 36:83, 39:44, 40:77, 41:21, 41:50, 43:28, 43:48, 43:85, 45:15, 46:27, 56:87, 57:5, 57:13, 60:10, 63:8, 67:3, 67:4, 89:28

مَرْجِع 16 times

• 3:55 · Ali 'Imranمَرْجِعُكُمْ (is) your return[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.
• 5:48 · Al-Ma'idahمَرْجِعُكُمْ you will returnAnd We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion over it. So judge between them by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their inclinations away from what has come to you of the truth. To each of you We prescribed a law and a method. Had Allah willed, He would have made you one nation [united in religion], but [He intended] to test you in what He has given you; so race to [all that is] good. To Allah is your return all together, and He will [then] inform you concerning that over which you used to differ.
• 5:105 · Al-Ma'idahمَرْجِعُكُمْ (is) your return O you who have believed, upon you is [responsibility for] yourselves. Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided. To Allah is you return all together; then He will inform you of what you used to do.
• 6:60 · Al-An'amمَرْجِعُكُمْ will be your returnAnd it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do.
• 6:108 · Al-An'amمَّرْجِعُهُمْ (is) their returnAnd do not insult those they invoke other than Allah, lest they insult Allah in enmity without knowledge. Thus We have made pleasing to every community their deeds. Then to their Lord is their return, and He will inform them about what they used to do.
• 6:164 · Al-An'amمَّرْجِعُكُمْ (is) your returnSay, "Is it other than Allah I should desire as a lord while He is the Lord of all things? And every soul earns not [blame] except against itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you concerning that over which you used to differ."
• 10:4 · Yunusمَرْجِعُكُمْ (will be) your returnTo Him is your return all together. [It is] the promise of Allah [which is] truth. Indeed, He begins the [process of] creation and then repeats it that He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds, in justice. But those who disbelieved will have a drink of scalding water and a painful punishment for what they used to deny.
• 10:23 · Yunusمَرْجِعُكُمْ (is) your returnBut when He saves them, at once they commit injustice upon the earth without right. O mankind, your injustice is only against yourselves, [being merely] the enjoyment of worldly life. Then to Us is your return, and We will inform you of what you used to do.
• 10:46 · Yunusمَرْجِعُهُمْ (is) their returnAnd whether We show you some of what We promise them, [O Muhammad], or We take you in death, to Us is their return; then, [either way], Allah is a witness concerning what they are doing
• 10:70 · Yunusمَرْجِعُهُمْ (is) their return[For them is brief] enjoyment in this world; then to Us is their return; then We will make them taste the severe punishment because they used to disbelieve
• 11:4 · Hudمَرْجِعُكُمْ ۖ (is) your returnTo Allah is your return, and He is over all things competent."
• 29:8 · Al-'Ankabutمَرْجِعُكُمْ (is) your returnAnd We have enjoined upon man goodness to parents. But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them. To Me is your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.
• 31:15 · Luqmanمَرْجِعُكُمْ (is) your returnBut if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.
• 31:23 · Luqmanمَرْجِعُهُمْ (is) their returnAnd whoever has disbelieved - let not his disbelief grieve you. To Us is their return, and We will inform them of what they did. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts.
• 37:68 · As-Saffatمَرْجِعَهُمْ their returnThen indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire.
• 39:7 · Az-Zumarمَّرْجِعُكُمْ (is) your returnIf you disbelieve - indeed, Allah is Free from need of you. And He does not approve for His servants disbelief. And if you are grateful, He approves it for you; and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you about what you used to do. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.

راجِع 4 times

• 2:46 · Al-Baqarahرَٰجِعُونَ will returnWho are certain that they will meet their Lord and that they will return to Him.
• 2:156 · Al-Baqarahرَٰجِعُونَ will returnWho, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return."
• 21:93 · Al-Anbyaرَٰجِعُونَ (will) returnAnd [yet] they divided their affair among themselves, [but] all to Us will return.
• 23:60 · Al-Mu'minunرَٰجِعُونَ (will) returnAnd they who give what they give while their hearts are fearful because they will be returning to their Lord -

رَجْع 3 times

• 50:3 · Qafرَجْعٌۢ (is) a returnWhen we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant return."
• 86:8 · At-Tariqرَجْعِهِۦ return himIndeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
• 86:11 · At-Tariqٱلرَّجْعِ returnsBy the sky which returns [rain]

رُجْعَى 1 time

• 96:8 · Al-'Alaqٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ (is) the returnIndeed, to your Lord is the return.

يَتَراجَعَ 1 time

• 2:230 · Al-Baqarahيَتَرَاجَعَآ they return to each otherAnd if he has divorced her [for the third time], then she is not lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than him. And if the latter husband divorces her [or dies], there is no blame upon the woman and her former husband for returning to each other if they think that they can keep [within] the limits of Allah. These are the limits of Allah, which He makes clear to a people who know.

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.