ص ف ف Root ṣ-f-f in the Qur’an 14 occurrences in 12 verses

Words from this root

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

صَفّ 7 times

• 18:48 · Al-Kahfصَفًّۭا (in) rowsAnd they will be presented before your Lord in rows, [and He will say], "You have certainly come to Us just as We created you the first time. But you claimed that We would never make for you an appointment."
• 20:64 · Ta-Haصَفًّۭا ۚ (in) a lineSo resolve upon your plan and then come [forward] in line. And he has succeeded today who overcomes."
• 37:1 · As-Saffatصَفًّۭا (in) rowsBy those [angels] lined up in rows
• 61:4 · As-Saffصَفًّۭا (in) a rowIndeed, Allah loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single] structure joined firmly.
• 78:38 · An-Nabaصَفًّۭا ۖ (in) rowsThe Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
• 89:22 · Al-Fajrصَفًّۭا rankAnd your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
• 89:22 · Al-Fajrصَفًّۭا (upon) rankAnd your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,

صافَّة 3 times

• 24:41 · An-Nurصَـٰٓفَّـٰتٍۢ ۖ (with) wings outspreadDo you not see that Allah is exalted by whomever is within the heavens and the earth and [by] the birds with wings spread [in flight]? Each [of them] has known his [means of] prayer and exalting [Him], and Allah is Knowing of what they do.
• 37:1 · As-Saffatوَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ By those linedBy those [angels] lined up in rows
• 67:19 · Al-Mulkصَـٰٓفَّـٰتٍۢ spreading (their wings)Do they not see the birds above them with wings outspread and [sometimes] folded in? None holds them [aloft] except the Most Merciful. Indeed He is, of all things, Seeing.

مَصْفُوفَة 2 times

• 52:20 · At-Turمَّصْفُوفَةٍۢ ۖ lined upThey will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.
• 88:15 · Al-Ghashiyahمَصْفُوفَةٌۭ lined upAnd cushions lined up

صافّ 1 time

• 37:165 · As-Saffatٱلصَّآفُّونَ stand in rowsAnd indeed, we are those who line up [for prayer].

صَوافّ 1 time

• 22:36 · Al-Hajjصَوَآفَّ ۖ (when) lined upAnd the camels and cattle We have appointed for you as among the symbols of Allah; for you therein is good. So mention the name of Allah upon them when lined up [for sacrifice]; and when they are [lifeless] on their sides, then eat from them and feed the needy and the beggar. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may be grateful.

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.