ص ف و Root ṣ-f-w in the Qur’an 17 occurrences in 16 verses

Words from this root

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

اصْطَفَى 12 times

• 2:130 · Al-Baqarahٱصْطَفَيْنَـٰهُ We chose himAnd who would be averse to the religion of Abraham except one who makes a fool of himself. And We had chosen him in this world, and indeed he, in the Hereafter, will be among the righteous.
• 2:132 · Al-Baqarahٱصْطَفَىٰ has chosenAnd Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], "O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims."
• 2:247 · Al-Baqarahٱصْطَفَىٰهُ has chosen himAnd their prophet said to them, "Indeed, Allah has sent to you Saul as a king." They said, "How can he have kingship over us while we are more worthy of kingship than him and he has not been given any measure of wealth?" He said, "Indeed, Allah has chosen him over you and has increased him abundantly in knowledge and stature. And Allah gives His sovereignty to whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing [in favor] and Knowing."
• 3:33 · Ali 'Imranٱصْطَفَىٰٓ choseIndeed, Allah chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of 'Imran over the worlds -
• 3:42 · Ali 'Imranٱصْطَفَىٰكِ (has) chosen youAnd [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.
• 3:42 · Ali 'Imranوَٱصْطَفَىٰكِ and chosen youAnd [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.
• 7:144 · Al-A'rafٱصْطَفَيْتُكَ have chosen you[Allah] said, "O Moses, I have chosen you over the people with My messages and My words [to you]. So take what I have given you and be among the grateful."
• 22:75 · Al-Hajjيَصْطَفِى choosesAllah chooses from the angels messengers and from the people. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing.
• 27:59 · An-Namlٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ۗ He has chosenSay, [O Muhammad], "Praise be to Allah, and peace upon His servants whom He has chosen. Is Allah better or what they associate with Him?"
• 35:32 · Fatirٱصْطَفَيْنَا We have chosenThen we caused to inherit the Book those We have chosen of Our servants; and among them is he who wrongs himself, and among them is he who is moderate, and among them is he who is foremost in good deeds by permission of Allah. That [inheritance] is what is the great bounty.
• 37:153 · As-Saffatأَصْطَفَى Has He chosenHas He chosen daughters over sons?
• 39:4 · Az-Zumarلَّٱصْطَفَىٰ surely, He (could) have chosenIf Allah had intended to take a son, He could have chosen from what He creates whatever He willed. Exalted is He; He is Allah, the One, the Prevailing.

أَصْفَى 2 times

• 17:40 · Al-Israأَفَأَصْفَىٰكُمْ Then has your Lord chosen (for) youThen, has your Lord chosen you for [having] sons and taken from among the angels daughters? Indeed, you say a grave saying.
• 43:16 · Az-Zukhrufوَأَصْفَىٰكُم and He has chosen (for) youOr has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?

صَفْوان 1 time

• 2:264 · Al-Baqarahصَفْوَانٍ (that of a) smooth rockO you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders or injury as does one who spends his wealth [only] to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allah and the Last Day. His example is like that of a [large] smooth stone upon which is dust and is hit by a downpour that leaves it bare. They are unable [to keep] anything of what they have earned. And Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.

مُصَفًّى 1 time

• 47:15 · Muhammadمُّصَفًّۭى ۖ purifiedIs the description of Paradise, which the righteous are promised, wherein are rivers of water unaltered, rivers of milk the taste of which never changes, rivers of wine delicious to those who drink, and rivers of purified honey, in which they will have from all [kinds of] fruits and forgiveness from their Lord, like [that of] those who abide eternally in the Fire and are given to drink scalding water that will sever their intestines?

مُصْطَفَيْن 1 time

• 38:47 · Sadٱلْمُصْطَفَيْنَ the chosen onesAnd indeed they are, to Us, among the chosen and outstanding.

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.