س ط ر Root s-ṭ-r in the Qur’an 16 occurrences in 16 verses

Words from this root

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

أَساطِير 9 times

• 6:25 · Al-An'amأَسَـٰطِيرُ (the) talesAnd among them are those who listen to you, but We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it. Even when they come to you arguing with you, those who disbelieve say, "This is not but legends of the former peoples."
• 8:31 · Al-Anfalأَسَـٰطِيرُ talesAnd when Our verses are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we willed, we could say [something] like this. This is not but legends of the former peoples."
• 16:24 · An-Nahlأَسَـٰطِيرُ TalesAnd when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Legends of the former peoples,"
• 23:83 · Al-Mu'minunأَسَـٰطِيرُ (the) talesWe have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before; this is not but legends of the former peoples."
• 25:5 · Al-Furqanأَسَـٰطِيرُ TalesAnd they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."
• 27:68 · An-Namlأَسَـٰطِيرُ talesWe have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before. This is not but legends of the former peoples."
• 46:17 · Al-Ahqafأَسَـٰطِيرُ (the) storiesBut one who says to his parents, "Uff to you; do you promise me that I will be brought forth [from the earth] when generations before me have already passed on [into oblivion]?" while they call to Allah for help [and to their son], "Woe to you! Believe! Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth." But he says, "This is not but legends of the former people" -
• 68:15 · Al-Qalamأَسَـٰطِيرُ StoriesWhen Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
• 83:13 · Al-Mutaffifinأَسَـٰطِيرُ StoriesWhen Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."

مَسْطُور 3 times

• 17:58 · Al-Israمَسْطُورًۭا writtenAnd there is no city but that We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with a severe punishment. That has ever been in the Register inscribed.
• 33:6 · Al-Ahzabمَسْطُورًۭا writtenThe Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves, and his wives are [in the position of] their mothers. And those of [blood] relationship are more entitled [to inheritance] in the decree of Allah than the [other] believers and the emigrants, except that you may do to your close associates a kindness [through bequest]. That was in the Book inscribed.
• 52:2 · At-Turمَّسْطُورٍۢ writtenAnd [by] a Book inscribed

مُصَيْطِر 2 times

• 52:37 · At-Turٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ the controllersOr have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?
• 88:22 · Al-Ghashiyahبِمُصَيْطِرٍ a controllerYou are not over them a controller.

مُسْتَطَر 1 time

• 54:53 · Al-Qamarمُّسْتَطَرٌ (is) written downAnd every small and great [thing] is inscribed.

يَسْطُرُ 1 time

• 68:1 · Al-Qalamيَسْطُرُونَ they writeNun. By the pen and what they inscribe,

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.