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ش ف ق Root sh-f-q in the Qur’an 11 occurrences in 11 verses

Occurrences
11
Verses
11
Surahs
9 of 114
Words
3

Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root ش ف ق (sh-f-q) gives 3 words. It appears most in Al-Anbya (2), Ash-Shura (2), Al-Kahf (1).

Words from this root

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

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
مُشْفِقnoun8fearful, stand in awe, afraid
أَشْفَقْverb2they feared, you afraid
شَفَقnoun1twilight glow

مُشْفِق 8 times

  • 18:49 · Al-Kahfمُشْفِقِينَ fearfulAnd the record [of deeds] will be placed [open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and they will say, "Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing small or great except that it has enumerated it?" And they will find what they did present [before them]. And your Lord does injustice to no one.
  • 21:28 · Al-Anbyaمُشْفِقُونَ stand in aweHe knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.
  • 21:49 · Al-Anbyaمُشْفِقُونَ (are) afraidWho fear their Lord unseen, while they are of the Hour apprehensive.
  • 23:57 · Al-Mu'minunمُّشْفِقُونَ (are) cautiousIndeed, they who are apprehensive from fear of their Lord
  • 42:18 · Ash-Shuraمُشْفِقُونَ (are) fearfulThose who do not believe in it are impatient for it, but those who believe are fearful of it and know that it is the truth. Unquestionably, those who dispute concerning the Hour are in extreme error.
  • 42:22 · Ash-Shuraمُشْفِقِينَ fearfulYou will see the wrongdoers fearful of what they have earned, and it will [certainly] befall them. And those who have believed and done righteous deeds will be in lush regions of the gardens [in Paradise] having whatever they will in the presence of their Lord. That is what is the great bounty.
  • 52:26 · At-Turمُشْفِقِينَ fearfulThey will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allah].
  • 70:27 · Al-Ma'arijمُّشْفِقُونَ (are) fearful And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -

أَشْفَقْ 2 times

  • 33:72 · Al-Ahzabوَأَشْفَقْنَ and they fearedIndeed, we offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, and they declined to bear it and feared it; but man [undertook to] bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.
  • 58:13 · Al-Mujadilaءَأَشْفَقْتُمْ Are you afraidHave you feared to present before your consultation charities? Then when you do not and Allah has forgiven you, then [at least] establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.

شَفَق 1 time

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.

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