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ط ل ق Root ṭ-l-q in the Qur’an 23 occurrences in 21 verses

Occurrences
23
Verses
21
Surahs
10 of 114
Words
4

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 ط ل ق (ṭ-l-q) gives 4 words. It appears most in Al-Baqarah (10), Al-Kahf (3), At-Talaq (2).

Words from this root

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

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
طَلَّقَverb10you divorce, he divorces her, divorce them
انطَلَقَverb9they both set out, Proceed, they set out
طَلاقnoun2[the] divorce, divorce
مُطَلَّقَةnoun2women who are divorced, divorced women

طَلَّقَ 10 times

  • 2:230 · Al-Baqarahطَلَّقَهَا he divorces herAnd 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.
  • 2:230 · Al-Baqarahطَلَّقَهَا he divorces herAnd 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.
  • 2:231 · Al-Baqarahطَلَّقْتُمُ you divorceAnd when you divorce women and they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or release them according to acceptable terms, and do not keep them, intending harm, to transgress [against them]. And whoever does that has certainly wronged himself. And do not take the verses of Allah in jest. And remember the favor of Allah upon you and what has been revealed to you of the Book and wisdom by which He instructs you. And fear Allah and know that Allah is Knowing of all things.
  • 2:232 · Al-Baqarahطَلَّقْتُمُ you divorceAnd when you divorce women and they have fulfilled their term, do not prevent them from remarrying their [former] husbands if they agree among themselves on an acceptable basis. That is instructed to whoever of you believes in Allah and the Last Day. That is better for you and purer, and Allah knows and you know not.
  • 2:236 · Al-Baqarahطَلَّقْتُمُ you divorceThere is no blame upon you if you divorce women you have not touched nor specified for them an obligation. But give them [a gift of] compensation - the wealthy according to his capability and the poor according to his capability - a provision according to what is acceptable, a duty upon the doers of good.
  • 2:237 · Al-Baqarahطَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّ you divorce themAnd if you divorce them before you have touched them and you have already specified for them an obligation, then [give] half of what you specified - unless they forego the right or the one in whose hand is the marriage contract foregoes it. And to forego it is nearer to righteousness. And do not forget graciousness between you. Indeed Allah, of whatever you do, is Seeing.
  • 33:49 · Al-Ahzabطَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّ divorce themO You who have believed, when you marry believing women and then divorce them before you have touched them, then there is not for you any waiting period to count concerning them. So provide for them and give them a gracious release.
  • 65:1 · At-Talaqطَلَّقْتُمُ you divorceO Prophet, when you [Muslims] divorce women, divorce them for [the commencement of] their waiting period and keep count of the waiting period, and fear Allah, your Lord. Do not turn them out of their [husbands'] houses, nor should they [themselves] leave [during that period] unless they are committing a clear immorality. And those are the limits [set by] Allah. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allah has certainly wronged himself. You know not; perhaps Allah will bring about after that a [different] matter.
  • 65:1 · At-Talaqفَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ then divorce themO Prophet, when you [Muslims] divorce women, divorce them for [the commencement of] their waiting period and keep count of the waiting period, and fear Allah, your Lord. Do not turn them out of their [husbands'] houses, nor should they [themselves] leave [during that period] unless they are committing a clear immorality. And those are the limits [set by] Allah. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allah has certainly wronged himself. You know not; perhaps Allah will bring about after that a [different] matter.
  • 66:5 · At-Tahrimطَلَّقَكُنَّ he divorced youPerhaps his Lord, if he divorced you [all], would substitute for him wives better than you - submitting [to Allah], believing, devoutly obedient, repentant, worshipping, and traveling - [ones] previously married and virgins.

انطَلَقَ 9 times

  • 18:71 · Al-Kahfفَٱنطَلَقَا So they both set outSo they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, al-Khidh r tore it open. [Moses] said, "Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave thing."
  • 18:74 · Al-Kahfفَٱنطَلَقَا Then they both set outSo they set out, until when they met a boy, al-Khidh r killed him. [Moses] said, "Have you killed a pure soul for other than [having killed] a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing."
  • 18:77 · Al-Kahfفَٱنطَلَقَا So they set outSo they set out, until when they came to the people of a town, they asked its people for food, but they refused to offer them hospitality. And they found therein a wall about to collapse, so al-Khidh r restored it. [Moses] said, "If you wished, you could have taken for it a payment."
  • 26:13 · Ash-Shu'araيَنطَلِقُ expresses wellAnd that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron.
  • 38:6 · Sadوَٱنطَلَقَ And went forthAnd the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended.
  • 48:15 · Al-Fathٱنطَلَقْتُمْ you set forthThose who remained behind will say when you set out toward the war booty to take it, "Let us follow you." They wish to change the words of Allah. Say, "Never will you follow us. Thus did Allah say before." So they will say, "Rather, you envy us." But [in fact] they were not understanding except a little.
  • 68:23 · Al-Qalamفَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ So they wentSo they set out, while lowering their voices,
  • 77:29 · Al-Mursalatٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ Proceed[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
  • 77:30 · Al-Mursalatٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ ProceedProceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns

طَلاق 2 times

  • 2:227 · Al-Baqarahٱلطَّلَـٰقَ (on) [the] divorce And if they decide on divorce - then indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
  • 2:229 · Al-Baqarahٱلطَّلَـٰقُ The divorceDivorce is twice. Then, either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment. And it is not lawful for you to take anything of what you have given them unless both fear that they will not be able to keep [within] the limits of Allah. But if you fear that they will not keep [within] the limits of Allah, then there is no blame upon either of them concerning that by which she ransoms herself. These are the limits of Allah, so do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allah - it is those who are the wrongdoers.

مُطَلَّقَة 2 times

  • 2:228 · Al-Baqarahوَٱلْمُطَلَّقَـٰتُ And the women who are divorcedDivorced women remain in waiting for three periods, and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs if they believe in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have more right to take them back in this [period] if they want reconciliation. And due to the wives is similar to what is expected of them, according to what is reasonable. But the men have a degree over them [in responsibility and authority]. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 2:241 · Al-Baqarahوَلِلْمُطَلَّقَـٰتِ And for the divorced womenAnd for divorced women is a provision according to what is acceptable - a duty upon the righteous.

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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