ط و ع Root ṭ-w-ʿ in the Qur’an 129 occurrences in 118 verses

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

أَطاعَ 72 times

• 2:285 · Al-Baqarahوَأَطَعْنَا ۖ and we obeyedThe Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], "We make no distinction between any of His messengers." And they say, "We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination."
• 3:32 · Ali 'Imranأَطِيعُوا۟ ObeySay, "Obey Allah and the Messenger." But if they turn away - then indeed, Allah does not like the disbelievers.
• 3:50 · Ali 'Imranوَأَطِيعُونِ and obey meAnd [I have come] confirming what was before me of the Torah and to make lawful for you some of what was forbidden to you. And I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear Allah and obey me.
• 3:100 · Ali 'Imranتُطِيعُوا۟ you obeyO you who have believed, if you obey a party of those who were given the Scripture, they would turn you back, after your belief, [to being] unbelievers.
• 3:132 · Ali 'Imranوَأَطِيعُوا۟ And obeyAnd obey Allah and the Messenger that you may obtain mercy.
• 3:149 · Ali 'Imranتُطِيعُوا۟ you obeyO you who have believed, if you obey those who disbelieve, they will turn you back on your heels, and you will [then] become losers.
• 3:168 · Ali 'Imranأَطَاعُونَا they (had) obeyed usThose who said about their brothers while sitting [at home], "If they had obeyed us, they would not have been killed." Say, "Then prevent death from yourselves, if you should be truthful."
• 4:13 · An-Nisaيُطِعِ obeysThese are the limits [set by] Allah, and whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger will be admitted by Him to gardens [in Paradise] under which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein; and that is the great attainment.
• 4:34 · An-Nisaأَطَعْنَكُمْ they obey youMen are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand.
• 4:46 · An-Nisaوَأَطَعْنَا and we obey[ed]Among the Jews are those who distort words from their [proper] usages and say, "We hear and disobey" and "Hear but be not heard" and "Ra'ina," twisting their tongues and defaming the religion. And if they had said [instead], "We hear and obey" and "Wait for us [to understand]," it would have been better for them and more suitable. But Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.
• 4:59 · An-Nisaأَطِيعُوا۟ ObeyO you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.
• 4:59 · An-Nisaوَأَطِيعُوا۟ and obeyO you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.
• 4:69 · An-Nisaيُطِعِ obeysAnd whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger - those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous. And excellent are those as companions.
• 4:80 · An-Nisaيُطِعِ obeysHe who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah; but those who turn away - We have not sent you over them as a guardian.
• 4:80 · An-Nisaأَطَاعَ he obeyedHe who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah; but those who turn away - We have not sent you over them as a guardian.
• 5:7 · Al-Ma'idahوَأَطَعْنَا ۖ and we obeyedAnd remember the favor of Allah upon you and His covenant with which He bound you when you said, "We hear and we obey"; and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts.
• 5:92 · Al-Ma'idahوَأَطِيعُوا۟ And obeyAnd obey Allah and obey the Messenger and beware. And if you turn away - then know that upon Our Messenger is only [the responsibility for] clear notification.
• 5:92 · Al-Ma'idahوَأَطِيعُوا۟ and obeyAnd obey Allah and obey the Messenger and beware. And if you turn away - then know that upon Our Messenger is only [the responsibility for] clear notification.
• 6:116 · Al-An'amتُطِعْ you obeyAnd if you obey most of those upon the earth, they will mislead you from the way of Allah. They follow not except assumption, and they are not but falsifying.
• 6:121 · Al-An'amأَطَعْتُمُوهُمْ you obey themAnd do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned, for indeed, it is grave disobedience. And indeed do the devils inspire their allies [among men] to dispute with you. And if you were to obey them, indeed, you would be associators [of others with Him].
• 8:1 · Al-Anfalوَأَطِيعُوا۟ and obeyThey ask you, [O Muhammad], about the bounties [of war]. Say, "The [decision concerning] bounties is for Allah and the Messenger." So fear Allah and amend that which is between you and obey Allah and His Messenger, if you should be believers.
• 8:20 · Al-Anfalأَطِيعُوا۟ ObeyO you who have believed, obey Allah and His Messenger and do not turn from him while you hear [his order].
• 8:46 · Al-Anfalوَأَطِيعُوا۟ And obeyAnd obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute and [thus] lose courage and [then] your strength would depart; and be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.
• 9:71 · At-Tawbahوَيُطِيعُونَ and they obeyThe believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those - Allah will have mercy upon them. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
• 18:28 · Al-Kahfتُطِعْ obeyAnd keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His countenance. And let not your eyes pass beyond them, desiring adornments of the worldly life, and do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follows his desire and whose affair is ever [in] neglect.
• 20:90 · Ta-Haوَأَطِيعُوٓا۟ and obeyAnd Aaron had already told them before [the return of Moses], "O my people, you are only being tested by it, and indeed, your Lord is the Most Merciful, so follow me and obey my order."
• 23:34 · Al-Mu'minunأَطَعْتُم you obeyAnd if you should obey a man like yourselves, indeed, you would then be losers.
• 24:47 · An-Nurوَأَطَعْنَا and we obeyBut the hypocrites say, "We have believed in Allah and in the Messenger, and we obey"; then a party of them turns away after that. And those are not believers.
• 24:51 · An-Nurوَأَطَعْنَا ۚ and we obeyThe only statement of the [true] believers when they are called to Allah and His Messenger to judge between them is that they say, "We hear and we obey." And those are the successful.
• 24:52 · An-Nurيُطِعِ obeysAnd whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger and fears Allah and is conscious of Him - it is those who are the attainers.

Also in 42 more places: 24:54, 24:54, 24:54, 24:56, 25:52, 26:108, 26:110, 26:126, 26:131, 26:144, 26:150, 26:151, 26:163, 26:179, 29:8, 31:15, 33:1, 33:33, 33:48, 33:66, 33:66, 33:67, 33:71, 43:54, 43:63, 47:26, 47:33, 47:33, 48:16, 48:17, 49:7, 49:14, 58:13, 59:11, 64:12, 64:12, 64:16, 68:8, 68:10, 71:3, 76:24, 96:19

اسْتَطاعَ 42 times

• 2:217 · Al-Baqarahٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ ۚ they are ableThey ask you about the sacred month - about fighting therein. Say, "Fighting therein is great [sin], but averting [people] from the way of Allah and disbelief in Him and [preventing access to] al-Masjid al-Haram and the expulsion of its people therefrom are greater [evil] in the sight of Allah. And fitnah is greater than killing." And they will continue to fight you until they turn you back from your religion if they are able. And whoever of you reverts from his religion [to disbelief] and dies while he is a disbeliever - for those, their deeds have become worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and those are the companions of the Fire, they will abide therein eternally.
• 2:273 · Al-Baqarahيَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are able[Charity is] for the poor who have been restricted for the cause of Allah, unable to move about in the land. An ignorant [person] would think them self-sufficient because of their restraint, but you will know them by their [characteristic] sign. They do not ask people persistently [or at all]. And whatever you spend of good - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.
• 2:282 · Al-Baqarahيَسْتَطِيعُ capableO you who have believed, when you contract a debt for a specified term, write it down. And let a scribe write [it] between you in justice. Let no scribe refuse to write as Allah has taught him. So let him write and let the one who has the obligation dictate. And let him fear Allah, his Lord, and not leave anything out of it. But if the one who has the obligation is of limited understanding or weak or unable to dictate himself, then let his guardian dictate in justice. And bring to witness two witnesses from among your men. And if there are not two men [available], then a man and two women from those whom you accept as witnesses - so that if one of the women errs, then the other can remind her. And let not the witnesses refuse when they are called upon. And do not be [too] weary to write it, whether it is small or large, for its [specified] term. That is more just in the sight of Allah and stronger as evidence and more likely to prevent doubt between you, except when it is an immediate transaction which you conduct among yourselves. For [then] there is no blame upon you if you do not write it. And take witnesses when you conclude a contract. Let no scribe be harmed or any witness. For if you do so, indeed, it is [grave] disobedience in you. And fear Allah. And Allah teaches you. And Allah is Knowing of all things.
• 3:97 · Ali 'Imranٱسْتَطَاعَ is ableIn it are clear signs [such as] the standing place of Abraham. And whoever enters it shall be safe. And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way. But whoever disbelieves - then indeed, Allah is free from need of the worlds.
• 4:25 · An-Nisaيَسْتَطِعْ able toAnd whoever among you cannot [find] the means to marry free, believing women, then [he may marry] from those whom your right hands possess of believing slave girls. And Allah is most knowing about your faith. You [believers] are of one another. So marry them with the permission of their people and give them their due compensation according to what is acceptable. [They should be] chaste, neither [of] those who commit unlawful intercourse randomly nor those who take [secret] lovers. But once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit adultery, then for them is half the punishment for free [unmarried] women. This [allowance] is for him among you who fears sin, but to be patient is better for you. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
• 4:98 · An-Nisaيَسْتَطِيعُونَ are able toExcept for the oppressed among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan nor are they directed to a way -
• 4:129 · An-Nisaتَسْتَطِيعُوٓا۟ will you be ableAnd you will never be able to be equal [in feeling] between wives, even if you should strive [to do so]. So do not incline completely [toward one] and leave another hanging. And if you amend [your affairs] and fear Allah - then indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
• 5:112 · Al-Ma'idahيَسْتَطِيعُ able[And remember] when the disciples said, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, can your Lord send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven? [Jesus] said," Fear Allah, if you should be believers."
• 6:35 · Al-An'amٱسْتَطَعْتَ you are ableAnd if their evasion is difficult for you, then if you are able to seek a tunnel into the earth or a stairway into the sky to bring them a sign, [then do so]. But if Allah had willed, He would have united them upon guidance. So never be of the ignorant.
• 7:192 · Al-A'rafيَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are ableAnd the false deities are unable to [give] them help, nor can they help themselves.
• 7:197 · Al-A'rafيَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are ableAnd those you call upon besides Him are unable to help you, nor can they help themselves."
• 8:60 · Al-Anfalٱسْتَطَعْتُم you able (to)And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know [but] whom Allah knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.
• 9:42 · At-Tawbahٱسْتَطَعْنَا we were ableHad it been an easy gain and a moderate trip, the hypocrites would have followed you, but distant to them was the journey. And they will swear by Allah, "If we were able, we would have gone forth with you," destroying themselves [through false oaths], and Allah knows that indeed they are liars.
• 10:38 · Yunusٱسْتَطَعْتُم you canOr do they say [about the Prophet], "He invented it?" Say, "Then bring forth a surah like it and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allah, if you should be truthful."
• 11:13 · Hudٱسْتَطَعْتُم you canOr do they say, "He invented it"? Say, "Then bring ten surahs like it that have been invented and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allah, if you should be truthful."
• 11:20 · Hudيَسْتَطِيعُونَ ableThose were not causing failure [to Allah] on earth, nor did they have besides Allah any protectors. For them the punishment will be multiplied. They were not able to hear, nor did they see.
• 11:88 · Hudٱسْتَطَعْتُ ۚ as much as I am ableHe said, "O my people, have you considered: if I am upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has provided me with a good provision from Him...? And I do not intend to differ from you in that which I have forbidden you; I only intend reform as much as I am able. And my success is not but through Allah. Upon him I have relied, and to Him I return.
• 16:73 · An-Nahlيَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are ableAnd they worship besides Allah that which does not possess for them [the power of] provision from the heavens and the earth at all, and [in fact], they are unable.
• 17:48 · Al-Israيَسْتَطِيعُونَ they canLook how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.
• 17:64 · Al-Israٱسْتَطَعْتَ you canAnd incite [to senselessness] whoever you can among them with your voice and assault them with your horses and foot soldiers and become a partner in their wealth and their children and promise them." But Satan does not promise them except delusion.
• 18:41 · Al-Kahfتَسْتَطِيعَ you will be ableOr its water will become sunken [into the earth], so you would never be able to seek it."
• 18:67 · Al-Kahfتَسْتَطِيعَ will be ableHe said, "Indeed, with me you will never be able to have patience.
• 18:72 · Al-Kahfتَسْتَطِيعَ will be able[Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not say that with me you would never be able to have patience?"
• 18:75 · Al-Kahfتَسْتَطِيعَ will be able[Al-Khidh r] said, "Did I not tell you that with me you would never be able to have patience?"
• 18:78 · Al-Kahfتَسْتَطِع you were able[Al-Khidh r] said, "This is parting between me and you. I will inform you of the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience.
• 18:82 · Al-Kahfتَسْطِع you were ableAnd as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and there was beneath it a treasure for them, and their father had been righteous. So your Lord intended that they reach maturity and extract their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord. That is the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience."
• 18:97 · Al-Kahfٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟ they were ableSo Gog and Magog were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.
• 18:97 · Al-Kahfٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ they were ableSo Gog and Magog were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.
• 18:101 · Al-Kahfيَسْتَطِيعُونَ ableThose whose eyes had been within a cover [removed] from My remembrance, and they were not able to hear.
• 21:40 · Al-Anbyaيَسْتَطِيعُونَ they will be ableRather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved.

Also in 12 more places: 21:43, 25:9, 25:19, 26:211, 36:50, 36:67, 36:75, 51:45, 55:33, 58:4, 64:16, 68:42

طَوْع 4 times

• 3:83 · Ali 'Imranطَوْعًۭا willinglySo is it other than the religion of Allah they desire, while to Him have submitted [all] those within the heavens and earth, willingly or by compulsion, and to Him they will be returned?
• 9:53 · At-Tawbahطَوْعًا willinglySay, "Spend willingly or unwillingly; never will it be accepted from you. Indeed, you have been a defiantly disobedient people."
• 13:15 · Ar-Ra'dطَوْعًۭا willinglyAnd to Allah prostrates whoever is within the heavens and the earth, willingly or by compulsion, and their shadows [as well] in the mornings and the afternoons.
• 41:11 · Fussilatطَوْعًا willinglyThen He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion." They said, "We have come willingly."

طاعَة 3 times

• 4:81 · An-Nisaطَاعَةٌۭ (We pledge) obedienceAnd they say, "[We pledge] obedience." But when they leave you, a group of them spend the night determining to do other than what you say. But Allah records what they plan by night. So leave them alone and rely upon Allah. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.
• 24:53 · An-Nurطَاعَةٌۭ ObedienceAnd they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in Allah 's cause]. Say, "Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with that which you do."
• 47:21 · Muhammadطَاعَةٌۭ (Is) obedienceObedience and good words. And when the matter [of fighting] was determined, if they had been true to Allah, it would have been better for them.

تَطَوَّعَ 2 times

• 2:158 · Al-Baqarahتَطَوَّعَ voluntarily doesIndeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah. So whoever makes Hajj to the House or performs 'umrah - there is no blame upon him for walking between them. And whoever volunteers good - then indeed, Allah is appreciative and Knowing.
• 2:184 · Al-Baqarahتَطَوَّعَ volunteers[Fasting for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up]. And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. And whoever volunteers excess - it is better for him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew.

يُطاعُ 2 times

• 4:64 · An-Nisaلِيُطَاعَ to be obeyedAnd We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission of Allah. And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Muhammad], and asked forgiveness of Allah and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Accepting of repentance and Merciful.
• 40:18 · Ghafirيُطَاعُ (who) is obeyedAnd warn them, [O Muhammad], of the Approaching Day, when hearts are at the throats, filled [with distress]. For the wrongdoers there will be no devoted friend and no intercessor [who is] obeyed.

طائِع 1 time

• 41:11 · Fussilatطَآئِعِينَ willinglyThen He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion." They said, "We have come willingly."

طَوَّعَتْ 1 time

• 5:30 · Al-Ma'idahفَطَوَّعَتْ Then promptedAnd his soul permitted to him the murder of his brother, so he killed him and became among the losers.

مُطاع 1 time

• 81:21 · At-Takwirمُّطَاعٍۢ One to be obeyedObeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

مُطَّوِّع 1 time

• 9:79 · At-Tawbahٱلْمُطَّوِّعِينَ the ones who give willinglyThose who criticize the contributors among the believers concerning [their] charities and [criticize] the ones who find nothing [to spend] except their effort, so they ridicule them - Allah will ridicule them, and they will have a painful punishment.

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.