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ث ق ل Root th-q-l in the Qur’an 28 occurrences in 26 verses

Occurrences
28
Verses
26
Surahs
19 of 114
Words
8

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 ث ق ل (th-q-l) gives 8 words. It appears most in Al-A'raf (4), Al-'Ankabut (3), Az-Zalzalah (3).

Words from this root

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

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
مِثْقالnoun8weight
ثَقَلnoun6their burdens, your loads, burdens
ثَقِيلadjective5heavy, grave
ثَقُلَتْverb4heavy, It lays heavily
مُثْقَلnoun2overburdened, burdened
أَثْقَلَتverb1she grows heavy
اثّاقَلْverb1you cling heavily
مُثْقَلَةnoun1heavily laden

مِثْقال 8 times

  • 4:40 · An-Nisaمِثْقَالَ (as much as) weightIndeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.
  • 10:61 · Yunusمِّثْقَالِ (the) weightAnd, [O Muhammad], you are not [engaged] in any matter or recite any of the Qur'an and you [people] do not do any deed except that We are witness over you when you are involved in it. And not absent from your Lord is any [part] of an atom's weight within the earth or within the heaven or [anything] smaller than that or greater but that it is in a clear register.
  • 21:47 · Al-Anbyaمِثْقَالَ weightAnd We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant.
  • 31:16 · Luqmanمِثْقَالَ (the) weight[And Luqman said], "O my son, indeed if wrong should be the weight of a mustard seed and should be within a rock or [anywhere] in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Indeed, Allah is Subtle and Acquainted.
  • 34:3 · Sabaمِثْقَالُ (the) weightBut those who disbelieve say, "The Hour will not come to us." Say, "Yes, by my Lord, it will surely come to you. [Allah is] the Knower of the unseen." Not absent from Him is an atom's weight within the heavens or within the earth or [what is] smaller than that or greater, except that it is in a clear register -
  • 34:22 · Sabaمِثْقَالَ (the) weightSay, [O Muhammad], "Invoke those you claim [as deities] besides Allah." They do not possess an atom's weight [of ability] in the heavens or on the earth, and they do not have therein any partnership [with Him], nor is there for Him from among them any assistant.
  • 99:7 · Az-Zalzalahمِثْقَالَ (equal to the) weightSo whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,
  • 99:8 · Az-Zalzalahمِثْقَالَ (equal to the) weightAnd whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.

ثَقَل 6 times

  • 16:7 · An-Nahlأَثْقَالَكُمْ your loadsAnd they carry your loads to a land you could not have reached except with difficulty to yourselves. Indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.
  • 29:13 · Al-'Ankabutأَثْقَالَهُمْ their burdensBut they will surely carry their [own] burdens and [other] burdens along with their burdens, and they will surely be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about what they used to invent.
  • 29:13 · Al-'Ankabutوَأَثْقَالًۭا and burdensBut they will surely carry their [own] burdens and [other] burdens along with their burdens, and they will surely be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about what they used to invent.
  • 29:13 · Al-'Ankabutأَثْقَالِهِمْ ۖ their burdensBut they will surely carry their [own] burdens and [other] burdens along with their burdens, and they will surely be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about what they used to invent.
  • 55:31 · Ar-Rahmanٱلثَّقَلَانِ two classesWe will attend to you, O prominent beings.
  • 99:2 · Az-Zalzalahأَثْقَالَهَا its burdensAnd the earth discharges its burdens

ثَقِيل 5 times

  • 7:57 · Al-A'rafثِقَالًۭا heavyAnd it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy until, when they have carried heavy rainclouds, We drive them to a dead land and We send down rain therein and bring forth thereby [some] of all the fruits. Thus will We bring forth the dead; perhaps you may be reminded.
  • 9:41 · At-Tawbahوَثِقَالًۭا or heavyGo forth, whether light or heavy, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah. That is better for you, if you only knew.
  • 13:12 · Ar-Ra'dٱلثِّقَالَ the heavyIt is He who shows you lightening, [causing] fear and aspiration, and generates the heavy clouds.
  • 73:5 · Al-Muzzammilثَقِيلًا heavyIndeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.
  • 76:27 · Al-Insanثَقِيلًۭا graveIndeed, these [disbelievers] love the immediate and leave behind them a grave Day.

ثَقُلَتْ 4 times

  • 7:8 · Al-A'rafثَقُلَتْ (will be) heavyAnd the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy - it is they who will be the successful.
  • 7:187 · Al-A'rafثَقُلَتْ It lays heavilyThey ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allah, but most of the people do not know."
  • 23:102 · Al-Mu'minunثَقُلَتْ (are) heavyAnd those whose scales are heavy [with good deeds] - it is they who are the successful.
  • 101:6 · Al-Qari'ahثَقُلَتْ (are) heavyThen as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],

مُثْقَل 2 times

  • 52:40 · At-Turمُّثْقَلُونَ (are) overburdenedOr do you, [O Muhammad], ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
  • 68:46 · Al-Qalamمُّثْقَلُونَ (are) burdenedOr do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?

أَثْقَلَت 1 time

  • 7:189 · Al-A'rafأَثْقَلَت she grows heavyIt is He who created you from one soul and created from it its mate that he might dwell in security with her. And when he covers her, she carries a light burden and continues therein. And when it becomes heavy, they both invoke Allah, their Lord, "If You should give us a good [child], we will surely be among the grateful."

اثّاقَلْ 1 time

  • 9:38 · At-Tawbahٱثَّاقَلْتُمْ you cling heavilyO you who have believed, what is [the matter] with you that, when you are told to go forth in the cause of Allah, you adhere heavily to the earth? Are you satisfied with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But what is the enjoyment of worldly life compared to the Hereafter except a [very] little.

مُثْقَلَة 1 time

  • 35:18 · Fatirمُثْقَلَةٌ a heavily ladenAnd no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and have established prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for [the benefit of] his soul. And to Allah is the [final] destination.

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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