و ق ع Root w-q-ʿ in the Qur’an 24 occurrences in 22 verses
- Occurrences
- 24
- Verses
- 22
- Surahs
- 16 of 114
- Words
- 7
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 و ق ع (w-q-ʿ) gives 7 words. It appears most in Al-A'raf (4), Al-Waqi'ah (4), An-Naml (2).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
وَقَعَ 12 times
- 4:100 · An-Nisaوَقَعَ (became) incumbentAnd whoever emigrates for the cause of Allah will find on the earth many [alternative] locations and abundance. And whoever leaves his home as an emigrant to Allah and His Messenger and then death overtakes him - his reward has already become incumbent upon Allah. And Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
- 7:71 · Al-A'rafوَقَعَ has fallen[Hud] said, "Already have defilement and anger fallen upon you from your Lord. Do you dispute with me concerning [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allah has not sent down any authority? Then wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
- 7:118 · Al-A'rafفَوَقَعَ So was establishedSo the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.
- 7:134 · Al-A'rafوَقَعَ fellAnd when the punishment descended upon them, they said, "O Moses, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. If you [can] remove the punishment from us, we will surely believe you, and we will send with you the Children of Israel."
- 10:51 · Yunusوَقَعَ (it had) occurredThen is it that when it has [actually] occurred you will believe in it? Now? And you were [once] for it impatient
- 15:29 · Al-Hijrفَقَعُوا۟ then fall downAnd when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."
- 22:65 · Al-Hajjتَقَعَ it fallsDo you not see that Allah has subjected to you whatever is on the earth and the ships which run through the sea by His command? And He restrains the sky from falling upon the earth, unless by His permission. Indeed Allah, to the people, is Kind and Merciful.
- 27:82 · An-Namlوَقَعَ (is) fulfilledAnd when the word befalls them, We will bring forth for them a creature from the earth speaking to them, [saying] that the people were, of Our verses, not certain [in faith].
- 27:85 · An-Namlوَوَقَعَ And (will be) fulfilledAnd the decree will befall them for the wrong they did, and they will not [be able to] speak.
- 38:72 · Sadفَقَعُوا۟ then fall downSo when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."
- 56:1 · Al-Waqi'ahوَقَعَتِ occursWhen the Occurrence occurs,
- 69:15 · Al-Haqqahوَقَعَتِ will occurThen on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,
واقِع 6 times
- 7:171 · Al-A'rafوَاقِعٌۢ (would) fallAnd [mention] when We raised the mountain above them as if it was a dark cloud and they were certain that it would fall upon them, [and Allah said], "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it that you might fear Allah."
- 42:22 · Ash-Shuraوَاقِعٌۢ (will) befallYou 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.
- 51:6 · Adh-Dhariyatلَوَٰقِعٌۭ (is) surely to occurAnd indeed, the recompense is to occur.
- 52:7 · At-Turلَوَٰقِعٌۭ (will) surely occurIndeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur.
- 70:1 · Al-Ma'arijوَاقِعٍۢ bound to happenA supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
- 77:7 · Al-Mursalatلَوَٰقِعٌۭ will surely occurIndeed, what you are promised is to occur.
واقِعَة 2 times
- 56:1 · Al-Waqi'ahٱلْوَاقِعَةُ the EventWhen the Occurrence occurs,
- 69:15 · Al-Haqqahٱلْوَاقِعَةُ the OccurrenceThen on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,
مَواقِع 1 time
- 56:75 · Al-Waqi'ahبِمَوَٰقِعِ by settingThen I swear by the setting of the stars,
مُواقِعُو 1 time
- 18:53 · Al-Kahfمُّوَاقِعُوهَا are to fall in itAnd the criminals will see the Fire and will be certain that they are to fall therein. And they will not find from it a way elsewhere.
وَقْعَت 1 time
- 56:2 · Al-Waqi'ahلِوَقْعَتِهَا at its occurrenceThere is, at its occurrence, no denial.
يُوقِعَ 1 time
- 5:91 · Al-Ma'idahيُوقِعَ causeSatan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through intoxicants and gambling and to avert you from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer. So will you not desist?
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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