ي ق ن Root y-q-n in the Qur’an 28 occurrences in 28 verses
- Occurrences
- 28
- Verses
- 28
- Surahs
- 19 of 114
- Words
- 5
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 ي ق ن (y-q-n) gives 5 words. It appears most in An-Naml (4), Al-Jathiyah (3), Al-Baqarah (2).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
| Word | Type | Times | Translated as |
|---|---|---|---|
| يُوقِنُ | verb | 12 | certain, firmly believe, believe with certainty |
| يَقِين | noun | 8 | certainty, certain, certainly |
| مُوقِن | noun | 5 | certain, ones who are certain, convinced |
| اسْتَيْقَنَتْ | verb | 2 | though were convinced with them, may be certain |
| مُسْتَيْقِن | noun | 1 | convinced |
يُوقِنُ 12 times
- 2:4 · Al-Baqarahيُوقِنُونَ firmly believeAnd who believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith].
- 2:118 · Al-Baqarahيُوقِنُونَ (who) firmly believeThose who do not know say, "Why does Allah not speak to us or there come to us a sign?" Thus spoke those before them like their words. Their hearts resemble each other. We have shown clearly the signs to a people who are certain [in faith].
- 5:50 · Al-Ma'idahيُوقِنُونَ (who) firmly believeThen is it the judgement of [the time of] ignorance they desire? But who is better than Allah in judgement for a people who are certain [in faith].
- 13:2 · Ar-Ra'dتُوقِنُونَ believe with certaintyIt is Allah who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne and made subject the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. He arranges [each] matter; He details the signs that you may, of the meeting with your Lord, be certain.
- 27:3 · An-Namlيُوقِنُونَ believe with certaintyWho establish prayer and give zakah, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith].
- 27:82 · An-Namlيُوقِنُونَ certainAnd 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].
- 30:60 · Ar-Rumيُوقِنُونَ certain in faithSo be patient. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth. And let them not disquiet you who are not certain [in faith].
- 31:4 · Luqmanيُوقِنُونَ believe firmlyWho establish prayer and give zakah, and they, of the Hereafter, are certain [in faith].
- 32:24 · As-Sajdahيُوقِنُونَ certainAnd We made from among them leaders guiding by Our command when they were patient and [when] they were certain of Our signs.
- 45:4 · Al-Jathiyahيُوقِنُونَ who are certainAnd in the creation of yourselves and what He disperses of moving creatures are signs for people who are certain [in faith].
- 45:20 · Al-Jathiyahيُوقِنُونَ who are certainThis [Qur'an] is enlightenment for mankind and guidance and mercy for a people who are certain [in faith].
- 52:36 · At-Turيُوقِنُونَ they are certainOr did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain.
يَقِين 8 times
- 4:157 · An-Nisaيَقِينًۢا certainlyAnd [for] their saying, "Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah." And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.
- 15:99 · Al-Hijrٱلْيَقِينُ the certaintyAnd worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death).
- 27:22 · An-Namlيَقِينٍ certainBut the hoopoe stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news.
- 56:95 · Al-Waqi'ahٱلْيَقِينِ certainIndeed, this is the true certainty,
- 69:51 · Al-Haqqahٱلْيَقِينِ (of) certaintyAnd indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
- 74:47 · Al-Muddaththirٱلْيَقِينُ the certaintyUntil there came to us the certainty."
- 102:5 · At-Takathurٱلْيَقِينِ (of) certaintyNo! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
- 102:7 · At-Takathurٱلْيَقِينِ (of) certaintyThen you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
مُوقِن 5 times
- 6:75 · Al-An'amٱلْمُوقِنِينَ the ones who are certainAnd thus did We show Abraham the realm of the heavens and the earth that he would be among the certain [in faith]
- 26:24 · Ash-Shu'araمُّوقِنِينَ convinced[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."
- 32:12 · As-Sajdahمُوقِنُونَ (are now) certainIf you could but see when the criminals are hanging their heads before their Lord, [saying], "Our Lord, we have seen and heard, so return us [to the world]; we will work righteousness. Indeed, we are [now] certain."
- 44:7 · Ad-Dukhanمُّوقِنِينَ certainLord of the heavens and the earth and that between them, if you would be certain.
- 51:20 · Adh-Dhariyatلِّلْمُوقِنِينَ for those who are certainAnd on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
اسْتَيْقَنَتْ 2 times
- 27:14 · An-Namlوَٱسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ though were convinced with them (signs)And they rejected them, while their [inner] selves were convinced thereof, out of injustice and haughtiness. So see how was the end of the corrupters.
- 74:31 · Al-Muddaththirلِيَسْتَيْقِنَ that may be certainAnd We have not made the keepers of the Fire except angels. And We have not made their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve - that those who were given the Scripture will be convinced and those who have believed will increase in faith and those who were given the Scripture and the believers will not doubt and that those in whose hearts is hypocrisy and the disbelievers will say, "What does Allah intend by this as an example?" Thus does Allah leave astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And mention of the Fire is not but a reminder to humanity.
مُسْتَيْقِن 1 time
- 45:32 · Al-Jathiyahبِمُسْتَيْقِنِينَ (are) convincedAnd when it was said, 'Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth and the Hour [is coming] - no doubt about it,' you said, 'We know not what is the Hour. We assume only assumption, and we are not convinced.' "
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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