The 20 Most Frequently Used Words in the Quran

Assad Masud & Ahmed Khezam

1 Min ‫ِمن‬
Meaning:
‫ِمن‬
From or Out of 3226 4.4%
Number of times
Type of word: mentioned in the Quran
Particle

Verse Example
‫ي خ ْ خ ْ ي ي ي ْ ي ي خ ْ ْ ي ْ ي ي ْ ي ي ْ ي ي ي ي َٰ ي خ ْ ي خ ي‬ ‫ي‬ ْ ‫خ ْ خ ْ ي َّ ي‬
)‫َح ويح ِِي اْلرض بعد موت ِها ۚ وكذل ِك ُترجون‬ ِ ‫ت ويخ ِرج الميِت مِن ال‬
ِ ِ ‫(ُي ِرج الَح مِن المي‬

((He brings forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living. And
He revives the earth after its death. And thus shall you be brought forth.))

[30:19]
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2 Allah
‫هللا‬
Meaning:
‫هللا‬
The One True God 2699 3.6%
Type of word: Number of times
mentioned in the Quran
Noun

Verse Example
‫ﱡﭐ ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ ﱒ ﱓ ﱠ‬

((Say: “He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Sustainer (The Self-Sufficient Master,
Whom all creatures need). He has never had offspring, nor was He born.
And there is none comparable to Him.))
[112:1-4]
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 ‫ماي‬
3 Maa

Meaning:
‫َما‬
What; Not 2177 2.9%
Number of times
Type of word: mentioned in the Quran

Particle
Verse Example
‫خ‬ ‫خ‬ ْ ‫ي‬ َّ ‫ي ي ي ي ْ خ ْ َّ ي ْ ي‬
51:56 - ‫ون‬
ِ ‫اْلنس إَِّل ِِلعبد‬ِ ‫اْلن و‬ ِ ‫وما خلقت‬
((And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.))
‫َّ ي خ َّ ي خ ْ ي ي ي خ ي‬ َٰ ‫ْ ي ي ي ييْ ي ي‬
21:52 - ‫إِذ قال ِْلبِيهِ وقو ِمهِ ما ه ِذه ِ اتلماثِيل ال ِِت أنتم لها َعكِفون‬
((When he said to his father and his people: "What are these statues to
which you are devoted?".))
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4 Fee ‫ِف‬
Meaning:
‫فِى‬
In; On 1701 2.3%
Number of times
Type of word: mentioned in the Quran

Particle
Verse Example
‫ﲓﲕﲖﲗﲘﲙ‬
‫ﲔ‬ ‫ﭐﱡﭐ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ‬
‫ﲚ ﲛﲜﲝﱠ‬
((And in their wealth there was a rightful share ˹fulfilled˺ for the beggar and the poor.
And on the earth are signs for those with certainty. And also in your own selves. Will
you not then see? And in the heaven is your provision and what you are promised.))
[51:19-22] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.
 ‫ي‬
5 La
‫َّل‬
Meaning:
‫َلا‬
No; Do Not; 1691 2.3%
(There is) No Number of times
Type of word: mentioned in the Quran

Particle
Verse Example
‫ي ْ خ ْ خ ي ي ْ خ خ ي ي ي خ ْ ي ي خ خ ي ي خ خ ي خ ْ ي ي َّ ي خ خ ْ ي خ ي ُّ َّ ْ ي ْ ي ي خ َّ ي خ ي خ ي‬
)‫(لئِن أخ ِرجوا َّل ُيرجون معهم ولئِن قوت ِلوا َّل ينُصونهم ولئِن نُصوهم ِلولن اْلدبار ثم َّل ينُصون‬

((If they are expelled, they will not leave with them, and if they are fought, they will
not aid them. And if they should aid them, they will surely turn their backs; then they
will not be aided..))

[59:12] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.

6 Inna ‫إِن‬
Meaning:
‫إِنا‬
Verily; Truly;
Indeed 1682 2.3%
Type of word: Number of times
mentioned in the Quran
Particle

Verse Example
ً ْ ‫َّ َّ ي ي ي ي ي ي خ خ ي ُّ ي ي ي َّ ي ي ُّ ي َّ ي ي خ ي ُّ ي ي ْ ي ي خ ي‬
)‫ب ۚ يا أيها اَّلِين آمنوا صلوا عليهِ وسلِموا تسلِيما‬
ِ ِ ‫(إِن اَّلل ومَلئِكته يصلون لَع انل‬
((Indeed, Allah showers His blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels pray for him.
O believers! Invoke Allah’s blessings upon him, and salute him with worthy greetings
of peace.))

[33:56] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.

 ‫ي ي‬
7 Q'ala ‫قال‬
Meaning:
‫ي ي‬
‫قال‬
To Say;
1618 2.3%
Type of word: Number of times
mentioned in the Quran
Verb

Verse Example
ٌ ‫الْش يك لي خظلْ ٌم يع ِظ‬
)‫يم‬ َّ ْ ْ ‫( ْ ي ي خ ْ ي خ ْ ي خ ي ي خ خ ي خ ي َّ ي خ‬
ْ ِ ‫اَّللِ ۖ إ َّن‬
ِ ِ ‫ِإَوذ قال لقمان َِّلبنِهِ وهو يعِظه يا بَن َّل ت‬
ِ ‫ْشك ب‬
And [mention, O Muhammad], when Luqman said to his son while he was
instructing him, "O my son, do not associate [anything] with Allah . Indeed,
association [with him] is great injustice."

[31:13] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.

 َّ
8 Al-lathy ‫ٱَّلِى‬
Meaning:
‫ٱلَّذِى‬
Who; he who;
The one who
1464 2.0%
Number of times
Type of word: mentioned in the Quran

Relative Pronoun

Verse Example
‫ي خي خ‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬ ْ ‫ي‬ َّ ‫ْ ي ْ ِ ي ً خ َّ ْ ي ي َٰ ي َّ ي ِ ي ي َّ خ‬ ‫ي يي ي خ‬
َّ ‫كم‬ َّ ‫خ ي‬
‫ات ۚ وهو بِك ِل‬
ٍ ‫او‬ ‫م‬ ‫س‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬ ‫ن‬ ‫اه‬‫و‬ ‫س‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ء‬‫ا‬‫م‬ ‫الس‬ ‫َل‬ِ ‫إ‬ ‫ى‬ ‫و‬ ‫ت‬ ‫اس‬ ‫م‬ ‫ث‬ ‫ا‬‫ِيع‬ ‫َج‬ ‫ض‬‫ر‬ ‫اْل‬ ‫ف‬ِ ‫ا‬‫م‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ل‬ ‫خ‬ ‫ِي‬
‫اَّل‬ ‫(هو‬
ٌ ِ ‫َش ٍء يعل‬
ْ ‫ي‬
)‫يم‬
((It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed
Himself to the heaven and made them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of all
things.))
[2:29] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.
9 A’la ‫لَع‬
Meaning:
‫على‬
On; on top of;
over
1445 2.0%
Number of times
Type of word: mentioned in the Quran

Particle

Verse Example
‫خْ يخ خ ي خي يي‬ ‫ي ْي‬ ْ ‫يخ خ‬
ْ ‫لَع خك ي‬
ٌ)‫َش ٍء قي ِدير‬ َٰ ْ
‫ات واْلر ِض ۖ ُي ِِي وي ِميت ۖ وهو‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬ َّ ‫خ‬
ِ ‫(َل ملك السماو‬
ِ
((His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death, and He
is over all things competent.))

[57:2] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.

 ‫ي ي‬
10 Kana ‫َكن‬
‫ي ي‬
Meaning:
‫َكن‬
To Be; Was;
Used to be
1358 1.8%
Number of times
Type of word: mentioned in the Quran

Verb

Verse Example
‫ا‬ ْ ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ي ي ي ي ْ خ خ ي ْ ي خ َّ ي ي َّ ي ي ي ي‬
)‫ِيا‬ِ ‫(وَكن يأمر أهله بِالصَلة ِ والزَكة ِ وَكن عِند رِِّهِ مر‬

And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakah and was to his
Lord pleasing.

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 ‫ي‬
‫رب‬
11 Rab

Meaning:
‫َربا‬
Lord 975 1.3%
Number of times
Type of word: mentioned in the Quran

Noun

Verse Example
ً ‫ي‬ ‫خ‬ ْ ‫ي ْ ي ْ ي ي ي ْ ي خ ي َّ ْ ي َٰ ي ي ْ خ ي‬ َّ ‫( َّرب‬
‫الس يم ي‬
)‫خَابا‬ِ ‫ات واْلر ِض وما بينهما الرحم ِن ۖ َّل يملِكون مِنه‬
ِ ‫او‬ ِ

((The Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, the Most
Compassionate. None can dare speak to Him.))

[78:37] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.

 ‫ي‬
‫من‬
12 Man

Meaning:
‫َمن‬
Who; the one 824 1.1%
who; whoever Number of times
mentioned in the Quran
Type of word:

Relative Pronoun

Verse Example
‫ﱴ ﱶ‬
‫ﱵ‬ ‫ﱬﱮﱯﱰﱱﱲﱳ‬
‫ﱭ‬ ‫ﱥﱧﱨﱩﱪ ﱫ‬
‫ﱦ‬ ‫ﭐﱡﭐ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ‬
‫ﱼﱾ ﱿﲀﲁﲂﱠ‬
‫ﱽ‬ ‫ﱷﱸﱹﱺﱻ‬

((And say the truth from your Lord. Whoever wills let them believe, and whoever wills let them disbelieve. Surely
We have prepared for the wrongdoers a Fire whose walls will ˹completely˺ surround them. When they cry for aid,
they will be aided with water like molten metal, which will burn ˹their˺ faces. What a horrible drink, And what a
terrible place to rest.))
[18:29] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.
 ‫َٰي‬
13 Ila ‫إَِل‬
‫ي‬
‫إ ِ ََٰل‬
Meaning:

To; Towards 742 1.0%

Number of times
mentioned in the Quran
Type of word:

Particle

Verse Example
‫يز ْ ي‬
‫اْلكِيم)خ‬ ‫وط ۘ يوقي يال إّن خم يهاج ٌر إ ي ََٰل يرّب ۖ إنَّ خه خه يو الْ يعز خ‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِِ
ٌ ‫آم ين ي خَل ل خ‬
‫(في ي‬
ِ
And Lot believed him. [Abraham] said, “Indeed, I will emigrate to [the
service of] my Lord. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.”

[29:26] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.

 ْ
14 In ‫إِن‬
Meaning: ْ
‫إِن‬
If
697 0.9%
Number of times
Type of word: mentioned in the Quran

Particle

Verse Example
‫ﱡﭐ ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ‬
‫ﲽﲾﲿﳀﳁ ﳂﳃﳄﳅﱠ‬
And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant,
then produce a surah like it and call upon your witnesses other than Allah, if
you are truthful.
[2:23] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.
 َّ
15 Illa
‫إَِّل‬
Meaning:
َّ
‫إَِّل‬
Except 663 0.9%
Type of word: Number of times
mentioned in the Quran
Particle

Verse Example
‫ﭐﱡﭐ ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ‬
‫ﱌﱍﱎﱏﱐﱑ ﱠ‬
By time, Indeed, mankind is in loss, Except for those who have believed and
done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to
patience.
[103:1-3] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.
 ‫ْي‬
16 Ann
‫أن‬
ْ‫ي‬
Meaning:
‫أن‬
To; Lest; That 625 0.8%
Type of word: Number of times
mentioned in the Quran
Particle

Verse Example
‫ﭐﱡﭐ ﱖ ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ‬
‫ﱧﱩﱪﱫﱬ ﱭﱮﱯﱰﱱﱲﱠ‬
‫ﱨ‬ ‫ﱣﱥﱦ‬
‫ﱤ‬
And when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants
and made them testify on themselves, "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have
testified." Lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were of this
unaware." [7:172] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.
 ‫يء يامني‬
17 Aamana

‫يء يام ين‬

Meaning:

To Believe 537 0.7%

Number of times
mentioned in the Quran
Type of word:

Verb

Verse Example
‫يز ْ ي‬
‫اْلكِيم)خ‬ ‫وط ۘ يوقي يال إّن خم يهاج ٌر إ ي ََٰل يرّب ۖ إنَّ خه خه يو الْ يعز خ‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِِ
ٌ ‫آم ين ي خَل ل خ‬
‫(في ي‬
ِ
And Lot believed him. [Abraham] said, “Indeed, I will emigrate to [the
service of] my Lord. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.”

[29:26] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.

 ‫َٰي‬
18 Thalika ‫ذلِك‬
Meaning:
‫ي‬
‫ذَٰل ِك‬
That; that is 520 0.7%
Type of word: Number of times
mentioned in the Quran
Demonstrative
Pronoun

Verse Example
‫ﱌ ﱎﱏﱐﱑﱒﱓﱠ‬
‫ﱍ‬ ‫ﱇﱉﱊﱋ‬
‫ﱈ‬ ‫ﱡﭐ ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ‬

And We did not create the heaven and the earth and what is between them aimlessly. That is
the assumption of those who disbelieve, so woe to those who disbelieve from the Fire.

[38:27] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.

 ‫ي‬
‫عن‬
19 A’nn

‫يعن‬
Meaning:
about,
regarding
465 0.6%
Number of times
mentioned in the Quran
Type of word:

Particle

Verse Example
‫ﱣﱥﱦ‬
‫ﱤ‬ ‫ﭐﱡ ﭐ ﱖ ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ‬
‫ﱧﱩﱪﱫﱬ ﱭﱮﱯﱰﱱﱲﱠ‬
‫ﱨ‬
And when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants
and made them testify on themselves, "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have
testified." Lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were regarding this
unaware."
[7:172] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.
 ‫ْي‬
20 Ard ‫أرض‬
Meaning:
ْ ‫ي‬
‫أرض‬
Earth 461 0.6%
Type of word: Number of times
mentioned in the Quran
Noun
Verse Example
‫َّ ي ي ي‬ ‫ي ْ ي‬ ‫ك مِثْ يق يال يح َّب ْ ي ْ ي ي ي خ‬ ‫ي خ‬ َّ َّ ‫ي خ ي‬
ْ ْ ‫ي‬
ِ ‫ٍة مِن خرد ٍل فتكن ِف صخر ٍة أو ِف السماو‬
‫ات أو ِف‬ ‫َن إِن يها إِن ت‬ ‫(يا ب‬
ٌ ‫ْ ي ْ ي ْ ي َّ خ َّ َّ ي ي‬
ٌ)‫يف يخبي‬
ِ ِ ‫اْلر ِض يأ‬
َِ ‫ت بِها اَّلل ۚ إِن اَّلل ل‬
[And Luqman said], "O my son, indeed if wrong should be the weight of a
mustard seed and should be within a rock or in the heavens or in the earth, Allah
will bring it forth. Indeed, Allah is Subtle and Acquainted.
[31:16] © Copyright Arabic Unlocked. All Rights Reserved 2019.
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