أَخَّرَ / يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ / آخَر / آخِر
akh-khara
(lit., to delay, set to come after, not this one but the other)Used 250 times in the Qur’an
أَمَرَ / يَأْتَمِرُونَ / أَمْر / إِمْرًا
amara
(for someone with authority to command or deal with a serious matter or affair)Used 248 times in the Qur’an
بَعُدَتْ / بَعْد
ba'udat
lit., to be away, after (in time or distance)Used 235 times in the Qur’an
غَفَرَ / اِسْتَغْفَرَ
ghafara
(lit., to cover, not expose)Used 234 times in the Qur’an
أَوْلَى / مَوْلَى / تَوَلَّوْا / وَلَّى / تَوَلَّى / تَوَلَّاهُ
awla
(lit., to turn to or away from someone or something close by)Used 232 times in the Qur’an
دَعَا / أَدْعِيَاء / اِدَّعَى
da'a
to callUsed 212 times in the Qur’an
حَكَمَ / يُحْكِمُ / حِكْمَة
hakama
(lit., to apply a bridle on a horse, like brakes for a bike, to control its movement--hence, to restrain, rule)Used 210 times in the Qur’an
مَلَكَتْ / مَالِك / مَلَائِكَة
mala-kat
(lit., domain--signifying ownership and/or authority)Used 206 times in the Qur’an
جَنَّ / جِنّ / جَنَّة
janna
(lit., to be hidden)Used 201 times in the Qur’an
اِخْتَارَ / خَيْر
ikhtara
(lit., to select what is good)Used 196 times in the Qur’an
حَسُنَ
hasan / ahsan / husn / ihsan / muhsin
to be good in essence, value, and appearanceUsed 194 times in the Qur’an
ضَلَّ
dalla / dalal / mudill
to be lost, goneUsed 191 times in the Qur’an
حَيِيَ / أَحْيَا / حَيَّاكَ
hayiya / ahya
to be aliveUsed 189 times in the Qur’an
سَمِعَ
sami'a / yasma'u / sami' / asma'a
to hear, listenUsed 185 times in the Qur’an
خَرَجَ / أَخْرَجَ / خَرْج
kharaja
(lit., to come out or cause to come out)Used 182 times in the Qur’an
صَلَحَ / أَصْلَحَ / صَالِح
salaha
(lit., to do what is right)Used 180 times in the Qur’an
اِتَّبَعَ / تُبَّع
ittaba'a
to followUsed 174 times in the Qur’an
قَتَلَ / قَاتَلَ / قُتِلَ
qatala
(lit., to kill)Used 170 times in the Qur’an
تَمَثَّلَ / مِثْل / مَثَل
tamaththala
(lit., to be like)Used 169 times in the Qur’an
أَشْرَكَ / شِرْك / شَرِيك
ashraka / shirk / sharik
to share in, to associate, partnerUsed 168 times in the Qur’an
اِنْقَلَبَ / تَقَلَّبَ / قَلْب
inqalabu
(lit., to flip, turn, or end up; signifies turning from one place, side, or condition to another)Used 168 times in the Qur’an
كَثُرَ / تَكَاثُر / الْكَوْثَر
kathura
(lit., to increase)Used 167 times in the Qur’an
سَاءَ / أَسَاءَ / سَوْءَة
asaa'a
(lit., to be bad, evil)Used 167 times in the Qur’an
مَاتَ / مَيْت
mata
to dieUsed 165 times in the Qur’an
كَبِير / تَكَبَّرَ / اِسْتَكْبَرَ
kabir
(lit., to be big)Used 161 times in the Qur’an
نَبَّأَ / نَبِيّ
nabba'a
(lit., to inform of important news)Used 160 times in the Qur’an
شَهِدَ / أَشْهَدَهُمْ / شُهَدَاء
shahida / ash-hadahum
to witnessUsed 160 times in the Qur’an
نَصَرَ / نَصَارَى
nasara
(lit., to stand up for someone, protecting or helping them gain victory)Used 159 times in the Qur’an
صَدَقَ / صِدِّيق / صَدَّقَ / صَدِيق / تَصَدَّقَ
sadaqa
(lit., to be solid and true, not flimsy)Used 155 times in the Qur’an
يُغَيِّرُ / يَتَغَيَّرُ / غَيْر
yughayyir / yatajaghayyar
(lit., to change, to be different)Used 153 times in the Qur’an