ك ف ر k-f-r
كَفَرَ
kafara
(lit., to cover)
Definition
- 1كَفَرَkafarato deny faith by covering belief with disbelief (vs إِيمَان)482
- 2كَفَرَkafarato deny thanks by covering a blessing with ingratitude (vs شُكْر)21
- 3كُفْرَانkufrānto be denied a reward (covering a good deed with inappreciation)2
- 4كُفَّارkuffārplanters, who cover seeds with dirt1
- 5كَفَّرَ عَنkaffara ʿanto absolve (by covering a sin with forgiveness)14
- 6كَفَّارَةkaffārahto atone for (by covering a violation with a compensation)4
- 7كَافُورkāfūrcamphor, a strong fragrance that covers all other smells1
Total uses in the Qur’an: 525
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
كَفَرَ · كَفَرُوا · يَكْفُرُ · يَكْفُرُونَ · الْكُفْرُ · كَافِرٌ · الْكَافِرُونَ · الْكَافِرِينَ · كُفَّارٌ · كَفَّارًا
مَن كَفَرَ فَعَلَيْهِ كُفْرُهُۥ
Whoever disbelieves will bear ˹the burden of˺ his own disbelief.
30:44draft glosses: 4 of 4
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَمَاتُوا۟ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ
Surely those who disbelieved and died as disbelievers …
2:161draft glosses: 6 of 6
فَمَن شَآءَ فَلْيُؤْمِن وَمَن شَآءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْ
Whoever wills let them believe, and whoever wills let them disbelieve.
18:29draft glosses: 6 of 6
كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِٱللَّهِ
How can you disbelieve in Allah?
2:28draft glosses: 3 of 3
ٱلَّذِينَ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْكُفْرِ
Those who race to disbelieve …
3:176draft glosses: 4 of 4
بَلْ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِكُفْرِهِمْ
In fact, Allah has condemned them for their disbelief.
2:88draft glosses: 4 of 4
فَمِنْكُمْ كَافِرٌ وَمِنْكُمْ مُؤْمِنٌ
… yet some of you are disbelievers while some are believers.
64:2draft glosses: 4 of 4
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ
Say, “O you disbelievers!”
109:1draft glosses: 4 of 4
وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
And Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.
9:37draft glosses: 5 of 5
Sense 2
كَفَرَ · كَفَرْتُمْ · تَكْفُرُونَ · الْكُفُرَ · كَفُورٌ · كَفَّارٌ
وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌۭ
And whoever is ungrateful, then surely Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.
31:12draft glosses: 6 of 6
لَئِنْ شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ وَلَئِنْ كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِي لَشَدِيدٌ
If you are grateful, I will certainly give you more. But if you are ungrateful, surely My punishment is severe.
14:7draft glosses: 8 of 8
وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ
… and thank Me, and never be ungrateful.
2:152draft glosses: 4 of 4
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَظَلُومٌۭ كَفَّارٌۭ
Indeed, humankind is truly unfair, ˹totally˺ ungrateful.
14:34draft glosses: 4 of 4
Sense 3
يُكْفَرُوهُ · كُفْرَان
وَمَا يَفْعَلُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلَنْ يُكْفَرُوهُ
And whatever good they do, they will never be denied its reward.
3:115draft glosses: 6 of 6
فَلَا كُفْرَانَ لِسَعْيِهِ
Then he will never be denied ˹the reward for˺ his striving.
21:94draft glosses: 3 of 3
Sense 4
الْكُفَّار
كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَعْجَبَ ٱلْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُۥ
This is like rain that causes plants to grow, to the delight of the planters.
57:20draft glosses: 5 of 5
Sense 5
يُكَفِّرْ · كَفَّرْنَا
يُكَفِّرْ عَنْهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِۦ
He will absolve him of his sins.
65:5draft glosses: 3 of 3
لَكَفَّرْنَا عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ
… We would have certainly absolved them of their sins.
5:65draft glosses: 3 of 3
Sense 6
كَفَّارَة
ذَٰلِكَ كَفَّٰرَةُ أَيْمَٰنِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ
This is the atonement for ˹breaking˺ your oaths.
5:89draft glosses: 5 of 5
Sense 7
كَافُورًا
يَشْرَبُونَ مِن كَأْسٍۢ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا
They will have a drink, flavoured with camphor.
76:5draft glosses: 6 of 6
DawahAgent2026-06-10 · reviewed