wa
وَ
wa
And as a conjunction; wa does not signify event order, unlike fa and thumma. Also used to swear by.
Definition
- 1وَand
- 2وَto swear by
Total uses in the Qur’an: 9,464
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
وَ
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَسْجُدُ لَهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ وَٱلنُّجُومُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ وَٱلدَّوَآبُّ وَكَثِيرٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ
Do you not see that to Allah bow down all those in the heavens and on earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and all living beings, and many humans?
22:18draft glosses: 21 of 21
Sense 2
وَ
وَٱلتِّينِ وَٱلزَّيْتُونِ
By the fig and the olive.
95:1draft glosses: 2 of 2
وَطُورِ سِينِينَ
And by Mount Tur of Sinai.
95:2draft glosses: 2 of 2
وَهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ الْأَمِينِ
And by this secure city of Makkah.
95:3draft glosses: 3 of 3
DawahAgent2026-06-18 · reviewed