وقع
w-q-ʿ
The root وَقَعَ (waqaʿa) primarily means "to fall" or "to happen." It can describe an event taking place, someone falling into a situation (like a snare), or something landing on a surface.
Root
و-ق-ع
21
Total uses
19
Verses
13
Surahs
11
Forms
Root
و-ق-ع
Root Meaning
The root وَقَعَ (waqaʿa) primarily means "to fall" or "to happen." It can describe an event taking place, someone falling into a situation (like a snare), or something landing on a surface.
Derived forms
Surah distribution
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📖 Ayaths where this word appears (10)
An-Nisa 4:100
Whoso migrateth for the cause of Allah will find much refuge and abundance in the earth, and whoso forsaketh his home, a fugitive unto Allah and His messenger, and death overtaketh him, his reward is then incumbent on Allah. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful
Al-A'raf 7:71
He said: Terror and wrath from your Lord have already fallen on you. Would ye wrangle with me over names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which no warrant from Allah hath been revealed? Then await (the consequence), lo! I (also) am of those awaiting (it)
Al-A'raf 7:134
And when the terror fell on them they cried: O Moses! Pray for us unto thy Lord, because He hath a covenant with thee. If thou removest the terror from us we verily will trust thee and will let the Children of Israel go with thee
Yunus 10:51
Is it (only) then, when it hath befallen you, that ye will believe? What! (Believe) now, when (until now) ye have been hastening it on (through disbelief)
Al-Kahf 18:53
And the guilty behold the Fire and know that they are about to fall therein, and they find no way of escape thence
An-Naml 27:85
And the Word will be fulfilled concerning them because they have done wrong, and they will not speak
Ash-Shura 42:22
Thou seest the wrong-doers fearful of that which they have earned, and it will surely befall them, while those who believe and do good works (will be) in flowering meadows of the Gardens, having what they wish from their Lord. This is the great preferment
At-Tur 52:7
Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass
Al-Waqi'ah 56:2
There is no denying that it will befall
Al-Haqqah 69:15
Then, on that day will the Event befall
🔎 Across the Quran (9)
إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ أَن بَيۡنَكُمُ ٱلۡعَدَٰوَةَ وَٱلۡبَغۡضَآءَ فِي ٱلۡخَمۡرِ وَٱلۡمَيۡسِرِ وَيَصُدَّكُمۡ عَن ذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ وَعَنِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِۖ فَهَلۡ أَنتُم مُّنتَهُونَ
By intoxicants and games of chance Satan only desires to create enmity and hatred between you, and to turn you away from the remembrance of Allah and from Prayer. Will you, then, desist
ٱلۡحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ
Thus was the truth established, and their doings proved in vain
۞وَإِذۡ نَتَقۡنَا ٱلۡجَبَلَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ كَأَنَّهُۥ ظُلَّةࣱ وَظَنُّوٓاْ أَنَّهُۥ بِهِمۡ خُذُواْ مَآ ءَاتَيۡنَٰكُم بِقُوَّةࣲ وَٱذۡكُرُواْ مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَّقُونَ
And recall when We shook the mountain over them as though it were a canopy, and they thought that it was going to fall over them; and We said: 'Hold firmly to that which We have given you, and remember what is in it, that you may guard against evil
۞وَإِذَا ٱلۡقَوۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ أَخۡرَجۡنَا لَهُمۡ دَآبَّةࣰ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ تُكَلِّمُهُمۡ أَنَّ ٱلنَّاسَ كَانُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا لَا يُوقِنُونَ
And when the time for the fulfilment of Our Word against them will come, We shall bring forth for them a beast from the earth who will speak to them because people did not believe in Our Signs