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ركع

r-k-ʿ

The root ركع primarily means to bow or bend, often due to age. It specifically refers to the bowing in prayer, where one lowers the head and back.

Root

ر-ك-ع

13

Total uses

10

Verses

8

Surahs

10

Forms

Root

ر-ك-ع

Root Meaning

The root ركع primarily means to bow or bend, often due to age. It specifically refers to the bowing in prayer, where one lowers the head and back.

Derived forms

ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ2وَٱلرُّكَّعِ2ٱرۡكَعُواْ2وَٱرۡكَعُواْ1وَٱرۡكَعِي1رَٰكِعُونَ1ٱلرَّٰكِعُونَ1رَاكِعࣰ1رُكَّعࣰ1يَرۡكَعُونَ1

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📖 Ayaths where this word appears (10)

Al-Baqarah 2:43

وَٱرْكَعُوا۟Meaning here: The root ركع primarily means to bow or bend, often due to age. It specifically refers to the bowing in prayer, where one lowers the head and back.

Establish worship, pay the poor-due, and bow your heads with those who bow (in worship)

Al-Baqarah 2:125

وَٱلرُّكَّعِMeaning here: The root ركع primarily means to bow or bend, often due to age. It specifically refers to the bowing in prayer, where one lowers the head and back.

And when We made the House (at Makka) a resort for mankind and sanctuary, (saying): Take as your place of worship the place where Abraham stood (to pray). And We imposed a duty upon Abraham and Ishmael, (saying): Purify My house for those who go around and those who meditate therein and those who bow down and prostrate themselves (in worship)

Aal-Imran 3:43

وَٱرْكَعِىMeaning here: The root ركع primarily means to bow or bend, often due to age. It specifically refers to the bowing in prayer, where one lowers the head and back.

O Mary! Be obedient to thy Lord, prostrate thyself and bow with those who bow (in worship)

Al-Ma'idah 5:55

رَٰكِعُونَMeaning here: The root ركع primarily means to bow or bend, often due to age. It specifically refers to the bowing in prayer, where one lowers the head and back.

Your guardian can be only Allah; and His messenger and those who believe, who establish worship and pay the poordue, and bow down (in prayer)

At-Tawbah 9:112

ٱلرَّٰكِعُونَMeaning here: The root ركع primarily means to bow or bend, often due to age. It specifically refers to the bowing in prayer, where one lowers the head and back.

(Triumphant) are those who turn repentant (to Allah), those who serve (Him), those who praise (Him), those who fast, those who bow down, those who fall prostrate (in worship), those who enjoin the right and who forbid the wrong and those who keep the limits (ordained) of Allah - And give glad tidings to believers

Al-Hajj 22:26

وَٱلرُّكَّعِMeaning here: The root ركع primarily means to bow or bend, often due to age. It specifically refers to the bowing in prayer, where one lowers the head and back.

And (remember) when We prepared for Abraham the place of the (holy) House, saying: Ascribe thou no thing as partner unto Me, and purify My House for those who make the round (thereof) and those who stand and those who bow and make prostration

Al-Hajj 22:77

ٱرْكَعُوا۟Meaning here: The root ركع primarily means to bow or bend, often due to age. It specifically refers to the bowing in prayer, where one lowers the head and back.

O ye who believe! Bow down and prostrate yourselves, and worship your Lord, and do good, that haply ye may prosper

Sad 38:24

رَاكِعًاMeaning here: The root ركع primarily means to bow or bend, often due to age. It specifically refers to the bowing in prayer, where one lowers the head and back.

(David) said: He hath wronged thee in demanding thine ewe in addition to his ewes, and lo! many partners oppress one another, save such as believe and do good works, and they are few. And David guessed that We had tried him, and he sought forgiveness of his Lord, and he bowed himself and fell down prostrate and repented

Al-Fath 48:29

رُكَّعًاMeaning here: The root ركع primarily means to bow or bend, often due to age. It specifically refers to the bowing in prayer, where one lowers the head and back.

Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. And those with him are hard against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves. Thou (O Muhammad) seest them bowing and falling prostrate (in worship), seeking bounty from Allah and (His) acceptance. The mark of them is on their foreheads from the traces of prostration. Such is their likeness in the Torah and their likeness in the Gospel - like as sown corn that sendeth forth its shoot and strengtheneth it and riseth firm upon its stalk, delighting the sowers - that He may enrage the disbelievers with (the sight of) them. Allah hath promised, unto such of them as believe and do good works, forgiveness and immense reward

Al-Mursalat 77:48

ٱرْكَعُوا۟Meaning here: The root ركع primarily means to bow or bend, often due to age. It specifically refers to the bowing in prayer, where one lowers the head and back.

When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down