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برق

b-r-q

The root بَرَقَ (brq) primarily means to shine or gleam, like lightning or a polished sword. It also describes threatening, or a woman beautifying herself.

Root

ب-ر-ق

7

Total uses

7

Verses

6

Surahs

5

Forms

Root

ب-ر-ق

Root Meaning

The root بَرَقَ (brq) primarily means to shine or gleam, like lightning or a polished sword. It also describes threatening, or a woman beautifying herself.

Derived forms

ٱلۡبَرۡقُ3وَبَرۡقࣱ1بِوَرِقِكُمۡ1بَرۡقِهِۦ1بَرِقَ1

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📖 Ayaths where this word appears (7)

Al-Baqarah 2:19

وَبَرْقٌMeaning here: The root بَرَقَ (brq) primarily means to shine or gleam, like lightning or a polished sword. It also describes threatening, or a woman beautifying herself.

Or like a rainstorm from the sky, wherein is darkness, thunder and the flash of lightning. They thrust their fingers in their ears by reason of the thunder-claps, for fear of death, Allah encompasseth the disbelievers (in His guidance, His omniscience and His omnipotence)

Al-Baqarah 2:20

ٱلْبَرْقُMeaning here: The root بَرَقَ (brq) primarily means to shine or gleam, like lightning or a polished sword. It also describes threatening, or a woman beautifying herself.

The lightning almost snatcheth away their sight from them. As often as it flasheth forth for them they walk therein, and when it darkeneth against them they stand still. If Allah willed, He could destroy their hearing and their sight. Lo! Allah is able to do all things

Ar-Ra'd 13:12

ٱلْبَرْقَMeaning here: The root بَرَقَ (brq) primarily means to shine or gleam, like lightning or a polished sword. It also describes threatening, or a woman beautifying herself.

He it is Who showeth you the lightning, a fear and a hope, and raiseth the heavy clouds

An-Nur 24:43

بَرْقِهِۦMeaning here: The root بَرَقَ (brq) primarily means to shine or gleam, like lightning or a polished sword. It also describes threatening, or a woman beautifying herself.

Hast thou not seen how Allah wafteth the clouds, then gathereth them, then maketh them layers, and thou seest the rain come forth from between them; He sendeth down from the heaven mountains wherein is hail, and smiteth therewith whom He will, and averteth it from whom He will. The flashing of His lightning all but snatcheth away the sight

Ar-Rum 30:24

ٱلْبَرْقَMeaning here: The root بَرَقَ (brq) primarily means to shine or gleam, like lightning or a polished sword. It also describes threatening, or a woman beautifying herself.

And of His signs is this: He showeth you the lightning for a fear and for a hope, and sendeth down water from the sky, and thereby quickeneth the earth after her death. Lo! herein indeed are portents for folk who understand

Al-Waqi'ah 56:18

وَأَبَارِيقَ

With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring

Al-Qiyamah 75:7

بَرِقَMeaning here: The root بَرَقَ (brq) primarily means to shine or gleam, like lightning or a polished sword. It also describes threatening, or a woman beautifying herself.

But when sight is confounded

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Al-Kahf 18:19

وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثۡنَٰهُمۡ لِيَتَسَآءَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُمۡۚ قَالَ قَآئِلࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡۖ قَالُواْ لَبِثۡنَا يَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمࣲۚ قَالُواْ رَبُّكُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثۡتُمۡ فَٱبۡعَثُوٓاْ أَحَدَكُم هَٰذِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ فَلۡيَنظُرۡ أَيُّهَآ أَزۡكَىٰ طَعَامࣰ ا فَلۡيَأۡتِكُم بِرِزۡقࣲ مِّنۡهُ وَلۡيَتَلَطَّفۡ وَلَا يُشۡعِرَنَّ بِكُمۡ أَحَدًا

Likewise, We roused them in a miraculous way that they might question one another. One of them asked: "How long did you remain (in this state)?" The others said: "We remained so for a day or part of a day." Then they said: "Your Lord knows better how long we remained in this state. Now send one of you to the city with this coin of yours and let him see who has the best food, and let him buy some provisions from there. Let him be cautious and not inform anyone of our whereabouts