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ركن

r-k-n

The root ركن (rkn) primarily refers to the side or corner of a thing, especially its strongest part, like the corner of a house.

Root

ر-ك-ن

21

Total uses

21

Verses

13

Surahs

10

Forms

Root

ر-ك-ن

Root Meaning

The root ركن (rkn) primarily refers to the side or corner of a thing, especially its strongest part, like the corner of a house.

Derived forms

وَتَرَكۡنَا7بَٰرَكۡنَا5تَرَكۡنَۚ2رُكۡنࣲ1تَرۡكَنُوٓاْ1أَتُتۡرَكُونَ1تَّرَكۡنَا1وَبَٰرَكۡنَا1بِرُكۡنِهِۦ1تَّرَكۡنَٰهَآ1

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📖 Ayaths where this word appears (4)

Hud 11:80

رُكْنٍMeaning here: The root ركن (rkn) primarily refers to the side or corner of a thing, especially its strongest part, like the corner of a house.

He said: Would that I had strength to resist you or had some strong support (among you)

Hud 11:113

تَرْكَنُوٓا۟Meaning here: The root ركن (rkn) primarily refers to the side or corner of a thing, especially its strongest part, like the corner of a house.

And incline not toward those who do wrong lest the Fire touch you, and ye have no protecting friends against Allah, and afterward ye would not be helped

Al-Isra 17:74

تَرْكَنُMeaning here: The root ركن (rkn) primarily refers to the side or corner of a thing, especially its strongest part, like the corner of a house.

And if We had not made thee wholly firm thou mightest almost have inclined unto them a little

Adh-Dhariyat 51:39

بِرُكْنِهِۦMeaning here: The root ركن (rkn) primarily refers to the side or corner of a thing, especially its strongest part, like the corner of a house.

But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman

🔎 Across the Quran (17)

An-Nisa 4:12

۞وَلَكُمۡ نِصۡفُ مَا تَرَكَ أَزۡوَٰجُكُمۡ إِن لَّمۡ يَكُن لَّهُنَّ وَلَدࣱۚ فَإِن كَانَ لَهُنَّ وَلَدࣱ فَلَكُمُ ٱلرُّبُعُ مِمَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ وَصِيَّةࣲ يُوصِينَ بِهَآ أَوۡ دَيۡنࣲۚ وَلَهُنَّ ٱلرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكۡتُمۡ إِن لَّمۡ يَكُن لَّكُمۡ وَلَدࣱۚ فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمۡ وَلَدࣱ فَلَهُنَّ ٱلثُّمُنُ مِمَّا تَرَكۡتُمۚ مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ وَصِيَّةࣲ تُوصُونَ بِهَآ أَوۡ دَيۡنࣲۗ وَإِن كَانَ رَجُلࣱ يُورَثُ كَلَٰلَةً أَوِ ٱمۡرَأَةࣱ وَلَهُۥٓ أَخٌ أَوۡ أُخۡتࣱ فَلِكُلِّ وَٰحِدࣲ مِّنۡهُمَا ٱلسُّدُسُۚ فَإِن كَانُوٓاْ أَكۡثَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ فَهُمۡ شُرَكَآءُ فِي ٱلثُّلُثِۚ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ وَصِيَّةࣲ يُوصَىٰ بِهَآ أَوۡ دَيۡنٍ غَيۡرَ مُضَآرࣲّۚ وَصِيَّةࣰ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَلِيمࣱ‏

And to you belongs half of whatever has been left behind by your wives if they die childless; but if they have any children then to you belongs a fourth of what they have left behind, after payment of the bequest they might have made or any debts outstanding against them. And to them belongs a fourth of what you leave behind, if you die childless; and if you have any child then to them belongs one-eighth of what you have left behind, after the payment of the bequest you might have made or any debts outstanding against you. And if the man or woman has no heir in the direct line, but has a brother or sister, then each of these shall inherit one-sixth; but if they are more than two, then they shall inherit one-third of the inheritance, after the payment of the bequest that might have been made or any debts outstanding against the deceased, providing that the bequest causes no injury. This is a commandment from Allah; Allah is All-Knowing, All-Forbearing

Al-A'raf 7:137

وَأَوۡرَثۡنَا ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُواْ يُسۡتَضۡعَفُونَ مَشَٰرِقَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَغَٰرِبَهَا ٱلَّتِي فِيهَاۖ وَتَمَّتۡ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ عَلَىٰ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ بِمَا صَبَرُواْۖ وَدَمَّرۡنَا مَا كَانَ يَصۡنَعُ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَقَوۡمُهُۥ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡرِشُونَ

And We made those who had been persecuted inherit the eastern and western lands which We had blessed. Thus your Lord's gracious promise was fulfilled to the Children of Israel, for they had endured with patience; and We destroyed all that Pharaoh and his people had wrought, and all that they had built

Yusuf 12:17

قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبۡنَا نَسۡتَبِقُ يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤۡمِنࣲ لَّنَا وَلَوۡ كُنَّا صَٰدِقِينَ

and said: "Father! We went racing with one another and left Joseph behind with our things, and then a wolf came and ate him up. We know that you will not believe us howsoever truthful we might be

Al-Isra 17:1

سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَسۡرَىٰ بِعَبۡدِهِۦ لَيۡلࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡأَقۡصَا ٱلَّذِي حَوۡلَهُۥ لِنُرِيَهُۥ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِنَآۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡبَصِيرُ

Holy is He Who carried His servant by night from the Holy Mosque (in Makkah) to the farther Mosque (in Jerusalem) whose surroundings We have blessed that We might show him some of Our Signs. Indeed He alone is All-Hearing, All-Seeing

Al-Kahf 18:99

بَعۡضَهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ يَمُوجُ فِي بَعۡضࣲۖ وَنُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَجَمَعۡنَٰهُمۡ جَمۡعࣰ ا

And on that Day We shall let some of them surge like waves against others, and the Trumpet shall be blown. Then We shall gather them all together

Al-Anbiya 21:71

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّتِي فِيهَا لِلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

and We saved him and Lot and brought him to the land upon which We had bestowed Our blessings for all the people of the world

Al-Anbiya 21:81

وَلِسُلَيۡمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةࣰ تَجۡرِي بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّتِي فِيهَاۚ وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَٰلِمِينَ

And We subdued the strongly raging wind to Solomon which blew at his bidding towards the land We blessed. We know everything

Ash-Shu'ara 26:146

فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ

Do you believe that you will be left here to live securely in the present state

Al-Ankabut 29:35

وَلَقَد مِنۡهَآ ءَايَةَۢ بَيِّنَةࣰ لِّقَوۡمࣲ يَعۡقِلُونَ

And We have left a vestige of it in that city as a Clear Sign for a people who use their reason

Saba 34:18

وَجَعَلۡنَا بَيۡنَهُمۡ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡقُرَى ٱلَّتِي فِيهَا قُرࣰ ى ظَٰهِرَةࣰ وَقَدَّرۡنَا فِيهَا ٱلسَّيۡرَۖ سِيرُواْ فِيهَا لَيَالِيَ وَأَيَّامًا ءَامِنِينَ

We placed other prominent towns between them, the towns that We had blessed and had set well-measured stages between them. Move back and forth between them, night and day, in perfect security

As-Saffat 37:78

عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

and We established for him a good name among posterity

As-Saffat 37:108

عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

and We preserved for him a good name among posterity

As-Saffat 37:113

عَلَيۡهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسۡحَٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنࣱ وَظَالِمࣱ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِينࣱ‏

And We blessed him and Isaac. Among the offspring of the two some did good and some plainly wronged themselves

As-Saffat 37:119

عَلَيۡهِمَا فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

and preserved for them a good name among posterity

As-Saffat 37:129

عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

We preserved a good name for him among posterity

Adh-Dhariyat 51:37

فِيهَآ ءَايَةࣰ لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ

and We left therein a Sign for those who fear the grievous chastisement

Al-Qamar 54:15

وَلَقَد ءَايَةࣰ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرࣲ‏

And We left the Ark as a Sign. Is there, then, any who will take heed