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"قالوا" appears 236 times across 236 ayahs in 50 surahs.
Results by surah (50 surahs)
- 7 الْاَعْرَافِ · Al-A'raaf 23 occ.
- 2 البَقَرَةِ · Al-Baqara 22 occ.
- 12 يُوسُفَ · Yusuf 21 occ.
- 5 المَآئِدَةِ · Al-Maaida 15 occ.
- 26 الشُّعَرَآءِ · Ash-Shu'araa 13 occ.
- 11 هُوْدٍ · Hud 10 occ.
- 3 اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ · Aal-i-Imraan 9 occ.
- 21 الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ · Al-Anbiyaa 9 occ.
- 6 الْاَنْعَامِ · Al-An'aam 6 occ.
- 20 طٰهٰ · Taa-Haa 6 occ.
- 46 الْاَحْقَافِ · Al-Ahqaf 6 occ.
- 15 الْحِجْرِ · Al-Hijr 5 occ.
- 27 النَّمْلِ · An-Naml 5 occ.
- 36 يٰسٓ · Yaseen 5 occ.
- 40 الْمُؤْمِنِ · Ghafir 5 occ.
- 16 النَّحْلِ · An-Nahl 4 occ.
- 23 الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ · Al-Muminoon 4 occ.
- 29 الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ · Al-Ankaboot 4 occ.
- 41 فُصِّلَتۡ · Fussilat 4 occ.
- 51 الذَّارِياتِ · Adh-Dhaariyat 4 occ.
- 4 النِّسَآءِ · An-Nisaa 3 occ.
- 8 الْاَنْفَالِ · Al-Anfaal 3 occ.
- 10 يُوْنُسَ · Yunus 3 occ.
- 18 الْكَهْفِ · Al-Kahf 3 occ.
- 25 الْفُرْقَانِ · Al-Furqaan 3 occ.
- 28 الْقَصَصِ · Al-Qasas 3 occ.
- 34 سَبَاٍ · Saba 3 occ.
- 37 الصَّافَّاتِ · As-Saaffaat 3 occ.
- 38 صٓ · Saad 3 occ.
- 43 الزُّخْرُفِ · Az-Zukhruf 3 occ.
- 68 الْقَلَمِ · Al-Qalam 3 occ.
- 14 اِبْرَاهِيْمَ · Ibrahim 2 occ.
- 19 مَرْيَمَ · Maryam 2 occ.
- 33 الْاَحْزَابِ · Al-Ahzaab 2 occ.
- 47 مُحَمَّدٍ · Muhammad 2 occ.
- 9 التَّوْبَةِ · At-Tawba 1 occ.
- 17 الإِسۡرَاءِ · Al-Israa 1 occ.
- 31 لُقْمَانَ · Luqman 1 occ.
- 39 الزُّمَرِ · Az-Zumar 1 occ.
- 45 الْجَاثِيَةِ · Al-Jaathiya 1 occ.
- 52 الطُّوْرِ · At-Tur 1 occ.
- 57 الْحَدِيْدِ · Al-Hadid 1 occ.
- 58 الْمُجَادَلَةِ · Al-Mujaadila 1 occ.
- 60 الْمُمْتَحِنَةِ · Al-Mumtahana 1 occ.
- 61 الصَّفِّ · As-Saff 1 occ.
- 63 الْمُنَافِقُوْنَ · Al-Munaafiqoon 1 occ.
- 67 الْمُلْكِ · Al-Mulk 1 occ.
- 74 الْمُدَّثِّرِ · Al-Muddaththir 1 occ.
- 79 النَّازِعَاتِ · An-Naazi'aat 1 occ.
- 83 المُطَفِّفِيْنَ · Al-Mutaffifin 1 occ.
Showing 1–50 of 236
- 40:50 الْمُؤْمِنِ Ghafir
قَالُوٓاْ أَوَلَمۡ تَكُ تَأۡتِيكُمۡ رُسُلُكُم بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِۖ قَالُواْ بَلَىٰۚ قَالُواْ فَٱدۡعُواْۗ وَمَا دُعَٰٓؤُاْ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَٰلٍ
They will say: "Did there not come to you your messengers with Clear Signs?" They will say, "Yes". They will reply, "Then pray (as ye like)! But the prayer of those without Faith is nothing but (futile wandering) in (mazes of) error
Open ayah In surah context Juz 24
- 21:53 الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ Al-Anbiyaa
قَالُواْ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ
They said, "We found our fathers worshipping them
Open ayah In surah context Juz 17
- 26:96 الشُّعَرَآءِ Ash-Shu'araa
قَالُواْ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا يَخۡتَصِمُونَ
They will say there in their mutual bickerings
Open ayah In surah context Juz 19
- 2:14 البَقَرَةِ Al-Baqara
وَإِذَا لَقُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوۡاْ إِلَىٰ شَيَٰطِينِهِمۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا مَعَكُمۡ إِنَّمَا نَحۡنُ مُسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
When they meet those who believe, they say: "We believe;" but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say: "We are really with you: We (were) only jesting
Open ayah In surah context Juz 1
- 7:121 الْاَعْرَافِ Al-A'raaf
قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds
Open ayah In surah context Juz 9
- 12:71 يُوسُفَ Yusuf
قَالُواْ وَأَقۡبَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِم مَّاذَا تَفۡقِدُونَ
They said, turning towards them: "What is it that ye miss
Open ayah In surah context Juz 13
- 26:47 الشُّعَرَآءِ Ash-Shu'araa
قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds
Open ayah In surah context Juz 19
- 68:31 الْقَلَمِ Al-Qalam
قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ
They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed
Open ayah In surah context Juz 29
- 26:153 الشُّعَرَآءِ Ash-Shu'araa
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ
They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched
Open ayah In surah context Juz 19
- 26:185 الشُّعَرَآءِ Ash-Shu'araa
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ
They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched
Open ayah In surah context Juz 19
- 12:95 يُوسُفَ Yusuf
قَالُواْ تَٱللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَفِي ضَلَٰلِكَ ٱلۡقَدِيمِ
They said: "By Allah! truly thou art in thine old wandering mind
Open ayah In surah context Juz 13
- 21:14 الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ Al-Anbiyaa
قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
They said: "Ah! woe to us! We were indeed wrong-doers
Open ayah In surah context Juz 17
- 74:43 الْمُدَّثِّرِ Al-Muddaththir
قَالُواْ لَمۡ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed
Open ayah In surah context Juz 29
- 4:97 النِّسَآءِ An-Nisaa
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِمِيٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ قَالُواْ فِيمَ كُنتُمۡۖ قَالُواْ كُنَّا مُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ قَالُوٓاْ أَلَمۡ تَكُنۡ أَرۡضُ ٱللَّهِ وَٰسِعَةࣰ فَتُهَاجِرُواْ فِيهَاۚ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ مَأۡوَىٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ وَسَآءَتۡ مَصِيرًا
When angels take the souls of those who die in sin against their souls, they say: "In what (plight) Were ye?" They reply: "Weak and oppressed Were we in the earth." They say: "Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for you to move yourselves away (From evil)?" Such men will find their abode in Hell,- What an evil refuge
Open ayah In surah context Juz 5
- 37:29 الصَّافَّاتِ As-Saaffaat
قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
They will reply: "Nay, ye yourselves had no Faith
Open ayah In surah context Juz 23
- 7:125 الْاَعْرَافِ Al-A'raaf
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ
They said: "For us, We are but sent back unto our Lord
Open ayah In surah context Juz 9
- 15:58 الْحِجْرِ Al-Hijr
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمࣲ مُّجۡرِمِينَ
They said: "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin
Open ayah In surah context Juz 14
- 15:70 الْحِجْرِ Al-Hijr
قَالُوٓاْ أَوَلَمۡ نَنۡهَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
They said: "Did we not forbid thee (to speak) for all and sundry
Open ayah In surah context Juz 14
- 23:81 الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ Al-Muminoon
بَلۡ قَالُواْ مِثۡلَ مَا قَالَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ
On the contrary they say things similar to what the ancients said
Open ayah In surah context Juz 18
- 68:29 الْقَلَمِ Al-Qalam
قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
They said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong
Open ayah In surah context Juz 29
- 51:32 الذَّارِياتِ Adh-Dhaariyat
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمࣲ مُّجۡرِمِينَ
They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin
Open ayah In surah context Juz 27
- 68:26 الْقَلَمِ Al-Qalam
فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ
But when they saw the (garden), they said: "We have surely lost our way
Open ayah In surah context Juz 29
- 21:62 الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ Al-Anbiyaa
قَالُوٓاْ ءَأَنتَ فَعَلۡتَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَا يَٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ
They said, "Art thou the one that did this with our gods, O Abraham
Open ayah In surah context Juz 17
- 26:74 الشُّعَرَآءِ Ash-Shu'araa
قَالُواْ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ
They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)
Open ayah In surah context Juz 19
- 36:16 يٰسٓ Yaseen
قَالُواْ رَبُّنَا يَعۡلَمُ إِنَّآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمُرۡسَلُونَ
They said: "Our Lord doth know that we have been sent on a mission to you
Open ayah In surah context Juz 22
- 83:32 المُطَفِّفِيْنَ Al-Mutaffifin
وَإِذَا رَأَوۡهُمۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ
And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray
Open ayah In surah context Juz 30
- 8:21 الْاَنْفَالِ Al-Anfaal
وَلَا تَكُونُواْ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا وَهُمۡ لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ
Nor be like those who say, "We hear," but listen not
Open ayah In surah context Juz 9
- 15:55 الْحِجْرِ Al-Hijr
قَالُواْ بَشَّرۡنَٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡقَٰنِطِينَ
They said: "We give thee glad tidings in truth: be not then in despair
Open ayah In surah context Juz 14
- 18:4 الْكَهْفِ Al-Kahf
وَيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدࣰ ا
Further, that He may warn those (also) who say, "Allah hath begotten a son
Open ayah In surah context Juz 15
- 21:60 الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ Al-Anbiyaa
قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا فَتࣰ ى يَذۡكُرُهُمۡ يُقَالُ لَهُۥٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمُ
They said, "We heard a youth talk of them: He is called Abraham
Open ayah In surah context Juz 17
- 21:68 الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ Al-Anbiyaa
قَالُواْ حَرِّقُوهُ وَٱنصُرُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ
They said, "Burn him and protect your gods, If ye do (anything at all)
Open ayah In surah context Juz 17
- 26:50 الشُّعَرَآءِ Ash-Shu'araa
قَالُواْ لَا ضَيۡرَۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ
They said: "No matter! for us, we shall but return to our Lord
Open ayah In surah context Juz 19
- 26:71 الشُّعَرَآءِ Ash-Shu'araa
قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامࣰ ا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ
They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them
Open ayah In surah context Juz 19
- 26:111 الشُّعَرَآءِ Ash-Shu'araa
۞قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ
They said: "Shall we believe in thee when it is the meanest that follow thee
Open ayah In surah context Juz 19
- 79:12 النَّازِعَاتِ An-Naazi'aat
قَالُواْ تِلۡكَ إِذࣰ ا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةࣱ
They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss
Open ayah In surah context Juz 30
- 12:74 يُوسُفَ Yusuf
قَالُواْ فَمَا جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥٓ إِن كُنتُمۡ كَٰذِبِينَ
(The Egyptians) said: "What then shall be the penalty of this, if ye are (proved) to have lied
Open ayah In surah context Juz 13
- 15:53 الْحِجْرِ Al-Hijr
قَالُواْ لَا تَوۡجَلۡ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمࣲ
They said: "Fear not! We give thee glad tidings of a son endowed with wisdom
Open ayah In surah context Juz 14
- 15:63 الْحِجْرِ Al-Hijr
قَالُواْ بَلۡ جِئۡنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَمۡتَرُونَ
They said: "Yea, we have come to thee to accomplish that of which they doubt
Open ayah In surah context Juz 14
- 52:26 الطُّوْرِ At-Tur
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبۡلُ فِيٓ أَهۡلِنَا مُشۡفِقِينَ
They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people
Open ayah In surah context Juz 27
- 12:44 يُوسُفَ Yusuf
قَالُوٓاْ أَضۡغَٰثُ أَحۡلَٰمࣲۖ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِتَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحۡلَٰمِ بِعَٰلِمِينَ
They said: "A confused medley of dreams: and we are not skilled in the interpretation of dreams
Open ayah In surah context Juz 12
- 21:55 الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ Al-Anbiyaa
قَالُوٓاْ أَجِئۡتَنَا بِٱلۡحَقِّ أَمۡ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّٰعِبِينَ
They said, "Have you brought us the Truth, or are you one of those who jest
Open ayah In surah context Juz 17
- 26:116 الشُّعَرَآءِ Ash-Shu'araa
قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ
They said: "If thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt be stoned (to death)
Open ayah In surah context Juz 19
- 26:167 الشُّعَرَآءِ Ash-Shu'araa
قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِينَ
They said: "If thou desist not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly be cast out
Open ayah In surah context Juz 19
- 10:76 يُوْنُسَ Yunus
فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِنۡ عِندِنَا قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسِحۡرࣱ مُّبِينࣱ
When the Truth did come to them from Us, they said: "This is indeed evident sorcery
Open ayah In surah context Juz 11
- 12:61 يُوسُفَ Yusuf
قَالُواْ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنۡهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَٰعِلُونَ
They said: "We shall certainly seek to get our wish about him from his father: Indeed we shall do it
Open ayah In surah context Juz 13
- 12:97 يُوسُفَ Yusuf
قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَا ٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا خَٰطِـِٔينَ
They said: "O our father! ask for us forgiveness for our sins, for we were truly at fault
Open ayah In surah context Juz 13
- 21:61 الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ Al-Anbiyaa
قَالُواْ فَأۡتُواْ بِهِۦ عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡيُنِ ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَشۡهَدُونَ
They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness
Open ayah In surah context Juz 17
- 23:106 الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ Al-Muminoon
قَالُواْ رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتۡ عَلَيۡنَا شِقۡوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوۡمࣰ ا ضَآلِّينَ
They will say: "our Lord! Our misfortune overwhelmed us, and we became a people astray
Open ayah In surah context Juz 18
- 37:97 الصَّافَّاتِ As-Saaffaat
قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنࣰ ا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
They said, "Build him a furnace, and throw him into the blazing fire
Open ayah In surah context Juz 23
- 21:59 الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ Al-Anbiyaa
قَالُواْ مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
They said, "Who has done this to our gods? He must indeed be some man of impiety
Open ayah In surah context Juz 17