Top 10 فِعْلٌ


Reminder: A فِعْلٌ [Fi’l] refers to an action or a state. It has a tense (past, present or future).
The plural for فِعْلٌ is أَفْعَالٌ.
The following أَفْعَالٌ [Fi’l’s] are among the most frequently mentioned in the Quran:
| أَفْعَالٌ | Times | Verse Example |
|---|---|---|
| قَالَ he said | 1618 | إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ شُعَيْبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ when Shu’aib said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺? [26:177] |
| كَانَ to be, was | 1358 | فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings! [54:21] |
| ءَامَنَ/ آمَنَ he believed | 537 | وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنَ يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱتَّبِعُونِ أَهْدِكُمْ سَبِيلَ ٱلرَّشَادِ And the man who believed urged, “O my people! Follow me, ˹and˺ I will lead you to the Way of Guidance. [40:38] |
| عَلِمَ he knew | 382 | وَإِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا شَيْـًٔا ٱتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًا ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌۭ مُّهِينٌۭ And whenever they learn anything of Our revelations, they make a mockery of it. It is they who will suffer a humiliating punishment. [45:9] |
| جَعَلَ he made | 340 | ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسْلَهُۥ مِن سُلَـٰلَةٍۢ مِّن مَّآءٍۢ مَّهِينٍۢ Then he made his descendants from an extract of a humble fluid [32:8] |
| كَفَرَ he disbelieved | 289 | مَن كَفَرَ فَعَلَيْهِ كُفْرُهُۥ ۖ وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَـٰلِحًۭا فَلِأَنفُسِهِمْ يَمْهَدُونَ those who disbelieved will bear ˹the burden of˺ their own disbelief; and those who did good will have prepared for themselves ˹eternal homes˺ [30:44] |
| جَاءَ he came | 278 | فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ When the magicians came, Moses said to them, “Cast whatever you wish to cast!” [10:80] |
| عَمِلَ he did, he worked | 276 | وَمَن يَأْتِهِۦ مُؤْمِنًۭا قَدْ عَمِلَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلدَّرَجَـٰتُ ٱلْعُلَىٰ But whoever comes to Him as a believer, having done good, they will have the highest ranks: |
| آتَى/ءَاتَى he gave | 271 | وَءَاتَى ٱلْمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ ذَوِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينَ …who give charity out of their cherished wealth to relatives, orphans…[2:177] |
| رَءَا / رَأَى he saw | 271 | لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ He certainly saw some of his Lord’s greatest signs |
