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:

أَفْعَالٌTimesVerse Example
قَالَ
he said
1618إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ شُعَيْبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when Shu’aib said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺? [26:177]
كَانَ
to be, was
1358فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings! [54:21]
ءَامَنَ/ آمَنَ
he believed
537وَقَالَ 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
382وَإِذَا 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
340ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسْلَهُۥ مِن سُلَـٰلَةٍۢ مِّن مَّآءٍۢ مَّهِينٍۢ
Then he made his descendants from an extract of a humble fluid [32:8]
كَفَرَ
he disbelieved
289مَن 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
278فَلَمَّا 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
276وَمَن 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
271لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ
He certainly saw some of his Lord’s greatest signs