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عقل

'-q-l

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Description

The Arabic root ع-ق-ل ('ayn-qāf-lām) fundamentally means to bind, restrain, or tie, and from this derives its primary Quranic meaning of intellect or reason—the faculty that restrains impulses and binds knowledge together. In the Quran, this root appears exclusively as a verb meaning to use one's intellect, to reason, or to understand, often posed as a question (will you not reason?) to challenge readers to reflect on divine signs in creation and revelation. The consistent Quranic usage emphasizes reason as an active moral and spiritual duty, distinguishing those who properly employ their intellect to recognize truth from those who fail to think critically about their beliefs and surroundings.

Derived Words in the Quran

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2
Al-Baqarahالبقرة(8 words)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— you use reason
verb2:44
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— use your intellect
verb2:73
عَقَلُوهُ
ʿaqalūhu— they understood it
verb2:75
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— understand
verb2:76
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— who use their intellect
verb2:164
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— understand
verb2:170
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— understand
verb2:171
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— use your intellect
verb2:242
3
Ali 'Imranآل عمران(2 words)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— you use your intellect
verb3:65
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— (to use) reason
verb3:118
5
Al-Ma'idahالمائدة(2 words)
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— understand
verb5:58
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— use reason
verb5:103
6
Al-An'amالأنعام(2 words)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— (will) you reason
verb6:32
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— use reason
verb6:151
7
Al-A'rafالأعراف(1 word)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— you use intellect
verb7:169
8
Al-Anfalالأنفال(1 word)
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— use (their) intellect
verb8:22
10
Yunusيونس(3 words)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— you use reason
verb10:16
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— use reason
verb10:42
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— use reason
verb10:100
11
Hudهود(1 word)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— you use reason
verb11:51
12
Yusufيوسف(2 words)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— understand
verb12:2
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— you use reason
verb12:109
13
Ar-Ra'dالرعد(1 word)
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— who use reason
verb13:4
16
An-Nahlالنحل(2 words)
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— who use reason
verb16:12
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— who use reason
verb16:67
21
Al-Anbyaالأنبياء(2 words)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— you use reason
verb21:10
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— you use reason
verb21:67
22
Al-Hajjالحج(1 word)
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— (to) reason
verb22:46
23
Al-Mu'minunالمؤمنون(1 word)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— you reason
verb23:80
24
An-Nurالنور(1 word)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— understand
verb24:61
25
Al-Furqanالفرقان(1 word)
يَعْقِلُونَ ۚ
yaʿqilūna— understand
verb25:44
26
Ash-Shu'araالشعراء(1 word)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— (to) reason
verb26:28
28
Al-Qasasالقصص(1 word)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— you use intellect
verb28:60
29
Al-'Ankabutالعنكبوت(3 words)
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— who use reason
verb29:35
يَعْقِلُهَآ
yaʿqiluhā— will understand them
verb29:43
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— use reason
verb29:63
30
Ar-Rumالروم(2 words)
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— who use intellect
verb30:24
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— (who) use reason
verb30:28
36
Ya-Sinيس(2 words)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— use reason
verb36:62
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— they use intellect
verb36:68
37
As-Saffatالصافات(1 word)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— you use reason
verb37:138
39
Az-Zumarالزمر(1 word)
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— they understand
verb39:43
40
Ghafirغافر(1 word)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— use reason
verb40:67
43
Az-Zukhrufالزخرف(1 word)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— understand
verb43:3
45
Al-Jathiyahالجاثية(1 word)
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— who reason
verb45:5
49
Al-Hujuratالحجرات(1 word)
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— understand
verb49:4
57
Al-Hadidالحديد(1 word)
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna— understand
verb57:17
59
Al-Hashrالحشر(1 word)
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna— they reason
verb59:14
67
Al-Mulkالملك(1 word)
نَعْقِلُ
naʿqilu— reasoned
verb67:10