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Quran Dictionary - ك ل ف

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The triliteral root kāf lām fā (ك ل ف) occurs eight times in the Quran, in two derived forms:

  • seven times as the form II verb yukallifu (يُكَلِّفُ)
  • once as the form V active participle mutakallifīn (مُتَكَلِّفِين)

The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.

Verb (form II) - to burden

(2:233:18) tukallafuis burdened لَا تُكَلَّفُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
(2:286:2) yukallifuburden لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
(4:84:6) tukallafuare you responsible فَقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَا تُكَلَّفُ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَ
(6:152:17) nukallifuWe burden لَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
(7:42:6) nukallifuWe burden وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
(23:62:2) nukallifuWe burden وَلَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا وَلَدَيْنَا كِتَابٌ يَنْطِقُ بِالْحَقِّ
(65:7:15) yukallifuburden لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا مَا آتَاهَا

Active participle (form V)

(38:86:10) l-mutakalifīnathe ones who pretend قُلْ مَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ

See Also

Language Research Group
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