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) tukallafu | is burdened | لَا تُكَلَّفُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا |
| (2:286:2) yukallifu | burden | لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا |
| (4:84:6) tukallafu | are you responsible | فَقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَا تُكَلَّفُ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَ |
| (6:152:17) nukallifu | We burden | لَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا |
| (7:42:6) nukallifu | We burden | وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا |
| (23:62:2) nukallifu | We burden | وَلَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا وَلَدَيْنَا كِتَابٌ يَنْطِقُ بِالْحَقِّ |
| (65:7:15) yukallifu | burden | لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا مَا آتَاهَا |
Active participle (form V)
| (38:86:10) l-mutakalifīna | the ones who pretend | قُلْ مَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
