Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
شقق
Qur'an Occurrences
28 times across 21 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root شقق across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root شقق primarily means to cleave, split, or tear something apart, creating a fissure or division. It can also imply difficulty or hardship, as if something is being split open with effort.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: sh-q-q
Listen: ٱنشَقَّتْ 84:1
Root letters: ش — ق — ق

Word Family Tree (23 forms)

All word forms derived from the root شقق as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb 17× Noun 11×

Concordance — 28 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root شقق appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (15) · Noun (11)

Verb (15 verses — showing first 5)

The Bee 16:27 Verb
ثُمَّ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ یُخۡزِیهِمۡ وَیَقُولُ أَیۡنَ شُرَكَاۤءِیَ ٱلَّذِینَ كُنتُمۡ تُشَـٰۤقُّونَ فِیهِمۡۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِینَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلۡعِلۡمَ إِنَّ ٱلۡخِزۡیَ ٱلۡیَوۡمَ وَٱلسُّوۤءَ عَلَى ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ ۝٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then on the Day of Resurrection He will disgrace them and say, "Where are My 'partners' for whom you used to oppose [the believers]?" Those who were given knowledge will say, "Indeed disgrace, this Day, and evil are upon the disbelievers"
Mary 19:90 Verb
تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتُ یَتَفَطَّرۡنَ مِنۡهُ وَتَنشَقُّ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَتَخِرُّ ٱلۡجِبَالُ هَدًّا ۝٩٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastatio
The Criterion, The Standard 25:25 Verb
وَیَوۡمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ بِٱلۡغَمَـٰمِ وَنُزِّلَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةُ تَنزِیلًا ۝٢٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [mention] the Day when the heaven will split open with [emerging] clouds, and the angels will be sent down in successive descent
The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:27 Verb
قَالَ إِنِّیۤ أُرِیدُ أَنۡ أُنكِحَكَ إِحۡدَى ٱبۡنَتَیَّ هَـٰتَیۡنِ عَلَىٰۤ أَن تَأۡجُرَنِی ثَمَـٰنِیَ حِجَجࣲۖ فَإِنۡ أَتۡمَمۡتَ عَشۡرࣰا فَمِنۡ عِندِكَۖ وَمَاۤ أُرِیدُ أَنۡ أَشُقَّ عَلَیۡكَۚ سَتَجِدُنِیۤ إِن شَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِینَ ۝٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two daughters, on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you. And I do not wish to put you in difficulty. You will find me, if Allah wills, from among the righteous."
The Cow 2:74 Verb
ثُمَّ قَسَتۡ قُلُوبُكُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَ ٰلِكَ فَهِیَ كَٱلۡحِجَارَةِ أَوۡ أَشَدُّ قَسۡوَةࣰۚ وَإِنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡحِجَارَةِ لَمَا یَتَفَجَّرُ مِنۡهُ ٱلۡأَنۡهَـٰرُۚ وَإِنَّ مِنۡهَا لَمَا یَشَّقَّقُ فَیَخۡرُجُ مِنۡهُ ٱلۡمَاۤءُۚ وَإِنَّ مِنۡهَا لَمَا یَهۡبِطُ مِنۡ خَشۡیَةِ ٱللَّهِۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ ۝٧٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then your hearts became hardened after that, being like stones or even harder. For indeed, there are stones from which rivers burst forth, and there are some of them that split open and water comes out, and there are some of them that fall down for fear of Allah . And Allah is not unaware of what you do

Derived Forms (23)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
شِقَاقٍۭ shiqaāqin Noun
شَآقُّوا۟ shaāquwā Verb
تَشَقَّقُ tashaqaqu Verb
يُشَاقِقِ yushaāqiqi Verb
ٱنشَقَّتْ nshaqat Verb
شَقَقْنَا shaqaqnaā Verb
شَقًّا shaqanā Noun
وَٱنشَقَّتِ wanshaqati Verb
يُشَآقِّ yushaāqi Verb
ٱنشَقَّتِ nshaqati Verb