# Ta-Fe-Elif — طفا (TfA)

> Occurs in 3 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/TfA

- **Meaning:** To extinguish / to put out / to quench - (e.g. fire/light)
- **Derived forms:** أَطْفَأَ (3)

## Verses containing this root

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 64

- **Form in this verse:** أَطْفَأَهَا — aṭfa-ahā · "it (was) extinguished"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ يَدُ اللّٰهِ مَغْلُولَةٌۜ غُلَّتْ اَيْد۪يهِمْ وَلُعِنُوا بِمَا قَالُواۢ بَلْ يَدَاهُ مَبْسُوطَتَانِۙ يُنْفِقُ كَيْفَ يَشَٓاءُۜ وَلَيَز۪يدَنَّ كَث۪يراً مِنْهُمْ مَٓا اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ طُغْيَاناً وَكُفْراًۜ وَاَلْقَيْنَا بَيْنَهُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَٓاءَ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِۜ   كُلَّمَٓا اَوْقَدُوا نَاراً لِلْحَرْبِ اَطْفَاَهَا اللّٰهُۙ وَيَسْعَوْنَ فِي الْاَرْضِ فَسَاداًۜ وَاللّٰهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِد۪ينَ

Waqalati alyahoodu yadu Allahimaghloolatun ghullat aydeehim waluAAinoo bima qaloobal yadahu mabsootatani yunfiqu kayfa yashaowalayazeedanna katheeran minhum ma onzila ilayka minrabbika tughyanan wakufran waalqaynabaynahumu alAAadawata walbaghdaa ilayawmi alqiyamati kullama awqadoo naran lilharbiatfaaha Allahu wayasAAawna fee al-ardifasadan wallahu la yuhibbualmufsideen

And the Rabbinic Jews say: “The hand of God is fettered.” Fettered are their hands! And cursed are they for what they say! Nay, His hands are spread wide; He spends how He wills. And there increases many of them in inordinacy and denial what was sent down to thee from thy Lord. And We have cast among them enmity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection; whenever they lit the fire of war, God extinguished it; and they strive in the land for corruption; and God loves not the workers of corruption.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-64.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** يُطْفِـُٔوا۟ — yuṭ'fiū · "extinguish"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يُر۪يدُونَ اَنْ يُطْفِؤُ۫ا نُورَ اللّٰهِ بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى اللّٰهُ اِلَّٓا اَنْ يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ

Yureedoona an yutfi-oo noora Allahibi-afwahihim waya/ba Allahu illa anyutimma noorahu walaw kariha alkafiroon

They want to extinguish the light of God with their mouths; and God refuses save to perfect His light, though the false claimers of guidance be averse.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-32.md_

### 61. Surah As-Saf, Verse 8

- **Form in this verse:** لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟ — liyuṭ'fiū · "to put out"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يُر۪يدُونَ لِيُطْفِؤُ۫ا نُورَ اللّٰهِ بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَاللّٰهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِه۪ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْـكَافِرُونَ

Yureedoona liyutfi-oo noora Allahibi-afwahihim wallahu mutimmu noorihi walawkariha alkafiroon

They want to extinguish the light of God with their mouths; but God will perfect His light, though the false claimers of guidance be averse.

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saf/verse-8.md_

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