# Kaf-Ayn-Dal — قعد (qEd)

> Occurs in 31 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** to sit down, remain behind, to hold back, to tarry, lie in wait, sit still, remain unmoved, desist, abstain, refrain, lurk in ambush, set snares, neglect, act of sitting, foundations/bases, women who are past child bearing age, elderly spinsters past child bearing age, one who sits at home, one who sits still, seat or place of sitting, station, encampment
- **Derived forms:** قَاعِد (7) · قَعَدَ (12) · قُعُود (4) · قَعِيد (1) · قَوَاعِد (3) · مَقْعَد (4)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 127

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْقَوَاعِدَ — l-qawāʿida · "the foundations"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

وَاِذْ يَرْفَعُ اِبْرٰه۪يمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ وَاِسْمٰع۪يلُۜ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّاۜ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ السَّم۪يعُ الْعَل۪يمُ

Wa-ith yarfaAAu ibraheemualqawaAAida mina albayti wa-ismaAAeelu rabbanataqabbal minna innaka anta assameeAAu alAAaleem

And when Abraham and Ishmael raised the foundations of the house: “Our Lord: be Thou accepting of us; Thou art the Hearing, the Knowing.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-127.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 121

- **Form in this verse:** مَقَـٰعِدَ — maqāʿida · "(to take) positions"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

وَاِذْ غَدَوْتَ مِنْ اَهْلِكَ تُبَوِّئُ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ مَقَاعِدَ لِلْقِتَالِۜ وَاللّٰهُ سَم۪يعٌ عَل۪يمٌۙ

Wa-ith ghadawta min ahlika tubawwi-oalmu/mineena maqaAAida lilqitali wallahusameeAAun AAaleem

And when thou didst leave thy household early to assign the believers their stations for the battle; and God was hearing and knowing

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-121.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 168

- **Form in this verse:** وَقَعَدُوا۟ — waqaʿadū · "while they sat"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

اَلَّذ۪ينَ قَالُوا لِاِخْوَانِهِمْ وَقَعَدُوا لَوْ اَطَاعُونَا مَا قُتِلُواۜ قُلْ فَادْرَؤُ۫ا عَنْ اَنْفُسِكُمُ الْمَوْتَ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِق۪ينَ

Allatheena qaloo li-ikhwanihimwaqaAAadoo law ataAAoona ma qutiloo qul fadraooAAan anfusikumu almawta in kuntum sadiqeen

Those who said of their brothers when they stayed back: “Had they obeyed us, they would not have been killed.” Say thou: “Then avert from yourselves death, if you be truthful.”

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-168.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 191

- **Form in this verse:** وَقُعُودًۭا — waquʿūdan · "and sitting"
  - **Grammar:** noun · noun-verb · accusative case · indefinite

اَلَّذ۪ينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللّٰهَ قِيَاماً وَقُعُوداً وَعَلٰى جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ ف۪ي خَلْقِ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِۚ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هٰذَا بَاطِلاًۚ سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Allatheena yathkuroona Allahaqiyaman waquAAoodan waAAala junoobihimwayatafakkaroona fee khalqi assamawati wal-ardirabbana ma khalaqta hatha batilan subhanakafaqina AAathaba annar

Those who remember God, standing and sitting and on their sides, and reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth: “Our Lord: Thou createdst not this to no purpose. Glory be to Thee! And protect Thou us from the punishment of the Fire!

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-191.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 95

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْقَـٰعِدُونَ — l-qāʿidūna · "the ones who sit"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

لَا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ غَيْرُ اُو۬لِي الضَّرَرِ وَالْمُجَاهِدُونَ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ بِاَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاَنْفُسِهِمْۜ فَضَّلَ اللّٰهُ الْمُجَاهِد۪ينَ بِاَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاَنْفُسِهِمْ عَلَى الْقَاعِد۪ينَ دَرَجَةًۜ وَكُلاًّ وَعَدَ اللّٰهُ الْحُسْنٰىۜ وَفَضَّلَ اللّٰهُ الْمُجَاهِد۪ينَ عَلَى الْقَاعِد۪ينَ اَجْراً عَظ۪يـماًۙ

La yastawee alqaAAidoona minaalmu/mineena ghayru olee addarari walmujahidoonafee sabeeli Allahi bi-amwalihim waanfusihim faddalaAllahu almujahideena bi-amwalihimwaanfusihim AAala alqaAAideena darajatan wakullanwaAAada Allahu alhusna wafaddala Allahualmujahideena AAala alqaAAideena ajran AAatheema

Not equal are those among the believers who sit — those without injury — and those who strive in the cause of God with their wealth and their lives. God has favoured those who strive with their wealth and their lives with a degree above those who sit; and each has God promised good, but He has favoured those who strive over those who sit with a great reward,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-95.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 95

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْقَـٰعِدِينَ — l-qāʿidīna · "the ones who sit"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

لَا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ غَيْرُ اُو۬لِي الضَّرَرِ وَالْمُجَاهِدُونَ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ بِاَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاَنْفُسِهِمْۜ فَضَّلَ اللّٰهُ الْمُجَاهِد۪ينَ بِاَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاَنْفُسِهِمْ عَلَى الْقَاعِد۪ينَ دَرَجَةًۜ وَكُلاًّ وَعَدَ اللّٰهُ الْحُسْنٰىۜ وَفَضَّلَ اللّٰهُ الْمُجَاهِد۪ينَ عَلَى الْقَاعِد۪ينَ اَجْراً عَظ۪يـماًۙ

La yastawee alqaAAidoona minaalmu/mineena ghayru olee addarari walmujahidoonafee sabeeli Allahi bi-amwalihim waanfusihim faddalaAllahu almujahideena bi-amwalihimwaanfusihim AAala alqaAAideena darajatan wakullanwaAAada Allahu alhusna wafaddala Allahualmujahideena AAala alqaAAideena ajran AAatheema

Not equal are those among the believers who sit — those without injury — and those who strive in the cause of God with their wealth and their lives. God has favoured those who strive with their wealth and their lives with a degree above those who sit; and each has God promised good, but He has favoured those who strive over those who sit with a great reward,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-95.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 95

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْقَـٰعِدِينَ — l-qāʿidīna · "the ones who sit"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

لَا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ غَيْرُ اُو۬لِي الضَّرَرِ وَالْمُجَاهِدُونَ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ بِاَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاَنْفُسِهِمْۜ فَضَّلَ اللّٰهُ الْمُجَاهِد۪ينَ بِاَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاَنْفُسِهِمْ عَلَى الْقَاعِد۪ينَ دَرَجَةًۜ وَكُلاًّ وَعَدَ اللّٰهُ الْحُسْنٰىۜ وَفَضَّلَ اللّٰهُ الْمُجَاهِد۪ينَ عَلَى الْقَاعِد۪ينَ اَجْراً عَظ۪يـماًۙ

La yastawee alqaAAidoona minaalmu/mineena ghayru olee addarari walmujahidoonafee sabeeli Allahi bi-amwalihim waanfusihim faddalaAllahu almujahideena bi-amwalihimwaanfusihim AAala alqaAAideena darajatan wakullanwaAAada Allahu alhusna wafaddala Allahualmujahideena AAala alqaAAideena ajran AAatheema

Not equal are those among the believers who sit — those without injury — and those who strive in the cause of God with their wealth and their lives. God has favoured those who strive with their wealth and their lives with a degree above those who sit; and each has God promised good, but He has favoured those who strive over those who sit with a great reward,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-95.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 103

- **Form in this verse:** وَقُعُودًۭا — waquʿūdan · "and sitting"
  - **Grammar:** noun · noun-verb · accusative case · indefinite

فَاِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ الصَّلٰوةَ فَاذْكُرُوا اللّٰهَ قِيَاماً وَقُعُوداً وَعَلٰى جُنُوبِكُمْۚ فَاِذَا اطْمَأْنَنْتُمْ فَاَق۪يمُوا الصَّلٰوةَۚ اِنَّ الصَّلٰوةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ كِتَاباً مَوْقُوتاً

Fa-itha qadaytumu assalatafathkuroo Allaha qiyaman waquAAoodanwaAAala junoobikum fa-itha itma/nantumfaaqeemoo assalata inna assalatakanat AAala almu/mineena kitaban mawqoota

And when you have concluded the duty, remember God standing, and sitting, and upon your sides, and when you are at ease; but uphold the duty — the duty is upon the believers a time-limited Writ —

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-103.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 140

- **Form in this verse:** تَقْعُدُوا۟ — taqʿudū · "sit"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَقَدْ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الْكِتَابِ اَنْ اِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ اٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ يُكْفَرُ بِهَا وَيُسْتَهْزَاُ بِهَا فَلَا تَقْعُدُوا مَعَهُمْ حَتّٰى يَخُوضُوا ف۪ي حَد۪يثٍ غَيْرِه۪ۘ اِنَّكُمْ اِذاً مِثْلُهُمْۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ جَامِـعُ الْمُنَافِق۪ينَ وَالْكَافِر۪ينَ ف۪ي جَهَنَّمَ جَم۪يعاًۙ

Waqad nazzala AAalaykum fee alkitabian itha samiAAtum ayati Allahiyukfaru biha wayustahzao biha fala taqAAudoomaAAahum hatta yakhoodoo fee hadeethinghayrihi innakum ithan mithluhum inna Allaha jamiAAualmunafiqeena walkafireena fee jahannamajameeAAa

(And He has sent down upon you in the Writ that when you hear the proofs of God denied and mocked: “Sit not with them until they discourse vainly concerning a subject other than that; then would you be like them.”) God will gather the waverers and the false claimers of guidance into Gehenna all together:

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-140.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 24

- **Form in this verse:** قَـٰعِدُونَ — qāʿidūna · "sitting"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

قَالُوا يَا مُوسٰٓى اِنَّا لَنْ نَدْخُلَـهَٓا اَبَداً مَا دَامُوا ف۪يهَا فَاذْهَبْ اَنْتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَاتِلَٓا اِنَّا هٰهُنَا قَاعِدُونَ

Qaloo ya moosa innalan nadkhulaha abadan ma damoo feehafa-ithhab anta warabbuka faqatila innahahuna qaAAidoon

They said: “O Moses: we will not enter it ever, so long as they remain therein. So go thou, thou and thy Lord, and fight; we will sit here.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-24.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 68

- **Form in this verse:** تَقْعُدْ — taqʿud · "sit"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَاِذَا رَاَيْتَ الَّذ۪ينَ يَخُوضُونَ ف۪ٓي اٰيَاتِنَا فَاَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ حَتّٰى يَخُوضُوا ف۪ي حَد۪يثٍ غَيْرِه۪ۜ وَاِمَّا يُنْسِيَنَّكَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرٰى مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِم۪ينَ

Wa-itha raayta allatheenayakhoodoona fee ayatina faaAAridAAanhum hatta yakhoodoo fee hadeethinghayrihi wa-imma yunsiyannaka ashshaytanufala taqAAud baAAda aththikra maAAaalqawmi aththalimeen

And when thou seest those who discourse vainly concerning Our proofs, turn thou away from them until they discourse vainly concerning a subject other than it; and if the satan cause thee to forget, then sit thou not ­after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-68.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 16

- **Form in this verse:** لَأَقْعُدَنَّ — la-aqʿudanna · "surely I will sit"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · present tense

قَالَ فَبِمَٓا اَغْوَيْتَن۪ي لَاَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَق۪يمَۙ

Qala fabima aghwaytaneelaaqAAudanna lahum sirataka almustaqeem

Said he: “Because Thou hast caused me to err, I will lie in wait for them on Thy straight path,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-16.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 86

- **Form in this verse:** تَقْعُدُوا۟ — taqʿudū · "sit"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَلَا تَقْعُدُوا بِكُلِّ صِرَاطٍ تُوعِدُونَ وَتَصُدُّونَ عَنْ سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ مَنْ اٰمَنَ بِه۪ وَتَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجاًۚ وَاذْكُرُٓوا اِذْ كُنْتُمْ قَل۪يلاً فَكَثَّرَكُمْۖ وَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِد۪ينَ

Wala taqAAudoo bikulli siratintooAAidoona watasuddoona AAan sabeeli Allahi man amanabihi watabghoonaha AAiwajan wathkuroo ithkuntum qaleelan fakaththarakum wanthurookayfa kana AAaqibatu almufsideen

“And lie not in wait on every road, threatening and turning away from the path of God him who believes in Him, and seeking deviation therein. And remember when you were few, and He multiplied you; and see how was the final outcome of the workers of corruption.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-86.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 5

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱقْعُدُوا۟ — wa-uq'ʿudū · "and sit (in wait)"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

فَاِذَا انْسَلَخَ الْاَشْهُرُ الْحُرُمُ فَاقْتُلُوا الْمُشْرِك۪ينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ وَخُذُوهُمْ وَاحْصُرُوهُمْ وَاقْعُدُوا لَهُمْ كُلَّ مَرْصَدٍۚ فَاِنْ تَابُوا وَاَقَامُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتَوُا الزَّكٰوةَ فَخَلُّوا سَب۪يلَهُمْۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُورٌ رَح۪يمٌ

Fa-itha insalakha al-ashhuru alhurumufaqtuloo almushrikeena haythu wajadtumoohum wakhuthoohumwahsuroohum waqAAudoo lahum kulla marsadinfa-in taboo waaqamoo assalatawaatawoo azzakata fakhalloo sabeelahum innaAllaha ghafoorun raheem

And when the inviolable months have passed, then kill the idolaters wheresoever you find them, and seize them, and restrain them, and lie in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they repent, and uphold the duty, and render the purity, then let them go their way; God is forgiving and merciful.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-5.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 46

- **Form in this verse:** ٱقْعُدُوا۟ — uq'ʿudū · "Sit"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

وَلَوْ اَرَادُوا الْخُرُوجَ لَاَعَدُّوا لَهُ عُدَّةً وَلٰكِنْ كَرِهَ اللّٰهُ انْبِعَاثَهُمْ فَثَبَّطَهُمْ وَق۪يلَ اقْعُدُوا مَعَ الْقَاعِد۪ينَ

Walaw aradoo alkhurooja laaAAaddoolahu AAuddatan walakin kariha Allahu inbiAAathahumfathabbatahum waqeela oqAAudoo maAAa alqaAAideen

And had they wished to go forth, they would have made preparation for it. But God was averse to their being sent forth, and held them back, and it was said: “Sit with those that sit.”

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-46.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 46

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْقَـٰعِدِينَ — l-qāʿidīna · "those who sit"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

وَلَوْ اَرَادُوا الْخُرُوجَ لَاَعَدُّوا لَهُ عُدَّةً وَلٰكِنْ كَرِهَ اللّٰهُ انْبِعَاثَهُمْ فَثَبَّطَهُمْ وَق۪يلَ اقْعُدُوا مَعَ الْقَاعِد۪ينَ

Walaw aradoo alkhurooja laaAAaddoolahu AAuddatan walakin kariha Allahu inbiAAathahumfathabbatahum waqeela oqAAudoo maAAa alqaAAideen

And had they wished to go forth, they would have made preparation for it. But God was averse to their being sent forth, and held them back, and it was said: “Sit with those that sit.”

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-46.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 81

- **Form in this verse:** بِمَقْعَدِهِمْ — bimaqʿadihim · "in their staying"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

فَرِحَ الْمُخَلَّفُونَ بِمَقْعَدِهِمْ خِلَافَ رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ وَكَرِهُٓوا اَنْ يُجَاهِدُوا بِاَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاَنْفُسِهِمْ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ وَقَالُوا لَا تَنْفِرُوا فِي الْحَرِّۜ قُلْ نَارُ جَهَنَّمَ اَشَدُّ حَراًّۜ لَوْ كَانُوا يَفْقَهُونَ

Fariha almukhallafoona bimaqAAadihimkhilafa rasooli Allahi wakarihoo an yujahidoobi-amwalihim waanfusihim fee sabeeli Allahi waqaloola tanfiroo fee alharri qul naru jahannamaashaddu harran law kanoo yafqahoon

Those who remained behind exulted at their remaining behind the messenger of God, and disliked to strive with their wealth and their lives in the cause of God; and they said: “Go not forth in the heat.” Say thou: “The fire of Gehenna is more intense in heat,” would that they understood.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-81.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 83

- **Form in this verse:** بِٱلْقُعُودِ — bil-quʿūdi · "with sitting"
  - **Grammar:** noun · noun-verb · genitive case

فَاِنْ رَجَعَكَ اللّٰهُ اِلٰى طَٓائِفَةٍ مِنْهُمْ فَاسْتَأْذَنُوكَ لِلْخُرُوجِ فَقُلْ لَنْ تَخْرُجُوا مَعِيَ اَبَداً وَلَنْ تُقَاتِلُوا مَعِيَ عَدُواًّۜ اِنَّكُمْ رَض۪يتُمْ بِالْقُعُودِ اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ فَاقْعُدُوا مَعَ الْخَالِف۪ينَ

Fa-in rajaAAaka Allahu ila ta-ifatinminhum fasta/thanooka lilkhurooji faqul lantakhrujoo maAAiya abadan walan tuqatiloo maAAiya AAaduwwaninnakum radeetum bilquAAoodi awwala marratin faqAAudoomaAAa alkhalifeen

And if God brings thee back to a number of them and they ask of thee leave to go forth, say thou: “You shall not go forth with me ever, nor fight with me an enemy; you were pleased to sit the first time, so sit with those who remain.”

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-83.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 83

- **Form in this verse:** فَٱقْعُدُوا۟ — fa-uq'ʿudū · "so sit"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

فَاِنْ رَجَعَكَ اللّٰهُ اِلٰى طَٓائِفَةٍ مِنْهُمْ فَاسْتَأْذَنُوكَ لِلْخُرُوجِ فَقُلْ لَنْ تَخْرُجُوا مَعِيَ اَبَداً وَلَنْ تُقَاتِلُوا مَعِيَ عَدُواًّۜ اِنَّكُمْ رَض۪يتُمْ بِالْقُعُودِ اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ فَاقْعُدُوا مَعَ الْخَالِف۪ينَ

Fa-in rajaAAaka Allahu ila ta-ifatinminhum fasta/thanooka lilkhurooji faqul lantakhrujoo maAAiya abadan walan tuqatiloo maAAiya AAaduwwaninnakum radeetum bilquAAoodi awwala marratin faqAAudoomaAAa alkhalifeen

And if God brings thee back to a number of them and they ask of thee leave to go forth, say thou: “You shall not go forth with me ever, nor fight with me an enemy; you were pleased to sit the first time, so sit with those who remain.”

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-83.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 86

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْقَـٰعِدِينَ — l-qāʿidīna · "those who sit"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

وَاِذَٓا اُنْزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ اَنْ اٰمِنُوا بِاللّٰهِ وَجَاهِدُوا مَعَ رَسُولِهِ اسْتَأْذَنَكَ اُو۬لُوا الطَّوْلِ مِنْهُمْ وَقَالُوا ذَرْنَا نَكُنْ مَعَ الْقَاعِد۪ينَ

Wa-itha onzilat sooratun an aminoobillahi wajahidoo maAAa rasoolihi ista/thanakaoloo attawli minhum waqaloo tharnanakun maAAa alqaAAideen

And when a sūrah is sent down ­to believe in God and strive alongside His messenger, the affluent among them ask leave of thee, saying: “Leave thou us to be with those who sit.”

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-86.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 90

- **Form in this verse:** وَقَعَدَ — waqaʿada · "and sat"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَجَٓاءَ الْمُعَذِّرُونَ مِنَ الْاَعْرَابِ لِيُؤْذَنَ لَهُمْ وَقَعَدَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَذَبُوا اللّٰهَ وَرَسُولَهُۜ سَيُص۪يبُ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَل۪يمٌ

Wajaa almuAAaththiroona minaal-aAArabi liyu/thana lahum waqaAAada allatheenakathaboo Allaha warasoolahu sayuseebu allatheenakafaroo minhum AAathabun aleem

And there came those with excuses among the desert Arabs, that leave be given them; and there sat those who lied to God and His messenger; a painful punishment will befall those among them who ignored warning.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-90.md_

### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** قَاعِدًا — qāʿidan · "sitting"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَاِذَا مَسَّ الْاِنْسَانَ الضُّرُّ دَعَانَا لِجَنْبِه۪ٓ اَوْ قَاعِداً اَوْ قَٓائِماًۚ فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُ ضُرَّهُ مَرَّ كَاَنْ لَمْ يَدْعُنَٓا اِلٰى ضُرٍّ مَسَّهُۜ كَذٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِلْمُسْرِف۪ينَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

Wa-itha massa al-insana addurrudaAAana lijanbihi aw qaAAidan aw qa-imanfalamma kashafna AAanhu durrahu marra kaanlam yadAAuna ila durrin massahu kathalikazuyyina lilmusrifeena ma kanoo yaAAmaloon

And when affliction touches man, he calls to Us on his side, or sitting, or standing; but when We remove from him his affliction, he passes by as though he had not called to Us about an affliction which touched him; thus is made fair to the committers of excess what they do.

_https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-12.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْقَوَاعِدِ — l-qawāʿidi · "the foundations"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

قَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذ۪ينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَاَتَى اللّٰهُ بُنْيَانَهُمْ مِنَ الْقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّقْفُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَاَتٰيهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Qad makara allatheena min qablihimfaata Allahu bunyanahum mina alqawaAAidifakharra AAalayhimu assaqfu min fawqihim waatahumualAAathabu min haythu la yashAAuroon

Those before them schemed; then God came at their building from the foundations so the roof fell down on them from above them; and the punishment came upon them whence they perceived not.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-26.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 22

- **Form in this verse:** فَتَقْعُدَ — fataqʿuda · "lest you will sit"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · present tense

لَا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهاً اٰخَرَ فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُوماً مَخْذُولاً۟

La tajAAal maAAa Allahi ilahanakhara fataqAAuda mathmooman makhthoola

Make thou not with God another god lest thou sit down condemned and forsaken.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-22.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 29

- **Form in this verse:** فَتَقْعُدَ — fataqʿuda · "so that you sit"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً اِلٰى عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُوماً مَحْسُوراً

Wala tajAAal yadaka maghloolatan ilaAAunuqika wala tabsutha kulla albastifataqAAuda malooman mahsoora

And make thou not thy hand chained to thy neck; nor extend thou it to its full extent, then sit down blameworthy and denuded.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-29.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 60

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱلْقَوَٰعِدُ — wal-qawāʿidu · "And postmenopausal"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَالْقَوَاعِدُ مِنَ النِّسَٓاءِ الّٰت۪ي لَا يَرْجُونَ نِكَاحاً فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِنَّ جُنَاحٌ اَنْ يَضَعْنَ ثِيَابَهُنَّ غَيْرَ مُتَبَرِّجَاتٍ بِز۪ينَةٍۜ وَاَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْنَ خَيْرٌ لَهُنَّۜ وَاللّٰهُ سَم۪يعٌ عَل۪يمٌ

WalqawaAAidu mina annisa-iallatee la yarjoona nikahan falaysaAAalayhinna junahun an yadaAAna thiyabahunnaghayra mutabarrijatin bizeenatin waan yastaAAfifna khayrunlahunna wallahu sameeAAun AAaleem

And those past child-bearing among the women who have no hope of marriage: they do no wrong that they lay aside their garments, without displaying adornment; but that they refrain is best for them. And God is hearing and knowing.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-60.md_

### 50. Surah Qaf, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** قَعِيدٌۭ — qaʿīdun · "seated"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

اِذْ يَتَلَقَّى الْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ الْيَم۪ينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ قَع۪يدٌ

Ith yatalaqqa almutalaqqiyaniAAani alyameeni waAAani ashshimali qaAAeed

When the two recorders record sitting on the right and on the left,

_https://quran.so/surah-qaf/verse-17.md_

### 54. Surah Al-Qamar, Verse 55

- **Form in this verse:** مَقْعَدِ — maqʿadi · "a seat"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

ف۪ي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَل۪يكٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ

Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekinmuqtadir

In a seat of honour, in the presence of an Omnipotent Sovereign.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qamar/verse-55.md_

### 72. Surah Al-Jinn, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** نَقْعُدُ — naqʿudu · "sit"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · present tense

وَاَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَاعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِۜ فَمَنْ يَسْتَمِعِ الْاٰنَ يَجِدْ لَهُ شِهَاباً رَصَداًۙ

Waanna kunna naqAAudu minhamaqaAAida lissamAAi faman yastamiAAi al-anayajid lahu shihaban rasada

“And that: ‘We sat there on seats to hear; but whoso listens in now finds for him a flame waiting.’

_https://quran.so/surah-al-jinn/verse-9.md_

### 72. Surah Al-Jinn, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** مَقَـٰعِدَ — maqāʿida · "positions"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

وَاَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَاعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِۜ فَمَنْ يَسْتَمِعِ الْاٰنَ يَجِدْ لَهُ شِهَاباً رَصَداًۙ

Waanna kunna naqAAudu minhamaqaAAida lissamAAi faman yastamiAAi al-anayajid lahu shihaban rasada

“And that: ‘We sat there on seats to hear; but whoso listens in now finds for him a flame waiting.’

_https://quran.so/surah-al-jinn/verse-9.md_

### 85. Surah Al-Buruj, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** قُعُودٌۭ — quʿūdun · "(were) sitting"
  - **Grammar:** noun · noun-verb · nominative case · indefinite

اِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌۙ

Ith hum AAalayha quAAood

When they sit over it

_https://quran.so/surah-al-buruj/verse-6.md_

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