# Kaf-Dal-Vav — قدو (qdw)

> Occurs in 2 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** to draw near, be agreeable and palatable in taste and smell. iqtada (vb. 8) - to imitate, copy, follow agreeably.
- **Derived forms:** مُّقْتَدُون (1) · ٱقْتَدِهْ (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 90

- **Form in this verse:** ٱقْتَدِهْ ۗ — iq'tadih · "you follow"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ الَّذ۪ينَ هَدَى اللّٰهُ فَبِهُدٰيهُمُ اقْتَدِهْۜ قُلْ لَٓا اَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ اَجْراًۜ اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا ذِكْرٰى لِلْعَالَم۪ينَ۟

Ola-ika allatheena hadaAllahu fabihudahumu iqtadih qul la as-alukumAAalayhi ajran in huwa illa thikra lilAAalameen

Those are they whom God has guided; so follow thou their guidance. Say thou: “I ask of you for it no reward; it is only a reminder to all mankind.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-90.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 23

- **Form in this verse:** مُّقْتَدُونَ — muq'tadūna · "(are) following"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of ifti'al · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَكَذٰلِكَ مَٓا اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ ف۪ي قَرْيَةٍ مِنْ نَذ۪يرٍ اِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَٓاۙ اِنَّا وَجَدْنَٓا اٰبَٓاءَنَا عَلٰٓى اُمَّةٍ وَاِنَّا عَلٰٓى اٰثَارِهِمْ مُقْتَدُونَ

Wakathalika ma arsalnamin qablika fee qaryatin min natheerin illa qalamutrafooha inna wajadna abaanaAAala ommatin wa-inna AAala atharihimmuqtadoon

And thus We sent not before thee into a city any warner save its opulent ones said: “We found our fathers upon a community, and we are following in their footsteps.”

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zukhruf/verse-23.md_

---
Retrieved: 2026-08-15
Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.