# Kaf-Ra-Dad — قرض (qrD)

> Occurs in 13 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To cut, turn away from, severe, do good deed.
- **Derived forms:** أَقْرَضُ (6) · تَّقْرِضُ (1) · قَرْض (6)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 245

- **Form in this verse:** يُقْرِضُ — yuq'riḍu · "will lend"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

مَنْ ذَا الَّذ۪ي يُقْرِضُ اللّٰهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناً فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُٓ اَضْعَافاً كَـث۪يرَةًۜ وَاللّٰهُ يَقْبِضُ وَيَبْصُۣطُۖ وَاِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

Man tha allathee yuqriduAllaha qardan hasanan fayudaAAifahulahu adAAafan katheeratan wallahuyaqbidu wayabsutu wa-ilayhi turjaAAoon

Who is it that will lend to God a goodly loan that He might multiply it by many multiples for him? And God constricts and expands; and to Him will you be returned.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-245.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 245

- **Form in this verse:** قَرْضًا — qarḍan · "a loan"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

مَنْ ذَا الَّذ۪ي يُقْرِضُ اللّٰهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناً فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُٓ اَضْعَافاً كَـث۪يرَةًۜ وَاللّٰهُ يَقْبِضُ وَيَبْصُۣطُۖ وَاِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

Man tha allathee yuqriduAllaha qardan hasanan fayudaAAifahulahu adAAafan katheeratan wallahuyaqbidu wayabsutu wa-ilayhi turjaAAoon

Who is it that will lend to God a goodly loan that He might multiply it by many multiples for him? And God constricts and expands; and to Him will you be returned.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-245.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَقْرَضْتُمُ — wa-aqraḍtumu · "and you loan"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · past tense

وَلَقَدْ اَخَذَ اللّٰهُ م۪يثَاقَ بَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓائ۪لَۚ وَبَعَثْنَا مِنْهُمُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَق۪يباًۜ وَقَالَ اللّٰهُ اِنّ۪ي مَعَكُمْۜ لَئِنْ اَقَمْتُمُ الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتَيْتُمُ الزَّكٰوةَ وَاٰمَنْتُمْ بِرُسُل۪ي وَعَزَّرْتُمُوهُمْ وَاَقْرَضْتُمُ اللّٰهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناً لَاُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَلَاُدْخِلَنَّكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهَارُۚ فَمَنْ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ مِنْكُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَٓاءَ السَّب۪يلِ

Walaqad akhatha Allahu meethaqabanee isra-eela wabaAAathna minhumu ithnay AAasharanaqeeban waqala Allahu innee maAAakum la-inaqamtumu assalata waataytumu azzakatawaamantum birusulee waAAazzartumoohum waaqradtumuAllaha qardan hasanan laokaffiranna AAankumsayyi-atikum walaodkhilannakum jannatin tajree mintahtiha al-anharu faman kafara baAAda thalikaminkum faqad dalla sawaa assabeel

And God took an agreement of the children of Israel; and We raised up among them twelve leaders. And God said: “I am with you if you uphold the duty, and render the purity, and believe in My messengers, and support them, and lend to God a goodly loan. I will remove from you your evil deeds, and make you enter gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoso among you denies after that has strayed from the right path.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-12.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** قَرْضًا — qarḍan · "a loan"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَلَقَدْ اَخَذَ اللّٰهُ م۪يثَاقَ بَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓائ۪لَۚ وَبَعَثْنَا مِنْهُمُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَق۪يباًۜ وَقَالَ اللّٰهُ اِنّ۪ي مَعَكُمْۜ لَئِنْ اَقَمْتُمُ الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتَيْتُمُ الزَّكٰوةَ وَاٰمَنْتُمْ بِرُسُل۪ي وَعَزَّرْتُمُوهُمْ وَاَقْرَضْتُمُ اللّٰهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناً لَاُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَلَاُدْخِلَنَّكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهَارُۚ فَمَنْ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ مِنْكُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَٓاءَ السَّب۪يلِ

Walaqad akhatha Allahu meethaqabanee isra-eela wabaAAathna minhumu ithnay AAasharanaqeeban waqala Allahu innee maAAakum la-inaqamtumu assalata waataytumu azzakatawaamantum birusulee waAAazzartumoohum waaqradtumuAllaha qardan hasanan laokaffiranna AAankumsayyi-atikum walaodkhilannakum jannatin tajree mintahtiha al-anharu faman kafara baAAda thalikaminkum faqad dalla sawaa assabeel

And God took an agreement of the children of Israel; and We raised up among them twelve leaders. And God said: “I am with you if you uphold the duty, and render the purity, and believe in My messengers, and support them, and lend to God a goodly loan. I will remove from you your evil deeds, and make you enter gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoso among you denies after that has strayed from the right path.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-12.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** تَّقْرِضُهُمْ — taqriḍuhum · "passing away from them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, singular · present tense

وَتَرَى الشَّمْسَ اِذَا طَلَعَتْ تَزَاوَرُ عَنْ كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ الْيَم۪ينِ وَاِذَا غَرَبَتْ تَقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ ف۪ي فَجْوَةٍ مِنْهُۜ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِۜ مَنْ يَهْدِ اللّٰهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِۚ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لَهُ وَلِياًّ مُرْشِداً۟

Watara ashshamsa itha talaAAattazawaru AAan kahfihim thata alyameeni wa-ithagharabat taqriduhum thata ashshimaliwahum fee fajwatin minhu thalika min ayatiAllahi man yahdi Allahu fahuwa almuhtadi waman yudlilfalan tajida lahu waliyyan murshida

(And thou seest the sun: when it rises it inclines away from their cave to the right; and when it sets, it passes away from them on the left — and they in the opening thereof! That is among the proofs of God; whom God guides, he is guided; and whom He sends astray, for him thou wilt find no guiding ally.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-17.md_

### 57. Surah Al-Hadid, Verse 11

- **Form in this verse:** يُقْرِضُ — yuq'riḍu · "will loan"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

مَنْ ذَا الَّذ۪ي يُقْرِضُ اللّٰهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناً فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُ وَلَهُٓ  اَجْرٌ كَر۪يمٌۚ

Man tha allathee yuqriduAllaha qardan hasanan fayudaAAifahulahu walahu ajrun kareem

Who is he that will lend to God a goodly loan? And He will multiply it to him, and he will have a noble reward.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hadid/verse-11.md_

### 57. Surah Al-Hadid, Verse 11

- **Form in this verse:** قَرْضًا — qarḍan · "a loan"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

مَنْ ذَا الَّذ۪ي يُقْرِضُ اللّٰهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناً فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُ وَلَهُٓ  اَجْرٌ كَر۪يمٌۚ

Man tha allathee yuqriduAllaha qardan hasanan fayudaAAifahulahu walahu ajrun kareem

Who is he that will lend to God a goodly loan? And He will multiply it to him, and he will have a noble reward.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hadid/verse-11.md_

### 57. Surah Al-Hadid, Verse 18

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَقْرَضُوا۟ — wa-aqraḍū · "and who lend"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

اِنَّ الْمُصَّدِّق۪ينَ وَالْمُصَّدِّقَاتِ وَاَقْرَضُوا اللّٰهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناً يُضَاعَفُ لَهُمْ وَلَهُمْ اَجْرٌ كَر۪يمٌ

Inna almussaddiqeena walmussaddiqatiwaaqradoo Allaha qardan hasanan yudaAAafulahum walahum ajrun kareem

The men who give in charity, and the women who give in charity, and have lent to God a goodly loan — it will be multiplied for them, and they will have a noble reward.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hadid/verse-18.md_

### 57. Surah Al-Hadid, Verse 18

- **Form in this verse:** قَرْضًا — qarḍan · "a loan"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

اِنَّ الْمُصَّدِّق۪ينَ وَالْمُصَّدِّقَاتِ وَاَقْرَضُوا اللّٰهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناً يُضَاعَفُ لَهُمْ وَلَهُمْ اَجْرٌ كَر۪يمٌ

Inna almussaddiqeena walmussaddiqatiwaaqradoo Allaha qardan hasanan yudaAAafulahum walahum ajrun kareem

The men who give in charity, and the women who give in charity, and have lent to God a goodly loan — it will be multiplied for them, and they will have a noble reward.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hadid/verse-18.md_

### 64. Surah At-Taghabun, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** تُقْرِضُوا۟ — tuq'riḍū · "you loan"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اِنْ تُقْرِضُوا اللّٰهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناً يُضَاعِفْهُ لَكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْۜ وَاللّٰهُ شَكُورٌ حَل۪يمٌۙ

In tuqridoo Allaha qardanhasanan yudaAAifhu lakum wayaghfir lakum wallahushakoorun haleem

If you lend to God a goodly loan, He will double it for you, and will forgive you; and God is appreciative and clement,

_https://quran.so/surah-at-taghabun/verse-17.md_

### 64. Surah At-Taghabun, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** قَرْضًا — qarḍan · "a loan"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

اِنْ تُقْرِضُوا اللّٰهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناً يُضَاعِفْهُ لَكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْۜ وَاللّٰهُ شَكُورٌ حَل۪يمٌۙ

In tuqridoo Allaha qardanhasanan yudaAAifhu lakum wayaghfir lakum wallahushakoorun haleem

If you lend to God a goodly loan, He will double it for you, and will forgive you; and God is appreciative and clement,

_https://quran.so/surah-at-taghabun/verse-17.md_

### 73. Surah Al-Muzzammil, Verse 20

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَقْرِضُوا۟ — wa-aqriḍū · "and loan"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

اِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ اَنَّكَ تَقُومُ اَدْنٰى مِنْ ثُلُثَيِ الَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُ وَثُلُثَهُ وَطَٓائِفَةٌ مِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ مَعَكَۜ وَاللّٰهُ يُقَدِّرُ الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَۜ عَلِمَ اَنْ لَنْ تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْرَؤُ۫ا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْاٰنِۜ عَلِمَ اَنْ سَيَكُونُ مِنْكُمْ مَرْضٰىۙ وَاٰخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِي الْاَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِنْ فَضْلِ اللّٰهِۙ وَاٰخَرُونَ يُقَاتِلُونَ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِۘ فَاقْرَؤُ۫ا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُۙ وَاَق۪يمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَاَقْرِضُوا اللّٰهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناًۜ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا لِاَنْفُسِكُمْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ هُوَ خَيْراً وَاَعْظَمَ اَجْراًۜ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللّٰهَۜ  اِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُورٌ رَح۪يمٌ

Inna rabbaka yaAAlamu annaka taqoomu adnamin thuluthayi allayli wanisfahu wathuluthahu wata-ifatunmina allatheena maAAaka wallahu yuqaddiruallayla wannahara AAalima an lan tuhsoohufataba AAalaykum faqraoo ma tayassara minaalqur-ani AAalima an sayakoonu minkum marda waakharoonayadriboona fee al-ardi yabtaghoona min fadliAllahi waakharoona yuqatiloona fee sabeeliAllahi faqraoo ma tayassara minhu waaqeemooassalata waatoo azzakatawaaqridoo Allaha qardan hasanan wamatuqaddimoo li-anfusikum min khayrin tajidoohu AAinda Allahihuwa khayran waaAAthama ajran wastaghfirooAllaha inna Allaha ghafoorun raheem

Thy Lord knows that thou standest nearly two-thirds of the night, or a half of it, or a third of it, as does a number of those with thee. And God determines the night and the day. He knew that you would not calculate it, and has turned towards you: — so recite what is made easy of the Qur’an. He knows that there will be some sick among you, and others travelling in the earth in search of the bounty of God, and others fighting in the cause of God: — so recite what is made easy thereof, and uphold the duty, and render the purity, and lend to God a goodly loan. And what good you send ahead for your souls — you will find it with God, better and greater in reward. And ask forgiveness of God; God is forgiving and merciful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muzzammil/verse-20.md_

### 73. Surah Al-Muzzammil, Verse 20

- **Form in this verse:** قَرْضًا — qarḍan · "a loan"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

اِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ اَنَّكَ تَقُومُ اَدْنٰى مِنْ ثُلُثَيِ الَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُ وَثُلُثَهُ وَطَٓائِفَةٌ مِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ مَعَكَۜ وَاللّٰهُ يُقَدِّرُ الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَۜ عَلِمَ اَنْ لَنْ تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْرَؤُ۫ا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْاٰنِۜ عَلِمَ اَنْ سَيَكُونُ مِنْكُمْ مَرْضٰىۙ وَاٰخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِي الْاَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِنْ فَضْلِ اللّٰهِۙ وَاٰخَرُونَ يُقَاتِلُونَ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِۘ فَاقْرَؤُ۫ا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُۙ وَاَق۪يمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَاَقْرِضُوا اللّٰهَ قَرْضاً حَسَناًۜ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا لِاَنْفُسِكُمْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ هُوَ خَيْراً وَاَعْظَمَ اَجْراًۜ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللّٰهَۜ  اِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُورٌ رَح۪يمٌ

Inna rabbaka yaAAlamu annaka taqoomu adnamin thuluthayi allayli wanisfahu wathuluthahu wata-ifatunmina allatheena maAAaka wallahu yuqaddiruallayla wannahara AAalima an lan tuhsoohufataba AAalaykum faqraoo ma tayassara minaalqur-ani AAalima an sayakoonu minkum marda waakharoonayadriboona fee al-ardi yabtaghoona min fadliAllahi waakharoona yuqatiloona fee sabeeliAllahi faqraoo ma tayassara minhu waaqeemooassalata waatoo azzakatawaaqridoo Allaha qardan hasanan wamatuqaddimoo li-anfusikum min khayrin tajidoohu AAinda Allahihuwa khayran waaAAthama ajran wastaghfirooAllaha inna Allaha ghafoorun raheem

Thy Lord knows that thou standest nearly two-thirds of the night, or a half of it, or a third of it, as does a number of those with thee. And God determines the night and the day. He knew that you would not calculate it, and has turned towards you: — so recite what is made easy of the Qur’an. He knows that there will be some sick among you, and others travelling in the earth in search of the bounty of God, and others fighting in the cause of God: — so recite what is made easy thereof, and uphold the duty, and render the purity, and lend to God a goodly loan. And what good you send ahead for your souls — you will find it with God, better and greater in reward. And ask forgiveness of God; God is forgiving and merciful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muzzammil/verse-20.md_

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