# Sin-Be-Kaf — سبق (sbq) > Occurs in 37 verses of the Quran. - **Source:** https://quran.so/root/sbq - **Meaning:** To pass, to precede, to come before, to excel, to win a race, to go ahead, to take precedence, to move fast, to leave behind - **Derived forms:** سَابِق (7) · سَابِقُ (1) · سَبَقَ (20) · سَبْق (1) · سَّٰبِقَٰت (1) · مَسْبُوقِين (2) · ٱسْتَبَقَ (5) ## Verses containing this root ### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 148 - **Form in this verse:** فَٱسْتَبِقُوا۟ — fa-is'tabiqū · "so race" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood وَلِكُلٍّ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلّ۪يهَا فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرَاتِۜ اَيْنَ مَا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَم۪يعاًۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَد۪يرٌ Walikullin wijhatun huwa muwalleehafastabiqoo alkhayrati aynama takoonoo ya/tibikumu Allahu jameeAAan inna Allaha AAalakulli shay-in qadeer And for each is a direction towards which he turns. So vie with one another in good deeds. Wherever you be, God will bring you all together; God is over all things powerful. _https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-148.md_ ### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 48 - **Form in this verse:** فَٱسْتَبِقُوا۟ — fa-is'tabiqū · "so race" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood وَاَنْزَلْـنَٓا اِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقاً لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَمُهَيْمِناً عَلَيْهِ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ بِمَٓا اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ اَهْوَٓاءَهُمْ عَمَّا جَٓاءَكَ مِنَ الْحَقِّۜ لِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مِنْكُمْ شِرْعَةً وَمِنْهَاجاًۜ وَلَوْ شَٓاءَ اللّٰهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ اُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَلٰكِنْ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ ف۪ي مَٓا اٰتٰيكُمْ فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرَاتِۜ اِلَى اللّٰهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ جَم۪يعاً فَيُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ ف۪يهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَۙ Waanzalna ilayka alkitaba bilhaqqimusaddiqan lima bayna yadayhi mina alkitabiwamuhayminan AAalayhi fahkum baynahum bimaanzala Allahu wala tattabiAA ahwaahum AAammajaaka mina alhaqqi likullin jaAAalna minkumshirAAatan waminhajan walaw shaa AllahulajaAAalakum ommatan wahidatan walakin liyabluwakumfeema atakum fastabiqoo alkhayratiila Allahi marjiAAukum jameeAAan fayunabbi-okum bimakuntum feehi takhtalifoon And We sent down to thee the Writ with the truth, confirming what is before it of the Writ, and as a control over it. So judge thou between them by what God has sent down; and follow thou not their vain desires away from what has come to thee of the truth. For each of you We appointed an ordinance and a procedure. And had God willed, He could have made you one community; but that He might try you in what He gave you[...]. — So vie in good deeds; unto God will you return all together, and He will inform you of that wherein you differed — _https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-48.md_ ### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 80 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقَكُم — sabaqakum · "has preceded you" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense وَلُوطاً اِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِه۪ٓ اَتَأْتُونَ الْفَاحِشَةَ مَا سَبَقَكُمْ بِهَا مِنْ اَحَدٍ مِنَ الْعَالَم۪ينَ Walootan ith qalaliqawmihi ata/toona alfahishata ma sabaqakum bihamin ahadin mina alAAalameen And Lot: when he said to his people: “Do you commit sexual immorality, that none among all mankind has preceded you? _https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-80.md_ ### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 59 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقُوٓا۟ ۚ — sabaqū · "they can outstrip" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا سَبَقُواۜ اِنَّهُمْ لَا يُعْجِزُونَ Wala yahsabanna allatheenakafaroo sabaqoo innahum la yuAAjizoon And let not those who ignore warning think they have got away; they cannot escape. _https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-59.md_ ### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 68 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقَ — sabaqa · "preceded" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense لَوْلَا كِتَابٌ مِنَ اللّٰهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ ف۪يمَٓا اَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظ۪يمٌ Lawla kitabun mina Allahisabaqa lamassakum feema akhathtum AAathabunAAatheem Had it not been for a Writ from God which had gone before, a great punishment would have touched you for what you took. _https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-68.md_ ### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 100 - **Form in this verse:** وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ — wal-sābiqūna · "And the forerunners" - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · nominative case وَالسَّابِقُونَ الْاَوَّلُونَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِر۪ينَ وَالْاَنْصَارِ وَالَّذ۪ينَ اتَّبَعُوهُمْ بِاِحْسَانٍۙ رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ وَاَعَدَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْر۪ي تَحْتَهَا الْاَنْهَارُ خَالِد۪ينَ ف۪يهَٓا اَبَداًۜ ذٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظ۪يمُ Wassabiqoona al-awwaloonamina almuhajireena wal-ansari wallatheenaittabaAAoohum bi-ihsanin radiya AllahuAAanhum waradoo AAanhu waaAAadda lahum jannatintajree tahtaha al-anharu khalideenafeeha abadan thalika alfawzu alAAatheem And the first vanguard among the émigrés, and the helpers, and those who followed them in good conduct: God is pleased with them, and they pleased with Him; and He has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, they abiding eternally therein forever; that is the Great Achievement. _https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-100.md_ ### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 19 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقَتْ — sabaqat · "(that) preceded" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense وَمَا كَانَ النَّاسُ اِلَّٓا اُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَاخْتَلَفُواۜ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِنْ رَبِّكَ لَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ ف۪يمَا ف۪يهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ Wama kana annasuilla ommatan wahidatan fakhtalafoo walawlakalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laqudiya baynahum feemafeehi yakhtalifoon And mankind was only one community, then they differed; and were it not for a word that preceded from thy Lord, it would have been concluded between them concerning that wherein they differ. _https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-19.md_ ### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 40 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقَ — sabaqa · "has preceded" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense حَتّٰٓى اِذَا جَٓاءَ اَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ التَّنُّورُۙ قُلْنَا احْمِلْ ف۪يهَا مِنْ كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَاَهْلَكَ اِلَّا مَنْ سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلُ وَمَنْ اٰمَنَۜ وَمَٓا اٰمَنَ مَعَهُٓ اِلَّا قَل۪يلٌ Hatta itha jaaamruna wafara attannooru qulna ihmilfeeha min kullin zawjayni ithnayni waahlaka illaman sabaqa AAalayhi alqawlu waman amana wama amanamaAAahu illa qaleel When Our command had come to pass, and the oven boiled over, We said: “Load thou therein of every pair, two; and thy household — save him against whom the word has gone forth — and him who believes.” And there believed with him only a few. _https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-40.md_ ### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 110 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقَتْ — sabaqat · "(that) preceded" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ فَاخْتُلِفَ ف۪يهِۜ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِنْ رَبِّكَ لَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْۜ وَاِنَّهُمْ لَف۪ي شَكٍّ مِنْهُ مُر۪يبٍ Walaqad atayna moosaalkitaba fakhtulifa feehi walawla kalimatunsabaqat min rabbika laqudiya baynahum wa-innahum lafeeshakkin minhu mureeb And We gave Moses the Writ; then were there differences concerning it. And were it not for a word that preceded from thy Lord, it would have been decided between them; and they are in sceptical doubt concerning it. _https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-110.md_ ### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 17 - **Form in this verse:** نَسْتَبِقُ — nastabiqu · "racing each other" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 1st person, plural · present tense قَالُوا يَٓا اَبَانَٓا اِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِنْدَ مَتَاعِنَا فَاَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُۚ وَمَٓا اَنْتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَادِق۪ينَ Qaloo ya abanainna thahabna nastabiqu wataraknayoosufa AAinda mataAAina faakalahu aththi/buwama anta bimu/minin lana walaw kunna sadiqeen They said: “O our father: we went to run races, and left Joseph with our goods — and the wolf ate him; and thou wouldst not believe us, though we were truthful.” _https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-17.md_ ### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 25 - **Form in this verse:** وَٱسْتَبَقَا — wa-is'tabaqā · "And they both raced" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 3rd person, masculine, dual · past tense وَاسْتَبَقَا الْبَابَ وَقَدَّتْ قَم۪يصَهُ مِنْ دُبُرٍ وَاَلْفَيَا سَيِّدَهَا لَدَا الْبَابِۜ قَالَتْ مَا جَزَٓاءُ مَنْ اَرَادَ بِاَهْلِكَ سُٓوءاً اِلَّٓا اَنْ يُسْجَنَ اَوْ عَذَابٌ اَل۪يمٌ Wastabaqa albabawaqaddat qameesahu min duburin waalfaya sayyidahalada albabi qalat ma jazao manarada bi-ahlika soo-an illa an yusjana aw AAathabunaleem And they raced to the door; and she tore his shirt from behind; and they met her master at the door. She said; “What is the reward of him who wished evil on thy household save that he be imprisoned, or a painful punishment?” _https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-25.md_ ### 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 5 - **Form in this verse:** تَسْبِقُ — tasbiqu · "(can) advance" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, singular · present tense مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ اُمَّةٍ اَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ Ma tasbiqu min ommatin ajalahawama yasta/khiroon No community outstrips its term, nor will they defer. _https://quran.so/surah-al-hijr/verse-5.md_ ### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 99 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقَ ۚ — sabaqa · "has preceded" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense كَذٰلِكَ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ اَنْـبَٓاءِ مَا قَدْ سَبَقَۚ وَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَاكَ مِنْ لَدُنَّا ذِكْراًۚ Kathalika naqussu AAalayka minanba-i ma qad sabaqa waqad ataynakamin ladunna thikra Thus do We relate to thee from reports of what has gone before, and have given thee a remembrance from Us. _https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-99.md_ ### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 129 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقَتْ — sabaqat · "(that) preceded" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِنْ رَبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَاماً وَاَجَلٌ مُسَمًّىۜ Walawla kalimatun sabaqat minrabbika lakana lizaman waajalun musamma And were it not for a word that preceded from thy Lord and a stated term it would have been requisite. _https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-129.md_ ### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 27 - **Form in this verse:** يَسْبِقُونَهُۥ — yasbiqūnahu · "they (can) precede Him" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ وَهُمْ بِاَمْرِه۪ يَعْمَلُونَ La yasbiqoonahu bilqawliwahum bi-amrihi yaAAmaloon Precede Him not in word, but they act by His command. _https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-27.md_ ### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 101 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقَتْ — sabaqat · "has gone forth" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُمْ مِنَّا الْحُسْنٰٓىۙ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَۙ Inna allatheena sabaqat lahum minnaalhusna ola-ika AAanha mubAAadoon Those for whom the best from Us has preceded — those are from it far removed; _https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-101.md_ ### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 27 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقَ — sabaqa · "(has) preceded" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense فَاَوْحَيْنَٓا اِلَيْهِ اَنِ اصْنَعِ الْفُلْكَ بِاَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا فَاِذَا جَٓاءَ اَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ التَّنُّورُۙ فَاسْلُكْ ف۪يهَا مِنْ كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَاَهْلَكَ اِلَّا مَنْ سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلُ مِنْهُمْۚ وَلَا تُخَاطِبْن۪ي فِي الَّذ۪ينَ ظَلَمُواۚ اِنَّهُمْ مُغْرَقُونَ Faawhayna ilayhi ani isnaAAialfulka bi-aAAyunina wawahyina fa-ithajaa amruna wafara attannooru faslukfeeha min kullin zawjayni ithnayni waahlaka illaman sabaqa AAalayhi alqawlu minhum wala tukhatibneefee allatheena thalamoo innahum mughraqoon And We instructed him: “Make thou the ship under Our eyes and Our instruction; then when Our command comes and the oven boils over, load thou therein of each kind two, and thy household save him against whom the word has gone forth among them. And address thou Me not on behalf of those who do wrong; they will be drowned. _https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-27.md_ ### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 43 - **Form in this verse:** تَسْبِقُ — tasbiqu · "can precede" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, singular · present tense مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ اُمَّةٍ اَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَۜ Ma tasbiqu min ommatin ajalahawama yasta/khiroon No community outstrips its term, nor will they defer. _https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-43.md_ ### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 61 - **Form in this verse:** سَـٰبِقُونَ — sābiqūna · "(are) foremost" - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · nominative case اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ Ola-ika yusariAAoona feealkhayrati wahum laha sabiqoon Those compete in good deeds, and they are forerunners therein. _https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-61.md_ ### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 4 - **Form in this verse:** يَسْبِقُونَا ۚ — yasbiqūnā · "they can outrun Us" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense اَمْ حَسِبَ الَّذ۪ينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّـَٔاتِ اَنْ يَسْبِقُونَاۜ سَٓاءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ Am hasiba allatheenayaAAmaloona assayyi-ati an yasbiqoona saama yahkumoon If those who do evil deeds think they can outrun Us: evil is what they judge. _https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-4.md_ ### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 28 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقَكُم — sabaqakum · "has preceded you" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense وَلُوطاً اِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِه۪ٓ اِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الْفَاحِشَةَۘ مَا سَبَقَكُمْ بِهَا مِنْ اَحَدٍ مِنَ الْعَالَم۪ينَ Walootan ith qalaliqawmihi innakum lata/toona alfahishata masabaqakum biha min ahadin mina alAAalameen (And Lot: when he said to his people: “You commit sexual immorality, that none among all mankind has preceded you: _https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-28.md_ ### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 39 - **Form in this verse:** سَـٰبِقِينَ — sābiqīna · "outstrip Us" - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · accusative case وَقَارُونَ وَفِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامَانَ وَلَقَدْ جَٓاءَهُمْ مُوسٰى بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَاسْتَكْبَرُوا فِي الْاَرْضِ وَمَا كَانُوا سَابِق۪ينَۚ Waqaroona wafirAAawna wahamanawalaqad jaahum moosa bilbayyinati fastakbaroofee al-ardi wama kanoo sabiqeen And Qārūn and Pharaoh and Hāmān: — and Moses had come to them with clear signs — and they had waxed proud in the earth, but they did not outrun. _https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-39.md_ ### 35. Surah Fatir, Verse 32 - **Form in this verse:** سَابِقٌۢ — sābiqun · "(is he who is) foremost" - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · nominative case · indefinite ثُمَّ اَوْرَثْنَا الْكِتَابَ الَّذ۪ينَ اصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَاۚ فَمِنْهُمْ ظَالِمٌ لِنَفْسِه۪ۚ وَمِنْهُمْ مُقْتَصِدٌۚ وَمِنْهُمْ سَابِقٌ بِالْخَيْرَاتِ بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِۜ ذٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَضْلُ الْكَب۪يرُۜ Thumma awrathna alkitaba allatheenaistafayna min AAibadina faminhum thalimunlinafsihi waminhum muqtasidun waminhum sabiqun bilkhayratibi-ithni Allahi thalika huwa alfadlualkabeer Then We caused to inherit the Writ those whom We have chosen of Our servants; and among them is he who wrongs his soul, and among them is one lukewarm, and among them are the frontrunners in good deeds by the leave of God; that is the great favour. _https://quran.so/surah-fatir/verse-32.md_ ### 36. Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 40 - **Form in this verse:** سَابِقُ — sābiqu · "(can) outstrip" - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · nominative case لَا الشَّمْسُ يَنْبَغ۪ي لَـهَٓا اَنْ تُدْرِكَ الْقَمَرَ وَلَا الَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِۜ وَكُلٌّ ف۪ي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ La ashshamsu yanbaghee lahaan tudrika alqamara wala allaylu sabiqu annahariwakullun fee falakin yasbahoon It behoves not the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day; and each is in a circuit swimming. _https://quran.so/surah-ya-sin/verse-40.md_ ### 36. Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 66 - **Form in this verse:** فَٱسْتَبَقُوا۟ — fa-is'tabaqū · "then they (would) race" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense وَلَوْ نَشَٓاءُ لَطَمَسْنَا عَلٰٓى اَعْيُنِهِمْ فَاسْتَبَقُوا الصِّرَاطَ فَاَنّٰى يُبْصِرُونَ Walaw nashao latamasnaAAala aAAyunihim fastabaqoo assiratafaanna yubsiroon And had We willed, We would have blinded their eyes; then would they compete for the path, but how would they see? _https://quran.so/surah-ya-sin/verse-66.md_ ### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 171 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقَتْ — sabaqat · "has preceded" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا الْمُرْسَل۪ينَۚ Walaqad sabaqat kalimatuna liAAibadinaalmursaleen And Our word has gone forth to Our servants, the emissaries: _https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-171.md_ ### 41. Surah Fussilat, Verse 45 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقَتْ — sabaqat · "(that) preceded" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ فَاخْتُلِفَ ف۪يهِۜ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِنْ رَبِّكَ لَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْۜ وَاِنَّهُمْ لَف۪ي شَكٍّ مِنْهُ مُر۪يبٍ Walaqad atayna moosaalkitaba fakhtulifa feehi walawla kalimatunsabaqat min rabbika laqudiya baynahum wa-innahum lafeeshakkin minhu mureeb And We gave Moses the Writ, but it was disputed about. And were it not for a word that preceded from thy Lord, it would have been concluded between them; and they are in sceptical doubt concerning it. _https://quran.so/surah-fussilat/verse-45.md_ ### 42. Surah Ash-Shuraa, Verse 14 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقَتْ — sabaqat · "(that) preceded" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, feminine, singular · past tense وَمَا تَفَرَّقُٓوا اِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَٓاءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْياً بَيْنَهُمْۜ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِنْ رَبِّكَ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى لَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْۜ وَاِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ اُو۫رِثُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ لَف۪ي شَكٍّ مِنْهُ مُر۪يبٍ Wama tafarraqoo illa minbaAAdi ma jaahumu alAAilmu baghyan baynahum walawlakalimatun sabaqat min rabbika ila ajalin musamman laqudiyabaynahum wa-inna allatheena oorithoo alkitaba minbaAAdihim lafee shakkin minhu mureeb And they became divided only after knowledge came to them, through sectarian zealotry between them. And were it not for a word that preceded from thy Lord to a stated term, it would have been concluded between them. And those who were caused to inherit the Writ after them are in sceptical doubt concerning it. _https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuraa/verse-14.md_ ### 46. Surah Al-Ahqaf, Verse 11 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقُونَآ — sabaqūnā · "they (would) have preceded us" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense وَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا لَوْ كَانَ خَيْراً مَا سَبَقُونَٓا اِلَيْهِۜ وَاِذْ لَمْ يَهْتَدُوا بِه۪ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هٰذَٓا اِفْكٌ قَد۪يمٌ Waqala allatheena kafaroolillatheena amanoo law kana khayran masabaqoona ilayhi wa-ith lam yahtadoo bihifasayaqooloona hatha ifkun qadeem And those who ignore warning say of those who heed warning: “Had it been good, they would not have preceded us to it.” And when they are not guided by it, then they will say: “This is an ancient falsehood.” _https://quran.so/surah-al-ahqaf/verse-11.md_ ### 56. Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Verse 10 - **Form in this verse:** وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ — wal-sābiqūna · "And the foremost" - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · nominative case وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَۙ Wassabiqoona assabiqoon And the foremost! The foremost: _https://quran.so/surah-al-waqiah/verse-10.md_ ### 56. Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Verse 10 - **Form in this verse:** ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ — l-sābiqūna · "(are) the foremost" - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · nominative case وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَۙ Wassabiqoona assabiqoon And the foremost! The foremost: _https://quran.so/surah-al-waqiah/verse-10.md_ ### 56. Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Verse 60 - **Form in this verse:** بِمَسْبُوقِينَ — bimasbūqīna · "(are) outrun" - **Grammar:** noun · passive · masculine, plural · genitive case نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ الْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوق۪ينَۙ Nahnu qaddarna baynakumualmawta wama nahnu bimasbooqeen We have decreed death among you; and We will not be outrun, _https://quran.so/surah-al-waqiah/verse-60.md_ ### 57. Surah Al-Hadid, Verse 21 - **Form in this verse:** سَابِقُوٓا۟ — sābiqū · "Race" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood سَابِقُٓوا اِلٰى مَغْفِرَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا كَعَرْضِ السَّمَٓاءِ وَالْاَرْضِۙ اُعِدَّتْ لِلَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا بِاللّٰهِ وَرُسُلِه۪ۜ ذٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللّٰهِ يُؤْت۪يهِ مَنْ يَشَٓاءُۜ وَاللّٰهُ ذُوالْفَضْلِ الْعَظ۪يمِ Sabiqoo ila maghfiratin minrabbikum wajannatin AAarduha kaAAardi assama-iwal-ardi oAAiddat lillatheena amanoobillahi warusulihi thalika fadlu Allahiyu/teehi man yashao wallahu thooalfadli alAAatheem Compete for forgiveness from your Lord, and a Garden the breadth whereof is as the breadth of the heaven and the earth —prepared for those who believe in God and His messengers. That is the bounty of God, which He gives to whom He wills; and God is possessor of tremendous bounty. _https://quran.so/surah-al-hadid/verse-21.md_ ### 59. Surah Al-Hashr, Verse 10 - **Form in this verse:** سَبَقُونَا — sabaqūnā · "preceded us" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense وَالَّذ۪ينَ جَٓاؤُ۫ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّـنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِاِخْوَانِنَا الَّذ۪ينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْا۪يمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ ف۪ي قُلُوبِنَا غِلاًّ لِلَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا رَبَّـنَٓا اِنَّكَ رَؤُ۫فٌ رَح۪يمٌ۟ Wallatheena jaoo minbaAAdihim yaqooloona rabbana ighfir lana wali-ikhwaninaallatheena sabaqoona bil-eemani walatajAAal fee quloobina ghillan lillatheena amanoorabbana innaka raoofun raheem And those who came after them, they say: “Our Lord: forgive Thou us and our brethren who preceded us in faith, and put Thou not in our hearts rancour towards those who heed warning. Our Lord: thou art kind and merciful.” _https://quran.so/surah-al-hashr/verse-10.md_ ### 70. Surah Al-Ma'arij, Verse 41 - **Form in this verse:** بِمَسْبُوقِينَ — bimasbūqīna · "(are) to be outrun" - **Grammar:** noun · passive · masculine, plural · genitive case عَلٰٓى اَنْ نُبَدِّلَ خَيْراً مِنْهُمْۙ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوق۪ينَ AAala an nubaddila khayran minhum wamanahnu bimasbooqeen To exchange them for better than they; and We will not be outdone. _https://quran.so/surah-al-maarij/verse-41.md_ ### 79. Surah An-Nazi'at, Verse 4 - **Form in this verse:** فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ — fal-sābiqāti · "And those who race each other" - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine, plural · genitive case فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقاًۙ Fassabiqati sabqa And the foremost vanguard, _https://quran.so/surah-an-naziat/verse-4.md_ ### 79. Surah An-Nazi'at, Verse 4 - **Form in this verse:** سَبْقًۭا — sabqan · "(in) a race" - **Grammar:** noun · noun-verb · masculine · accusative case · indefinite فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقاًۙ Fassabiqati sabqa And the foremost vanguard, _https://quran.so/surah-an-naziat/verse-4.md_ --- Retrieved: 2026-08-14 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.