he knows
Form I verb. Root ʿ-r-f gives: maʿrifa (knowledge), taʿāruf (getting to know each other).
Ayn-Ra-Fa
4 words from this root family
Ayn-Ra-Fa (ع-ر-ف) has 4 words in the Fahm dictionary: yaʿrifu (he knows), maʿrūf (good deed / what is recognized as right), ʿarafa (to know), maʿrifa (knowledge).
In the Quran, words built on this root occur 71 times in 63 verses, across 26 of the 114 suras. The first is in 2:89. The form مَعْرُوفٌ (good deed / what is recognized as right) accounts for 38 of them.
Themes: Verbs, Basics, Quranic, Cognition, Abstract Concepts
| Word | Meaning | Type | In the Quran | Taught in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
يَعْرِفُ yaʿrifu | he knows | verb, A1 | Essential Verbs | |
مَعْرُوفٌ maʿrūf | good deed / what is recognized as right | noun, A2 | 38× | Lawful, Forbidden, and Duty |
عَرَفَ ʿarafa | to know | verb, A1 | 20× | Action Verbs - Daily Activities |
مَعرِفَة maʿrifa | knowledge | noun, B1 | Time & Change |
“In the Quran” counts every occurrence of that dictionary form, in any of its senses.
ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ يَعْرِفُونَهُۥ كَمَا يَعْرِفُونَ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ ۖ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقًا مِّنْهُمْ لَيَكْتُمُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَThose unto whom We gave the Scripture recognise (this revelation) as they recognise their sons. But lo! a party of them knowingly conceal the truth.
كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ إِن تَرَكَ خَيْرًا ٱلْوَصِيَّةُ لِلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۖ حَقًّا عَلَى ٱلْمُتَّقِينَIt is prescribed for you, when death approacheth one of you, if he leave wealth, that he bequeath unto parents and near relatives in kindness. (This is) a duty for all those who ward off (evil).
لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَبْتَغُوا۟ فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۚ فَإِذَآ أَفَضْتُم مِّنْ عَرَفَـٰتٍ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عِندَ ٱلْمَشْعَرِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ۖ وَٱذْكُرُوهُ كَمَا هَدَىٰكُمْ وَإِن كُنتُم مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَIt is no sin for you that ye seek the bounty of your Lord (by trading). But, when ye press on in the multitude from 'Arafat, remember Allah by the sacred monument. Remember Him as He hath guided you, although before ye were of those astray.
Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani 1.1), CC BY 3.0, tanzil.net. English: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain, via Project Gutenberg. Counts and verse choice: Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology data (corpus.quran.com).
Form I verb. Root ʿ-r-f gives: maʿrifa (knowledge), taʿāruf (getting to know each other).
Passive participle of عَرَفَ (to know). Literally 'what is known/recognized' - i.e. recognized as good. Opposite: مُنْكَر.
Commanding good and forbidding evil (al-amr bil-maʿrūf) is a fundamental Islamic ethical duty incumbent on every Muslim.
Form I verb. Past: 'arafa, Present: ya'rifu. Used for knowing facts, people, or places.