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Arabic root

ر-ز-ق

Ra-Zay-Qaf

2 words from this root family

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Ra-Zay-Qaf (ر-ز-ق) has 2 words in the Fahm dictionary: razaqa (he provided / he sustained), ar-Razzāq (The Provider (divine name)).

In the Quran, words built on this root occur 123 times in 109 verses, across 44 of the 114 suras. The first is in 2:3. The form رَزَقَ (he provided / he sustained) accounts for 61 of them.

Themes: Quranic

Words from this root

WordMeaningTypeIn the QuranTaught in
رَزَقَ
razaqa
he provided / he sustainedverb, A261×Faith and Belief
الرَّزَّاقُ
ar-Razzāq
The Provider (divine name)noun, A2Divine Names and Attributes

“In the Quran” counts every occurrence of that dictionary form, in any of its senses.

In the Quran

ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ

Who believe in the Unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that We have bestowed upon them;

Quran 2:3
ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فِرَٰشًا وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءً وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

Who hath appointed the earth a resting-place for you, and the sky a canopy; and causeth water to pour down from the sky, thereby producing fruits as food for you. And do not set up rivals to Allah when ye know (better).

Quran 2:22
وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَـٰيِشَ وَمَن لَّسْتُمْ لَهُۥ بِرَٰزِقِينَ

And we have given unto you livelihoods therein, and unto those for whom ye provide not.

Quran 15:20

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).

Word cards with examples

A2verb
رَزَقَ
razaqa

he provided / he sustained

Example
وَارْزُقْنَا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ
warzuqnā wa-anta khayru ar-rāziqīn
And provide for us, and You are the best of providers (5:114)
Grammar

Form I verb. Past: رَزَقَ, Present: يَرْزُقُ. Related: رِزْقٌ (provision/sustenance), رَازِقٌ (provider), رَزَّاقٌ (ever-providing). God is الرَّزَّاقُ (The Provider).

Culture

Rizq (provision) in Islam encompasses not just food and wealth but also knowledge, health, family, and all blessings. It comes ultimately from God.

A2noun
الرَّزَّاقُ
ar-Razzāq

The Provider (divine name)

Example
إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ
inna Allāha huwa ar-Razzāqu dhū al-quwwati al-matīn
Indeed, it is Allah who is the Provider, the Firm Possessor of Strength (51:58)
Grammar

Intensive form (faʿʿāl) of the root ر-ز-ق. Related to رِزْقٌ (provision/sustenance) and رَزَقَ (He provided). Indicates continuous, abundant provision.

Culture

Belief that God is the ultimate Provider (ar-Razzāq) gives Muslims contentment - trusting that sustenance comes from God regardless of circumstances.

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