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كون

k-w-n

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Description

The Arabic root k-w-n fundamentally conveys the concept of being, existing, or coming into being, making it one of the most philosophically significant roots in the Quran. Its central verb form كان (kana) serves as the primary past tense copula meaning "to be" or "to exist," while the command كن (kun - "Be!") represents Allah's creative power to bring things into existence instantaneously, as famously expressed in the phrase "Be, and it is." This root's extensive use throughout the Quran underscores core theological themes of divine creation, the nature of existence, transformation of states, and the contrast between what was, what is, and what will come to be in both this world and the hereafter.

Derived Words in the Quran

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73
Al-Muzzammilالمزمل(2 words)
كَانَ
kāna— is
verb73:18
سَيَكُونُ
sayakūnu— there will be
verb73:20
74
Al-Muddaththirالمدثر(5 words)
كَانَ
kāna— has been
verb74:16
نَكُ
naku— we were
verb74:43
نَكُ
naku— we used to
verb74:44
وَكُنَّا
wakunnā— And we used to
verb74:45
وَكُنَّا
wakunnā— And we used to
verb74:46
75
Al-Qiyamahالقيامة(2 words)
يَكُ
yaku— he
verb75:37
كَانَ
kāna— he was
verb75:38
76
Al-Insanالانسان(8 words)
يَكُن
yakun— he was
verb76:1
كَانَ
kāna— is
verb76:5
كَانَ
kāna— (which) is
verb76:7
كَانَتْ
kānat— (that) are
verb76:15
كَانَ
kāna— is
verb76:17
كَانَ
kāna— is
verb76:22
وَكَانَ
wakāna— and has been
verb76:22
كَانَ
kāna— is
verb76:30
77
Al-Mursalatالمرسلات(3 words)
كُنتُم
kuntum— you used to
verb77:29
كَانَ
kāna— is
verb77:39
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you used to
verb77:43
78
An-Nabaالنبإ(6 words)
كَانَ
kāna— is
verb78:17
فَكَانَتْ
fakānat— and becomes
verb78:19
فَكَانَتْ
fakānat— and become
verb78:20
كَانَتْ
kānat— is
verb78:21
كَانُوا۟
kānū— were
verb78:27
كُنتُ
kuntu— I were
verb78:40
79
An-Nazi'atالنازعات(1 word)
كُنَّا
kunnā— we are
verb79:11
83
Al-Mutaffifinالمطففين(4 words)
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they used to
verb83:14
كُنتُم
kuntum— you used to
verb83:17
كَانُوا۟
kānū— used to
verb83:29
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they used to
verb83:36
84
Al-Inshiqaqالإنشقاق(2 words)
كَانَ
kāna— had been
verb84:13
كَانَ
kāna— was
verb84:15
90
Al-Baladالبلد(1 word)
كَانَ
kāna— he is
verb90:17
96
Al-'Alaqالعلق(1 word)
كَانَ
kāna— he is
verb96:11
98
Al-Bayyinahالبينة(1 word)
يَكُنِ
yakuni— were
verb98:1
101
Al-Qari'ahالقارعة(2 words)
يَكُونُ
yakūnu— will be
verb101:4
وَتَكُونُ
watakūnu— And will be
verb101:5
110
An-Nasrالنصر(1 word)
كَانَ
kāna— is
verb110:3
112
Al-Ikhlasالإخلاص(1 word)
يَكُن
yakun— is
verb112:4