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Assabile

The root ر د ف (r-d-f) in the Quran

3 occurrences in 3 verses and 3 surahs · 3 derived words

Every Quranic word built on this root is counted, prefixes and suffixes included (و، ب، ال…), in the Hafs reading.

Words built on this root

Surahs where it occurs most

  1. 8. Al-Anfal1
  2. 27. An-Naml1
  3. 79. An-Nazi’at1

The 3 verses

Al-Anfal8:9

إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّى مُمِدُّكُم بِأَلْفٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ ۝٩

[Remember] when you were asking help of your Lord, and He answered you, "Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, following one another."

An-Naml27:72

قُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ رَدِفَ لَكُم بَعْضُ ٱلَّذِى تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ۝٧٢

Say, "Perhaps it is close behind you [i.e., very near] - some of that for which you are impatient.

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Saturday, November 7, 2026 27 جمادى الأولى 1448 هـ