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Quranic root

يقن

y · q · n

The root centers on certainty: the removal of doubt and the establishment of a firm, settled judgment.

Its lexical development ranges from knowing or becoming certain, through firm conviction, to the Quranic distinctions between certainty as knowledge, direct seeing, and realized truth in عِلْمُ الْيَقِينِ, عَيْنُ الْيَقِينِ, and حَقُّ الْيَقِينِ.

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Quran-attested forms
7
Quran senses
28
Quran occurrences

Forms in the Quran

The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.

أَيْقَنَ

ʾayqana

Part of speech
Verb · Form IV
Form
IV
Quran occurrences
12 occurrences

Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.

  1. To be certain of something; to hold it as firmly known or true.

    In the supplied Quranic occurrences, the verb describes firm conviction or belief with certainty, generally without an expressed object.

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    Selected Quran examples

    Quran 2:4word 12

    firmly believe

    Quran 13:2word 26

    believe with certainty

    Quran 27:3word 9

    believe with certainty

اِسْتَيْقَنَ

āistayqana

Part of speech
Verb · Form X
Form
X
Quran occurrences
2 occurrences

Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.

  1. To become certain; to become convinced after attaining firm knowledge.

    The construction presents certainty as reached or established by the subject; it may take the matter or signs of which one becomes convinced as its object.

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    Selected Quran examples

    Quran 27:14word 3

    though were convinced with them (signs)

    Quran 74:31word 14

    that may be certain

مُسْتَيْقِنٌ

mustayqinun

Part of speech
Active participle
Quran occurrences
1 occurrence

Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.

  1. One who has become certain; one who is convinced.

    Active participle of اِسْتَيْقَنَ, describing a person in a state of attained or established conviction.

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    Selected Quran examples

    Quran 45:32word 22

    (are) convinced

مُوقِنٌ

mūqinun

Part of speech
Active participle
Quran occurrences
5 occurrences

Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.

  1. One who is certain; one who holds something as firmly true.

    Active participle of أَيْقَنَ; in the Quranic occurrences it describes people characterized by firm certainty or conviction.

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    • Lane · entry 12179
    Selected Quran examples

    Quran 6:75word 9

    the ones who are certain

    Quran 51:20word 4

    for those who are certain

يَقِينٌ

yaqīnun

Part of speech
Noun / Adjective
Quran occurrences
8 occurrences

Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.

  1. Certainty: knowledge or conviction in which doubt has been removed and the judgment is firmly settled.

    Used as a noun for certainty and adjectivally for something certain or sure. It may qualify a proposition or an action; in وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينًا, it marks the alleged killing as something not established with certainty. The expression عِلْمُ الْيَقِينِ denotes certainty at the level of knowledge.

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    Selected Quran examples

    Quran 102:5word 5

    (of) certainty

    Quran 4:157word 34

    certainly

  2. Certainty attained through direct seeing or witnessing.

    A construction-specific use in عَيْنُ الْيَقِينِ, contrasted with certainty known at the level of knowledge.

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    Selected Quran examples

    Quran 102:7word 4

    (of) certainty

  3. Certainty realized through direct encounter with the reality known.

    A construction-specific use in حَقُّ الْيَقِينِ; the expression presents certainty as realized or experienced truth, rather than merely known or witnessed.

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    Selected Quran examples

    Quran 56:95word 5

    certain

Occurrences in the Quran

Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.

  • 2:4يُوقِنُونَfirmly believe
  • 2:118يُوقِنُونَ(who) firmly believe
  • 4:157يَقِينًۢاcertainly
  • 5:50يُوقِنُونَ(who) firmly believe
  • 6:75ٱلْمُوقِنِينَthe ones who are certain
View all 28 occurrences

Broader Classical Arabic meanings

Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.

Show 2 Classical meanings
  • يَقِنَ

    To know something, become certain of it, or make sure of it.

    The Form I verb may occur with a direct object or with بِـ; the knowing is described as either intuitive or inferential.

    • Lane · entry 12178
  • يَقِينٌ

    Clear or manifest.

    An adjectival use of يَقِينٌ distinct from its noun sense of certainty.

    • Lane · entry 12182

Cautions

Points that affect how this root should be read.

  • The distinctions among عِلْمُ الْيَقِينِ, عَيْنُ الْيَقِينِ, and حَقُّ الْيَقِينِ are construction-specific developments of يَقِينٌ, not three unrestricted meanings in every occurrence.