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سابِق

sābiqūna

(are) foremost

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Root letters: س ب قAppears 7 times in the Qur'an#1,074 most frequentActive participle (ism fāʿil)Masculine (mudhakkar)Verb form I
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About this word

Active participle (ism fāʿil)Masculine (mudhakkar)Verb form IRoot letters: س ب ق

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)سَابِقٌۢ2 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)سَـٰبِقُونَ5 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَAnd the forerunnerswal-sābiqūna · 2 times
  • سَـٰبِقُونَ(are) foremostsābiqūna · 1 times
  • سَـٰبِقِينَoutstrip Ussābiqīna · 1 times
  • سَابِقٌۢ(is he who is) foremostsābiqun · 1 times
  • سَابِقُ(can) outstripsābiqu · 1 times
  • ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ(are) the foremostl-sābiqūna · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root س ب ق — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

It is those who hasten to good deeds, and they outstrip [others] therein.

Surah 23:61 — Read full ayah

And [We destroyed] Qārūn and Pharaoh and Hāmān. And Moses had already come to them with clear evidences, and they were arrogant in the land, but they were not outrunners [of Our punishment].

Surah 29:39 — Read full ayah

It is not allowable [i.e., possible] for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming.

Surah 36:40 — Read full ayah