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رَسُول

rasūlan

messenger

রাসূল, বার্তাবাহক

Root letters: ر س لAppears 332 times in the Qur'an#35 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 4

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ر س ل

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)رَسُولًۭا235 times
  • Dual (muthannā)رَسُولَا1 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)رُسُلٌۭ96 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • وَرَسُولَهُۥand His Messengerwarasūlahu · 19 times
  • ٱلرَّسُولَthe Messengerl-rasūla · 15 times
  • وَرَسُولِهِۦand His Messengerwarasūlihi · 15 times
  • رَسُولًۭاa Messengerrasūlan · 14 times
  • ٱلرَّسُولِthe Messengerl-rasūli · 14 times
  • ٱلرَّسُولُthe Messengerl-rasūlu · 13 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ر س ل — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And when the messengers' time has come...

Surah 77:11 — Read full ayah

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

Surah 26:107 — Read full ayah

[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is the word of a noble Messenger.

Surah 69:40 — Read full ayah