| Order | Occurrence | Arabic | Without diacritics | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Baqarah Verse 41 (2:41:8) | تَكُونُٓوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And believe in what I reveal(59), confirming the revelation which is with you, and be not the first to reject Faith therein, nor sell My Signs for a small price; and fear Me, and Me alone.* | |||||
| 2 | Al-Baqarah Verse 143 (2:143:5) | لِتَكُونُوا | لتكونوا | li-tekûnû | so that you will be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Thus(142), have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced(143), that ye might be witnesses(144) over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves; and We appointed the Qibla to which thou wast used, only to test those who followed the Messenger from those who would turn on their heels(145) (From the Faith). Indeed it was (A change) momentous, except to those guided by Allah. And never would Allah Make your faith of no effect(146). For Allah is to all people Most surely full of kindness, Most Merciful.* | |||||
| 3 | Al-Baqarah Verse 148 (2:148:9) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | you will be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | To each is a goal to which Allah(153) turns him; then strive together (as in a race) Towards all that is good. Wheresoever ye are, Allah will bring you Together. For Allah Hath power over all things.* | |||||
| 4 | Al-Baqarah Verse 151 (2:151:16) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | you were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | A similar (favour have ye already received)(155) in that We have sent among you a Messenger of your own, rehearsing to you Our Signs, and sanctifying you, and instructing you in Scripture and Wisdom, and in new knowledge.* | |||||
| 5 | Al-Baqarah Verse 239 (2:239:14) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | you were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | If ye fear (an enemy)(272), pray on foot, or riding, (as may be most convenient), but when ye are in security, celebrate Allah's praises in the manner He has taught you, which ye knew not (before).* | |||||
| 6 | Ali 'Imran Verse 105 (3:105:2) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Be not like those who are divided amongst themselves and fall into disputations after receiving Clear Signs: For them is a dreadful penalty- | |||||
| 7 | Ali 'Imran Verse 156 (3:156:6) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | O ye who believe! Be not like the Unbelievers, who say of their brethren, when they are travelling through the Earth or engaged in fighting: "If they had stayed with us, they would not have died, or been slain." This that Allah may make it a cause of sighs and regrets in their hearts. It is Allah that gives Life and Death,(469) and Allah sees well all that ye do.* | |||||
| 8 | An-Nisa Verse 23 (4:23:31) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | you had | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Prohibited to you (For marriage) are:-(531) Your mothers, daughters,(532) sisters; father´s sisters, Mother´s sisters; brother´s daughters, sister´s daughters; foster-mothers(533) (Who gave you suck), foster-sisters; your wives´ mothers; your stepdaughters under your(534) guardianship, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in,- no prohibition if ye have not gone in;- (Those who have been) wives of your sons(535) proceeding from your loins; and two sisters in wedlock at one and the same time,(536) except for what is past; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful;-* | |||||
| 9 | An-Nisa Verse 78 (4:78:3) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | you be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "Wherever ye are, death will find you out, even if ye are in towers built up strong and high!" If some good befalls them, they say, "This is from Allah.; but if evil, they say, "This is from thee" (O Prophet).(597) Say: "All things are from Allah." But what hath come to these people, that they fail to understand a single fact?* | |||||
| 10 | An-Nisa Verse 104 (4:104:7) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | you are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And slacken not in following up the enemy: If ye are suffering hardships, they are suffering similar hardships; but ye have Hope from Allah, while they(620) have none. And Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.* | |||||
| 11 | Al-Anfal Verse 21 (8:21:0) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Nor be like those who say, "We hear," but listen not:(1194)* | |||||
| 12 | Al-Anfal Verse 47 (8:47:0) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And be not like those who started from their homes insolently and to be seen of men, and to hinder (men) from the path of Allah.(1216) For Allah compasseth round about all that they do.* | |||||
| 13 | Yusuf Verse 9 (12:9:10) | وَتَكُونُوا | وتكونوا | ve tekûnû | and you will be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "Slay ye Joseph or cast him out to some (unknown) land, that so the favour of your father may be given to you alone: (there will be time enough) for you to be righteous after that!"(1640)* | |||||
| 14 | Ibrahim Verse 44 (14:44:19) | تَكُونُٓوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | you | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | So warn mankind of the Day when the Wrath will reach them: then will the wrong-doers say: "Our Lord! respite us (if only) for a short term: we will answer Thy call, and follow the messengers!" "What! were ye not wont to swear aforetime that ye should suffer no decline?(1924)* | |||||
| 15 | An-Nahl Verse 7 (16:7:6) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | you could | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And they carry your heavy loads to lands that ye could not (otherwise) reach except with(2026) souls distressed: for your Lord is indeed Most Kind, Most Merciful,* | |||||
| 16 | An-Nahl Verse 92 (16:92:2) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And be not like a woman who breaks into untwisted strands the yarn which she has spun, after it has become strong.(2129) Nor(2130) take your oaths to practise deception between yourselves, lest one party should be more numerous than another:(2131) for Allah will test you by this; and on the Day of Judgment He will certainly make clear to you (the truth of) that wherein ye disagree.(2132)* | |||||
| 17 | Al-Isra Verse 25 (17:25:7) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | you are | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Your Lord knoweth best what is in your hearts: If ye do deeds of righteousness, verily He is Most Forgiving to those who turn to Him again and again (in true penitence).(2207)* | |||||
| 18 | Al-Hajj Verse 78 (22:78:29) | وَتَكُونُوا | وتكونوا | ve tekûnû | and you may be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And strive in His cause as ye ought to strive, (with sincerity and under discipline).(2861) He has chosen you, and has imposed no difficulties on you(2862) in religion; it is the cult of your father Abraham. It is He Who has named you Muslims, both before(2863) and in this (Revelation); that the Messenger may be a witness for you, and ye be witnesses for mankind!(2864) So establish regular Prayer, give regular Charity, and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protector - the Best to protect and the Best to help!* | |||||
| 19 | Ash-Shu'ara Verse 181 (26:181:4) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "Give just measure,(3216) and cause no loss (to others by fraud).* | |||||
| 20 | Ar-Rum Verse 31 (30:31:7) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | Turn ye back in repentance(3543) to Him, and fear Him: establish regular prayers, and be not ye among those who join gods with Allah,-* | |||||
| 21 | Al-Ahzab Verse 69 (33:69:6) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | O ye who believe! Be ye not like those who vexed and insulted Moses,(3774) but Allah cleared him of the (calumnies) they had uttered: and he was honourable in Allah.s sight.* | |||||
| 22 | Ya-Sin Verse 62 (36:62:7) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | you | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | "But he did lead astray a great multitude of you. Did ye not, then, understand?(4008)* | |||||
| 23 | As-Saffat Verse 29 (37:29:4) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | you were | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | They will reply: "Nay, ye yourselves had no Faith!(4053)* | |||||
| 24 | Ghafir Verse 67 (40:67:19) | لِتَكُونُوا | لتكونوا | li-tekûnû | lets you become | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | It is He Who has(4444) created you from dust then from a sperm-drop, then from a leech-like clot; then does he get you out (into the light) as a child: then lets you (grow and) reach your age of full strength; then lets you become old,- though of you there are some who die before;- and lets you reach a Term appointed; in order that ye may learn wisdom.* | |||||
| 25 | Al-Hashr Verse 19 (59:19:2) | تَكُونُوا | تكونوا | tekûnû | be | ك و ن |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | And be ye not like those who forgot Allah;(5396) and He made them forget their own souls! Such are the rebellious transgressors!* | |||||