| 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 232 (2:232:7) | تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ | تعضلوهن | ta’dulûhunne | hinder them | ع ض ل |
| Yusuf Ali (English) | When ye divorce women, and they fulfil the term of their (´Iddat), do not prevent them(265) from marrying persons of their choice, if they mutually agree on equitable terms. This instruction is for all amongst you, who believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is (the course Making for) most virtue and purity amongst you and Allah knows, and ye know not.* | |||||
| 3 | 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- | |||||
| 4 | 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.* | |||||
| 5 | 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)* | |||||
| 6 | 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.* | |||||
| 7 | 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)* | |||||
| 8 | 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).* | |||||
| 9 | 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,-* | |||||
| 10 | 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.* | |||||
| 11 | 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!* | |||||