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108 times in the Quran · 3 word forms · rank 105
The Quran root أ ج ر ’-j-r
Words built from the root أ ج ر ([’-j-r]) appear 108 times in the Quran. The most common is أَجْر, “reward”, which comes 105 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَجْر | ajr | reward · payment | 105 | |
| اسْتَأْجَرْ | asta’jar | Hire him · you hire | 2 | |
| تَأْجُرَ | ta’jura | you serve me | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ٦٢
أَجْرُهُمْ ajruhum · their reward
Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] - those [among them] who believed in Allāh and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:62)
بَلَىٰ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ عِندَ رَبِّهِ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ١١٢
أَجْرُهُ ajruhu · (is) his reward
Yes, [on the contrary], whoever submits his face [i.e., self] in Islām to Allāh while being a doer of good will have his reward with his Lord. And no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:112)
قَالَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا يَا أَبَتِ اسْتَأْجِرْهُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ اسْتَأْجَرْتَ الْقَوِيُّ الْأَمِينُ ٢٦
اسْتَأْجِرْهُ is'tajir'hu · Hire him
One of the women said, "O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy." (Surah Al-Qasas, 28:26)
قَالَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُنكِحَكَ إِحْدَى ابْنَتَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ عَلَىٰ أَن تَأْجُرَنِي ثَمَانِيَ حِجَجٍ فَإِنْ أَتْمَمْتَ عَشْرًا فَمِنْ عِندِكَ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ سَتَجِدُنِي إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ٢٧
تَأْجُرَنِي tajuranī · you serve me
He said, "Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two daughters, on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you. And I do not wish to put you in difficulty. You will find me, if Allāh wills, from among the righteous." (Surah Al-Qasas, 28:27)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah An-Nisa · 12×
- Surah Ash-Shu'ara · 11×
- Surah Ali 'Imran · 7×
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 5×
- Surah Hud · 5×
- Surah Al-Qasas · 5×
Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.