11 times in the Quran · 3 word forms · rank 561

The Quran root ط ر ق ṭ-r-q

Words built from the root ط ر ق ([ṭ-r-q]) appear 11 times in the Quran. The most common is طَرِيقَة, “way”, which comes 5 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.

Words from this root

Word	Say it	Meaning	Times
طَرِيقَة	ṭariiqa	way · conduct	5
طَرِيق	ṭariiq	way · path	4
طارِق	ṭaariq	night comer	2

Examples from the Quran

قَالُوا إِنْ هَٰذَانِ لَسَاحِرَانِ يُرِيدَانِ أَن يُخْرِجَاكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِمَا وَيَذْهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ الْمُثْلَىٰ ٦٣

بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ biṭarīqatikumu · with your way

They said, "Indeed, these are two magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and do away with your most exemplary way [i.e., religion or tradition]. (Surah Taha, 20:63)

نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذْ يَقُولُ أَمْثَلُهُمْ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا يَوْمًا ١٠٤

طَرِيقَةً ṭarīqatan · (in) conduct

We are most knowing of what they say when the best of them in manner [i.e., wisdom or speech] will say, "You remained not but one day." (Surah Taha, 20:104)

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَظَلَمُوا لَمْ يَكُنِ اللَّهُ لِيَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ وَلَا لِيَهْدِيَهُمْ طَرِيقًا ١٦٨

طَرِيقًا ṭarīqan · (to) a way

Indeed, those who disbelieve and commit wrong [or injustice] - never will Allāh forgive them, nor will He guide them to a path, (Surah An-Nisa, 4:168)

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ ١

وَالطَّارِقِ wal-ṭāriqi · and the night comer

By the sky and the night comer (Surah At-Tariq, 86:1)

Surahs where it comes most

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.