Home Quran Quran roots و ك ل
70 times in the Quran · 4 word forms · rank 157
The Quran root و ك ل w-k-l
Words built from the root و ك ل ([w-k-l]) appear 70 times in the Quran. The most common is تَوَكَّلْ, “let put trust”, which comes 40 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| تَوَكَّلْ | tawakkal | let put trust · put your trust | 40 | |
| وَكِيل | wakiil | Guardian · Disposer of affairs | 24 | |
| مُتَوَكِّل | mutawakkil | ones who put trust · those who trust | 4 | |
| وُكِّلَ | wukkila | We have entrusted · has been put in charge | 2 |
Examples from the Quran
إِذْ هَمَّت طَّائِفَتَانِ مِنكُمْ أَن تَفْشَلَا وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّهُمَا وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ١٢٢
فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ falyatawakkali · let put (their) trust
When two parties among you were about to lose courage, but Allāh was their ally; and upon Allāh the believers should rely. (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:122)
فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمْ وَلَوْ كُنتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ الْقَلْبِ لَانفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِكَ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِي الْأَمْرِ فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ ١٥٩
فَتَوَكَّلْ fatawakkal · then put trust
So by mercy from Allāh, [O Muḥammad], you were lenient with them. And if you had been rude [in speech] and harsh in heart, they would have disbanded from about you. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them and consult them in the matter. And when you have decided, then rely upon Allāh. Indeed, Allāh loves those who rely [upon Him]. (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:159)
الَّذِينَ قَالَ لَهُمُ النَّاسُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ جَمَعُوا لَكُمْ فَاخْشَوْهُمْ فَزَادَهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَقَالُوا حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ ١٧٣
الْوَكِيلُ l-wakīlu · [the] Disposer of affairs
Those to whom people [i.e., hypocrites] said, "Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them." But it [merely] increased them in faith, and they said, "Sufficient for us is Allāh, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs." (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:173)
وَقَالَ يَا بَنِيَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوا مِن بَابٍ وَاحِدٍ وَادْخُلُوا مِنْ أَبْوَابٍ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍ وَمَا أُغْنِي عَنكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَعَلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ ٦٧
الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ l-mutawakilūna · the ones who put trust
And he said, "O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against [the decree of] Allāh at all. The decision is only for Allāh; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely." (Surah Yusuf, 12:67)
أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحُكْمَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ فَإِن يَكْفُرْ بِهَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ فَقَدْ وَكَّلْنَا بِهَا قَوْمًا لَّيْسُوا بِهَا بِكَافِرِينَ ٨٩
وَكَّلْنَا wakkalnā · We have entrusted
Those are the ones to whom We gave the Scripture and authority and prophethood. But if they [i.e., the disbelievers] deny it, then We have entrusted it to a people who are not therein disbelievers. (Surah Al-An'am, 6:89)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Ali 'Imran · 5×
- Surah An-Nisa · 5×
- Surah Al-Isra · 5×
- Surah Yunus · 4×
- Surah Hud · 4×
- Surah Yusuf · 4×
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.