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Be, and it is" ( كُن فَيَكُونُ kun fa-yakūnu ) is a phrase that occurs several times in the Quran , referring to creation by Allah .1In Arabic the imperative verb be ( kun ) is spelled with the letters kāf and nūn .2 Kun fa-yakūnu has its reference in the Quran cited as a symbol or sign of God's supreme creative power. The verse is from the Quranic Surah of Ya-Sin . In context, the words kun fa-yakūnu appear in the 36th Chapter, verse number 82: Do people not see that We have created them from a sperm-drop, then—behold!—they openly challenge ˹Us˺? And they argue with Us—forgetting they were created—saying, “Who will give life to decayed bones?” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “They will be revived by the One Who produced them the first time, for He has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of every created being. ˹He is the One˺ Who gives you fire from green trees, and—behold!—you kindle ˹fire˺ from them. Can the One Who created the heavens and the earth not ˹easily˺ resurrect these ˹deniers˺?” Yes ˹He can˺! All it takes, when He wills something ˹to be˺, is simply to say to it: “Be!” And it is! So glory be to the One in Whose Hands is the authority over all things, and to Whom ˹alone˺ you will ˹all˺ be returned. — Surah Ya-Sin 36:77-83 "Sura Al-Baqarah: Verses 116-117, verses of the Qur'an with Kun fayakun " .3
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"Be, and it is" is a phrase that occurs several times in the Qur'an . It refers to Allah 's creation. In Arabic the word 'Be' consists of the letters ' Kaph ' and ' Nun '.
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"Be, and it is" ( كن فيكون kun fa-yakūnu ) is a phrase that occurs several times in the Qur'an .It refers to creation by Allah .In Arabic the imperative verb be ( kun ) is spelled with the letters kāf and nūn .Sura Al-Baqarah: Verses 116-117, verses of the Qur'an with Kun fayakun
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"Be, and it is" ( كن فيكون kun fa-yakūnu ) is a phrase that occurs several times in the Qur'an , referring to creation by Allah . In Arabic the imperative verb be ( kun ) is spelled with the letters kāf and nūn . Sura Al-Baqarah: Verses 116-117, verses of the Qur'an with Kun fayakun
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Phrase that occurs eight times in the Quran The phrase at the end of the verse 2:117 " Be, and it is " ( Arabic : كُن فَيَكُونُ ; kun fa-yakūn ) is a Quranic phrase referring to the creation by God ′s command.In Arabic, the phrase consists of two words; the first word is kun for the imperative verb "be" and is spelled with the letters kāf and nūn .The second word fa-yakun means "it is [done]". Kun fa-yakūn has its reference in the Quran cited as a symbol or sign of God's supreme creative power. There are eight references to the phrase in the Quran: Peterson, Daniel C.In McAuliffe, Jane Dammen (ed.).Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān .I: A – D.Key Terms of the Qur'an: A Critical Dictionary .
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