What does « The letters Ta » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word The letters Ta (التاءات) in the Quran, with 6 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

التاءات

The letters Ta

Root: ء - ل - ت

Creed (aqida) 6 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of The letters Ta

Al-tâ'ât: the tâ' at the beginning of a word is for oath as in 'By Allah, I will surely plot against your idols' (Al-Anbiyâ': 57).

It is specific to Allah's name and is not used with other names in oaths.

The tâ' of feminization is added to nouns to indicate the feminine.

The conjugation tâ' is added to verbs to indicate the speaker or the addressee.

The letters Ta in the Quran (6)

Meccan: 6 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Anbiya 1

Yunus 1

Fussilat 1

Al-Muddaththir 1

Al-Fatiha 1

Maryam 1

Surah Al-Anbiya : 57 Meccan

﴿وَتَٱللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَـٰمَكُم بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ﴾

And [I swear] by Allah, I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away."

Surah Yunus : 99 Meccan

﴿وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ لَـَٔامَنَ مَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعًا ۚ أَفَأَنتَ تُكْرِهُ ٱلنَّاسَ حَتَّىٰ يَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ﴾

And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed - all of them entirely. Then, [O Muhammad], would you compel the people in order that they become believers?

Surah Fussilat : 30 Meccan

﴿إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا ٱللَّهُ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟ تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُوا۟ وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا۟ وَأَبْشِرُوا۟ بِٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ﴾

Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah " and then remained on a right course - the angels will descend upon them, [saying], "Do not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of Paradise, which you were promised.

Surah Al-Muddaththir : 12 Meccan

﴿وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًۭا مَّمْدُودًۭا﴾

And to whom I granted extensive wealth

Surah Al-Fatiha : 7 Meccan

﴿صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ﴾

The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.

Surah Maryam : 27 Meccan

﴿فَأَتَتْ بِهِۦ قَوْمَهَا تَحْمِلُهُۥ ۖ قَالُوا۟ يَـٰمَرْيَمُ لَقَدْ جِئْتِ شَيْـًۭٔا فَرِيًّۭا﴾

Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented.