How many times is Provision (Rizq) mentioned in the Quran?
116 times, counting every form of رِزْق. Here is every word from its root, where it appears most, and the verses that explain it.
times in the Quran
in 44 surahs
Rizq is everything Allah gives to keep a person going: food and money, but also health, knowledge, family and faith. The Quran says again and again that it comes from Allah alone.
The headline count is the verb “to provide” and the noun rizq. “Best of providers” (6 times) and Ar-Razzaq (once) are in the root total and the table.
Every form of the root ر ز ق
| Word | Meaning | Times |
|---|---|---|
| رَزَقَ | to provide, to give sustenance | 61 |
| رِزْق | provision, sustenance, livelihood (rizq) | 55 |
| رازِق | providers (“the best of providers”) | 6 |
| رَزّاق | Ar-Razzaq, the Provider (a name of Allah) | 1 |
Counted in the Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology: each word is counted once, in every form built from the lemma (singular, dual, plural, with attached letters such as “and” or “the”). Other counting rules give slightly different numbers.
Where it appears most
| Surah | Words from this root |
|---|---|
| 2. Al-Baqarah | 12 |
| 16. An-Nahl | 10 |
| 22. Al-Hajj | 7 |
| 34. Saba | 6 |
| 29. Al-'Ankabut | 5 |
Key verses about provision (rizq)
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ
Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.
۞ وَمَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ رِزْقُهَا وَيَعْلَمُ مُسْتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسْتَوْدَعَهَا ۚ كُلٌّ فِى كِتَـٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ
And there is not a beast in the earth but the sustenance thereof dependeth on Allah. He knoweth its habitation and its repository. All is in a clear Record.
وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَـٰلِغُ أَمْرِهِۦ ۚ قَدْ جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدْرًا
And will provide for him from (a quarter) whence he hath no expectation. And whosoever putteth his trust in Allah, He will suffice him. Lo! Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah hath set a measure for all things.
وَكَأَيِّن مِّن دَآبَّةٍ لَّا تَحْمِلُ رِزْقَهَا ٱللَّهُ يَرْزُقُهَا وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
And how many an animal there is that beareth not its own provision! Allah provideth for it and for you. He is the Hearer, the Knower.
English: Marmaduke Pickthall (public domain). Arabic: Uthmani script, via quran.com.
What these verses teach
Allah is “He that giveth livelihood” (51:58), and there is no creature on earth whose provision He has not taken on (11:6), even the animal that cannot carry its own food (29:60). For the one who is mindful of Him, provision comes “from (a quarter) whence he hath no expectation” (65:3).
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Frequently asked questions
How many times is rizq mentioned in the Quran?
Rizq (رِزْق) appears 116 times in the Quran, counting every form of the word. Words from its root, ر ز ق, appear 123 times in all.
Which surah mentions rizq the most?
Al-Baqarah (Surah 2), with 12 words from the root ر ز ق.
Why do other websites give different numbers?
Counts depend on the rule used: whether plurals and verb forms are included, and whether the whole root is counted or one word. We count words as written in the Hafs text, using the Quranic Arabic Corpus, and print the rule on the page.