How many times is Mecca mentioned in the Quran?
Counted in the Arabic text and in Pickthall‘s English, with the rule beside each number and every verse below. Then search any other word.
In the Arabic
2
times, in 2 verses, as مكة
Counted: Makkah (48:24) and Bakkah (3:96), an old name of Mecca. The Quran also speaks of it as al-Masjid al-Haram, al-Balad al-Amin and Umm al-Qura, which are not counted here.
In Pickthall‘s English
2
times, in 2 verses
Counted: The word mecca or becca. Another translation would give another number.
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times
114 surahs
6,236 verses
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The first verses with Mecca
3:96 Al Imran
إن أول بيت وضع للناس للذي ببكة مباركا وهدى للعالمين
Lo! the first Sanctuary appointed for mankind was that at Becca, a blessed place, a guidance to the peoples;
48:24 Al-Fath
وهو الذي كف أيديهم عنكم وأيديكم عنهم ببطن مكة من بعد أن أظفركم عليهم وكان الله بما تعملون بصيرا
And He it is Who hath withheld men's hands from you, and hath withheld your hands from them, in the valley of Mecca, after He had made you victors over them. Allah is Seer of what ye do.
How this was counted
The Arabic count goes through all 6,236 verses of the Tanzil text without vowel marks and counts each written word that is one of the forms named above. Wa (and), fa (so), bi (with), li (for), ka (like) and al (the) are written joined to the next word, so they are allowed in front. The basmala at the top of each surah is not counted; the one that is verse 1 of Al-Fatiha is.
The English count looks for whole words in Pickthall‘s translation. Words he put in brackets are his explanations, not the Arabic, so they are left out. A translation count is a count of the translator‘s choices: use the Arabic number when you quote one.
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Arabic: Tanzil Quran Text (Simple Clean, Hafs), copied verbatim under its terms. English: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain, from Project Gutenberg eBook #16955.
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Questions about Mecca in the Quran
How many times is Mecca mentioned in the Quran?
In the Arabic, 2 times, in 2 verses. Counted: Makkah (48:24) and Bakkah (3:96), an old name of Mecca. The Quran also speaks of it as al-Masjid al-Haram, al-Balad al-Amin and Umm al-Qura, which are not counted here. In Pickthall's English translation the count is 2 times.
Why do other sources give a different number?
Because they count other forms of the word, or count in a translation. Arabic joins words such as "and" and "the" to the next word and adds endings for his, their and plurals, and translators use different English words for the same Arabic word. Every number is right for its own rule; this page tells you its rule and lists every verse, so you can check it.
Where is Mecca first mentioned in the Quran?
In mushaf order, the first 2 verses are 3:96, 48:24. The full list is on this page, each verse in Arabic and in English.