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Quran Maqasid

حاصِب

حاصب in the Quran

Meaning: a storm of stones

حاصب occurs 4 times in 4 verses across 4 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
4
Verses
4
Surahs
4

حاصِب

Noun · 4 times

Meaning: a storm of stones · Also translated as: a violent storm

Forms in the Quran

  • حَاصِبًا ×4

Its root in the classical dictionaries

قوله تعالى: ﴿حصب جهنم﴾ [الأنبياء: 98]، الحصب ما يحصب به في النار، أي يلقى فيها، قاله أبو عبيد. وحصبته بكذا، أي رميته به. وقال قتادة: أي حطب جهنم، وبه قال عكرمة، إلا أنه قال: وهي لغة الحبشة. قال ابن عرفة: إن أراد أنها في الأصل كذا ثم تكلمت بها العرب واشتهرت في لغتها فذاك، وإلا فليس في القرآن إلا عربي: وهذه مسألة خلاف…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي

الحاء والصاد والباء أصل واحد، وهو جنس من أجزاء الأرض، ثم يشتق منه، وهو الحصباء، وذلك جنس من الحصى. ويقال حصبت الرجل بالحصباء. وريح حاصب، إذا أتت بالغبار. فأما الحصبة فبثرة تخرج بالجسد، وهو مشبه بالحصباء. فأما المحصب بمنى فهو موضع الجمار. قال ذو الرمة:

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root ح ص ب

Verses with حاصب

Verses 1–4 of 4

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do ye then feel secure That He will not cause you To be swallowed up Beneath the earth When ye are on land, Or that He will not send Against you a violent tornado (With showers of stones) So that ye shall find No one to carry out Your affairs for you?

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:68
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Each one of them We seized For his crime: of them, Against some We sent A violent tornado (with showers Of stones); some were caught By a (mighty) Blast; some We caused the earth To swallow up; and some We drowned (in the waters): It was not God Who Injured (or oppressed) them: They injured (and oppressed) Their own souls.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:40
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    We sent against them A violent tornado With showers of stones, (Which destroyed them), except Lūṭ's household: them We Delivered by early Dawn,—

    Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:34
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or do ye feel secure That He Who is in Heaven Will not send against you A violent tornado (With showers of stones), So that ye shall Know how (terrible) Was My warning?

    Surah Al-Mulk, verse 67:17