What does Al-ḥqd mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-ḥqd (حقد) in Islamic vocabulary.

Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM

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Definition Al-ḥqd

Al-ḥqd according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

The demand for vengeance; its precise sense: when anger, unable to find relief at once, turns inward and settles there, it becomes rancor (hiqd).

Al-ḥqd according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

The ill suspicion harbored in the heart against creatures out of enmity.

Al-ḥqd according to Mufradat (Ar-Raghib)

It is the ill suspicion harbored in the heart against people out of enmity.

Al-ḥqd according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

With kasra: the seeking of revenge; it is said that anger, when it must be checked, through inability to take revenge.

Al-ḥqd according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

Its synonym.

Al-ḥqd according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

The turning inward of enmity and hate; its precise sense: when anger, unable to find relief at once, turns inward and concentrates there, it becomes rancor.

Al-ḥqd according to At-Ta'rifat al-Fiqhiyya (Al-Barkati)

With kasra: enmity of the heart, whence proceed envy and anger.

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