Discover the meaning of the term Al-qsma (قسمة) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min read﴿وَإِذَا حَضَرَ ٱلْقِسْمَةَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينُ فَٱرْزُقُوهُم مِّنْهُ وَقُولُوا۟ لَهُمْ قَوْلًۭا مَّعْرُوفًۭا﴾
« And when [other] relatives and orphans and the needy are present at the [time of] division, then provide for them [something] out of the estate and speak to them words of appropriate kindness. »
Surah النساء : 8
﴿تِلْكَ إِذًۭا قِسْمَةٌۭ ضِيزَىٰٓ﴾
« That, then, is an unjust division. »
Surah النجم : 22
﴿وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍۢ مُّحْتَضَرٌۭ﴾
« And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn]. »
Surah القمر : 28