What does « Khidhla » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Khidhla (خذل) in the Quran, with 3 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

خذل
Khidhla
Root: خ - ذ - ل
Quranic language 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Khidhla

Allah says: 'And the devil is a great abandoner (khadhûl) to man' (Al-Furqân: 29).

Al-khidhlan: abandonment.

The devil abandons those he has misled when they need him most, at the time of punishment.

Khidhla in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 1
Distribution of verses by surah
Âl 'Imrân 1
Al-Isra 1
Al-Furqan 1
Surah Âl 'Imrân : 160 Medinan
﴿إِن يَنصُرْكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فَلَا غَالِبَ لَكُمْ وَإِن يَخْذُلْكُمْ فَمَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَنصُرُكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ﴾
If Allah should aid you, no one can overcome you; but if He should forsake you, who is there that can aid you after Him? And upon Allah let the believers rely.
Surah Al-Isra : 22 Meccan
﴿لَّا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُومًا مَّخْذُولًا﴾
Do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity and [thereby] become censured and forsaken.
Surah Al-Furqan : 29 Meccan
﴿لَّقَدْ أَضَلَّنِى عَنِ ٱلذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ جَآءَنِى وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ خَذُولًا﴾
He led me away from the remembrance after it had come to me. And ever is Satan, to man, a deserter."

Words from the same root as Khidhla

أخذ
Akhdh
بخل
Bukhl
تخذ
Takhidha
خبل
Khabl
خذ
Khudh
خل
Khil
خلا
Khlā
خلد
Khlud

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