What does « Jsad » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Jsad (جسد) in the Quran, with 4 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

جسد
Jsad
Root: ج - س - د
Creed (aqida) 4 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Jsad

Al-jasad (body): physical body without soul.

Allah says: 'And We made him a body (jasadan) without soul' (Al-A'râf: 148), speaking of the Israelites' calf.

Jasad is said of a lifeless body.

Jsad in the Quran (4)

Meccan: 4 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Al-A'raf 1
Ta-Ha 1
Al-Anbiya 1
Sad 1
Surah Al-A'raf : 148 Meccan
﴿وَٱتَّخَذَ قَوْمُ مُوسَىٰ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ مِنْ حُلِيِّهِمْ عِجْلًا جَسَدًا لَّهُۥ خُوَارٌ أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّهُۥ لَا يُكَلِّمُهُمْ وَلَا يَهْدِيهِمْ سَبِيلًا ٱتَّخَذُوهُ وَكَانُوا۟ ظَٰلِمِينَ﴾
And the people of Moses made, after [his departure], from their ornaments a calf - an image having a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them to a way? They took it [for worship], and they were wrongdoers.
Surah Ta-Ha : 88 Meccan
﴿فَأَخْرَجَ لَهُمْ عِجْلًا جَسَدًا لَّهُۥ خُوَارٌ فَقَالُوا۟ هَٰذَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ وَإِلَٰهُ مُوسَىٰ فَنَسِىَ﴾
And he extracted for them [the statue of] a calf which had a lowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot."
Surah Al-Anbiya : 8 Meccan
﴿وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ خَٰلِدِينَ﴾
And We did not make the prophets forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth].
Surah Sad : 34 Meccan
﴿وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَٰنَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِۦ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ﴾
And We certainly tried Solomon and placed on his throne a body; then he returned.

Words from the same root as Jsad

بجس
Bajasa
جاس
Jās
جحد
Jaḥd
جد
Jd
جدث
Jadath
جدر
Jdar
جدل
Jdal
جرد
Jrad

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