What does « Judh » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Judh (جذ) in the Quran, with 2 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

جذ
Judh
Root: ج - ذ
Jurisprudence (fiqh) 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Judh

Al-jadhd: to break and crumble something.

Broken gold stones and gold fragments are called 'judhâdh'.

Hence Allah's words: 'He made them into fragments (judhâdhan)' (Al-Anbiyâ': 58).

This is Abraham breaking his people's idols.

Judh in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Hud 1
Al-Anbiya 1
Surah Hud : 108 Meccan
﴿۞ وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ سُعِدُوا۟ فَفِى ٱلْجَنَّةِ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ رَبُّكَ ۖ عَطَآءً غَيْرَ مَجْذُوذٍۢ﴾
And as for those who were [destined to be] prosperous, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Lord should will - a bestowal uninterrupted.
Surah Al-Anbiya : 58 Meccan
﴿فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًۭا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ﴾
So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].

Words from the same root as Judh

جذع
Jidhʿ
جذو
Jdhū
أي
Ay
جار
Jār
حج
Ḥj
ذهب
Dhahib
رم
Rm
سور
Ssawr

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