What does « Qidad » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Qidad (قدد) in the Quran, with 5 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

قدد
Qidad
Root: ق - د - د
Creed (aqida) 5 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Qidad

Al-Qadd refers to cutting lengthwise.

The Almighty says: 'And she tore his shirt from behind' (Yusuf 25).

Al-qiddah is the cut piece.

The Almighty says: 'We were of diverse sects' (Al-Jinn 11), meaning different ways.

Qidad in the Quran (5)

Meccan: 5 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Yusuf 4
Al-Jinn 1
Surah Yusuf : 25 Meccan
﴿وَٱسْتَبَقَا ٱلْبَابَ وَقَدَّتْ قَمِيصَهُۥ مِن دُبُرٍ وَأَلْفَيَا سَيِّدَهَا لَدَا ٱلْبَابِ قَالَتْ مَا جَزَآءُ مَنْ أَرَادَ بِأَهْلِكَ سُوٓءًا إِلَّآ أَن يُسْجَنَ أَوْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ﴾
And they both raced to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back, and they found her husband at the door. She said, "What is the recompense of one who intended evil for your wife but that he be imprisoned or a painful punishment?"
Surah Yusuf : 26 Meccan
﴿قَالَ هِىَ رَٰوَدَتْنِى عَن نَّفْسِى وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِهَآ إِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن قُبُلٍ فَصَدَقَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ﴾
[Joseph] said, "It was she who sought to seduce me." And a witness from her family testified. "If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth, and he is of the liars.
Surah Yusuf : 27 Meccan
﴿وَإِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ فَكَذَبَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ﴾
But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied, and he is of the truthful."
Surah Yusuf : 28 Meccan
﴿فَلَمَّا رَءَا قَمِيصَهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ مِن كَيْدِكُنَّ إِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيمٌ﴾
So when her husband saw his shirt torn from the back, he said, "Indeed, it is of the women's plan. Indeed, your plan is great.
Surah Al-Jinn : 11 Meccan
﴿وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ كُنَّا طَرَآئِقَ قِدَدًا﴾
And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.

Words from the same root as Qidad

آدم
Ādm
أبد
Abd
أحد
Aḥd
أد
Ad
أدى
Adā
أمد
Amd
أيد
Ayd
باد
Bād

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