What does « Nsif » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Nsif (نسف) 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.

نسف
Nsif
Root: ن - س - ف
Jurisprudence (fiqh) 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Nsif

An-Nasf refers to dispersal and destruction.

The Almighty says: 'My Lord will scatter them' (Ta-Ha 105), speaking of mountains.

Nasafa means to scatter.

The Almighty says: 'And We scattered it into the sea' (Ta-Ha 97).

Nsif in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Ta-Ha 2
Al-Mursalat 1
Surah Ta-Ha : 97 Meccan
﴿قَالَ فَٱذْهَبْ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ أَن تَقُولَ لَا مِسَاسَ وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّن تُخْلَفَهُۥ وَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِكَ ٱلَّذِى ظَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ عَاكِفًا لَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَنسِفَنَّهُۥ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ نَسْفًا﴾
[Moses] said, "Then go. And indeed, it is [decreed] for you in [this] life to say, 'No contact.' And indeed, you have an appointment [in the Hereafter] you will not fail to keep. And look at your 'god' to which you remained devoted. We will surely burn it and blow it into the sea with a blast.
Surah Ta-Ha : 105 Meccan
﴿وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْجِبَالِ فَقُلْ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّى نَسْفًا﴾
And they ask you about the mountains, so say, "My Lord will blow them away with a blast.
Surah Al-Mursalat : 10 Meccan
﴿وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ﴾
And when the mountains are blown away

Words from the same root as Nsif

أنف
Anf
إنس
Ins
جفن
Jifn
جنف
Janaf
حسن
Ḥusn
حنف
Ḥanaf
خسف
Khasaf
خنس
Khnus

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