What does « Kūr » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Kūr (كور) 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.

كور
Kūr
Root: ك - ر
Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Kūr

At-Takwīr refers to folding up.

The Almighty says: 'When the sun is wrapped up' (At-Takwir 1), meaning folded and its light removed.

Kawwara al-'imāmah means to wind the turban.

It is a sign of the Last Day.

Kūr in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Az-Zumar 1
At-Takwir 1
Surah Az-Zumar : 5 Meccan
﴿خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ يُكَوِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ ٱلنَّهَارَ عَلَى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى أَلَا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّٰرُ﴾
He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.
Surah At-Takwir : 1 Meccan
﴿إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ﴾
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

Words from the same root as Kūr

أريك
Aryk
برك
Bark
بكر
Bikr
ترك
Tark
حرك
Ḥarrik
درك
Ddark
ذكر
Dhikr
ركب
Rakb

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