What does « Rawḍ » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Rawḍ (روض) 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.

روض
Rawḍ
Root: ر - ض
Creed (aqida) 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Rawḍ

Al-rawd: the place where water stagnates and greenery grows.

Allah says: 'In gardens (rawdât), rejoicing' (Ar-Rûm: 15).

Believers will rejoice in Paradise gardens.

Rawḍ in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Ar-Rum 1
Ash-Shura 1
Surah Ar-Rum : 15 Meccan
﴿فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَهُمْ فِى رَوْضَةٍ يُحْبَرُونَ﴾
And as for those who had believed and done righteous deeds, they will be in a garden [of Paradise], delighted.
Surah Ash-Shura : 22 Meccan
﴿تَرَى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ مُشْفِقِينَ مِمَّا كَسَبُوا۟ وَهُوَ وَاقِعٌۢ بِهِمْ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فِى رَوْضَاتِ ٱلْجَنَّاتِ لَهُم مَّا يَشَآءُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ﴾
You will see the wrongdoers fearful of what they have earned, and it will [certainly] befall them. And those who have believed and done righteous deeds will be in lush regions of the gardens [in Paradise] having whatever they will in the presence of their Lord. That is what is the great bounty.

Words from the same root as Rawḍ

أرض
Arḍ
حرض
Ḥraḍ
حضر
Ḥḍur
خضر
Khuḍr
رضع
Rḍiʿ
رضي
Rḍī
ركض
Rkuḍ
رمض
Ramaḍ

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