What does « Nasab » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Nasab (نسب) 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.

نسب
Nasab
Root: ن - س - ب
Creed (aqida) 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Nasab

An-Nasab refers to kinship and lineage.

The Almighty says: 'When the Horn is blown, there will be no kinship among them' (Al-Mu'minun 101).

Nasaba means to attribute origin.

An-naṣīb is the share.

Nasab in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Al-Mu'minun 1
Al-Furqan 1
As-Saffat 1
Surah Al-Mu'minun : 101 Meccan
﴿فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَلَآ أَنسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَلَا يَتَسَآءَلُونَ﴾
So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among them that Day, nor will they ask about one another.
Surah Al-Furqan : 54 Meccan
﴿وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ بَشَرًا فَجَعَلَهُۥ نَسَبًا وَصِهْرًا وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِيرًا﴾
And it is He who has created from water a human being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation].
Surah As-Saffat : 158 Meccan
﴿وَجَعَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُۥ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ ٱلْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ﴾
And they have claimed between Him and the jinn a lineage, but the jinn have already known that they [who made such claims] will be brought to [punishment].

Words from the same root as Nasab

إنس
Ins
النَّبَأُ
Al-Nabaau
بؤس
Buʾs
بجس
Bajasa
بخس
Bakhs
بدن
Badan
بسر
Basr
بسط
Basṭ

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