What does « Ddaḥr » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Ddaḥr (دحر) in the Quran, with 4 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

دحر
Ddaḥr
Root: د - ح - ر
Quranic language 4 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Ddaḥr

Al-dahr: repelling and distancing.

One says 'daharahu duhûran'.

Allah says: 'Get out of here, expelled (madhûran)' (Al-A'râf: 18).

Iblis was expelled from Paradise, repelled and humiliated for refusing to prostrate to Adam.

Ddaḥr in the Quran (4)

Meccan: 4 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Al-Isra 2
Al-A'raf 1
As-Saffat 1
Surah Al-A'raf : 18 Meccan
﴿قَالَ ٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا مَذْءُومًا مَّدْحُورًا لَّمَن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ﴾
[Allah] said, "Get out of Paradise, reproached and expelled. Whoever follows you among them - I will surely fill Hell with you, all together."
Surah Al-Isra : 18 Meccan
﴿مَّن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ عَجَّلْنَا لَهُۥ فِيهَا مَا نَشَآءُ لِمَن نُّرِيدُ ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَىٰهَا مَذْمُومًا مَّدْحُورًا﴾
Whoever should desire the immediate - We hasten for him from it what We will to whom We intend. Then We have made for him Hell, which he will [enter to] burn, censured and banished.
Surah Al-Isra : 39 Meccan
﴿ذَٰلِكَ مِمَّآ أَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ مِنَ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتُلْقَىٰ فِى جَهَنَّمَ مَلُومًا مَّدْحُورًا﴾
That is from what your Lord has revealed to you, [O Muhammad], of wisdom. And, [O mankind], do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity, lest you be thrown into Hell, blamed and banished.
Surah As-Saffat : 9 Meccan
﴿دُحُورًا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ﴾
Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,

Words from the same root as Ddaḥr

أحد
Aḥd
بحر
Baḥr
بدر
Badr
برح
Bariḥa
برد
Brada
جحد
Jaḥd
جدر
Jdar
جرح
Jaraḥa

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