What does « Sard » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Sard (سرد) in the Quran, with 1 verse in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

سرد

Sard

Root: س - ر - د

Quranic language 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Sard

As-sard: sewing what is hard and thick, like weaving chain mail or sewing leather.

It is used for stringing pearls or narrating continuously.

The Almighty says: 'Measure well the links' (Saba 11).

Sard narration is continuous and ordered narration.

Sard in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0

Surah Saba : 11 Meccan

﴿أَنِ ٱعْمَلْ سَٰبِغَٰتٍ وَقَدِّرْ فِى ٱلسَّرْدِ وَٱعْمَلُوا۟ صَٰلِحًا إِنِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ﴾

[Commanding him], "Make full coats of mail and calculate [precisely] the links, and work [all of you] righteousness. Indeed I, of what you do, am Seeing."

Words from the same root as Sard

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Mon 21 Jumada al-Awwal
الاثنين 21 جمادى الأولى

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ

What does « Sard » mean in the Quran?

Definition of Sard

Sard in the Quran (1)

Words from the same root as Sard

What does « Sard » mean in the Quran?