What does « Zlaq » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Zlaq (زلق) 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.

زلق

Zlaq

Root: ز - ل - ق

Creed (aqida) 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Zlaq

Az-zalaq and az-zalal are close in meaning.

The Almighty says: 'slippery ground' (Al-Kahf 40), meaning where one cannot settle, without vegetation. 'They would almost make you slip with their glances' (Al-Qalam 51), meaning cause you to slip and fall, an expression for intense envy and the evil eye that afflicts the envied one.

Zlaq in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Kahf 1

Al-Qalam 1

Surah Al-Kahf : 40 Meccan

﴿فَعَسَىٰ رَبِّىٓ أَن يُؤْتِيَنِ خَيْرًا مِّن جَنَّتِكَ وَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهَا حُسْبَانًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَتُصْبِحَ صَعِيدًا زَلَقًا﴾

It may be that my Lord will give me [something] better than your garden and will send upon it a calamity from the sky, and it will become a smooth, dusty ground,

Surah Al-Qalam : 51 Meccan

﴿وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌ﴾

And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."

Words from the same root as Zlaq

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 « Zlaq » mean in the Quran?

Definition of Zlaq

Zlaq in the Quran (2)

Words from the same root as Zlaq

What does « Zlaq » mean in the Quran?