What does « Ssajr » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Ssajr (سجر) 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.

سجر
Ssajr
Root: س - ج - ر
Creed (aqida) 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Ssajr

As-sajr: stoking the fire.

One says: I heated the oven.

The Almighty says: 'And when the seas are set on fire' (At-Takwir 6), meaning filled with fire and ignited.

The heated oven is a metaphor for the intensity of punishment.

As-sujur: filling and igniting.

Ssajr in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Ghafir 1
At-Tur 1
At-Takwir 1
Surah Ghafir : 72 Meccan
﴿فِى ٱلْحَمِيمِ ثُمَّ فِى ٱلنَّارِ يُسْجَرُونَ﴾
In boiling water; then in the Fire they will be filled [with flame].
Surah At-Tur : 6 Meccan
﴿وَٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ﴾
And [by] the sea filled [with fire],
Surah At-Takwir : 6 Meccan
﴿وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ﴾
And when the seas are filled with flame

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