What does « Dhhal » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Dhhal (ذهل) 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.

ذهل
Dhhal
Root: ذ - ه - ل
Jurisprudence (fiqh) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Dhhal

Allah says: 'The Day you see it, every nursing mother will forget (tadhhal) what she was nursing' (Al-Hajj: 2).

Tadhhal: she will forget from terror.

The horror of the Last Day will make mothers forget their infants.

Dhhal in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 0 Medinan: 1
Surah Al-Hajj : 2 Medinan
﴿يَوْمَ تَرَوْنَهَا تَذْهَلُ كُلُّ مُرْضِعَةٍ عَمَّآ أَرْضَعَتْ وَتَضَعُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا وَتَرَى ٱلنَّاسَ سُكَٰرَىٰ وَمَا هُم بِسُكَٰرَىٰ وَلَٰكِنَّ عَذَابَ ٱللَّهِ شَدِيدٌ﴾
On the Day you see it every nursing mother will be distracted from that [child] she was nursing, and every pregnant woman will abort her pregnancy, and you will see the people [appearing] intoxicated while they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of Allah is severe.

Words from the same root as Dhhal

أله
Alh
أهل
Ahl
التيه
Alttīh
بهل
Bahl
جهل
Jahl
خذل
Khidhla
ذل
Dhal
ذهب
Dhahib

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