What does « Laghib » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Laghib (لغب) 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.

لغب
Laghib
Root: ل - غ - ب
Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Laghib

Al-Lughūb refers to tiredness and exhaustion.

The Almighty says: 'And no weariness touched Us' (Qaf 38), meaning the creation of heavens and earth caused no fatigue to Allah.

Al-lāghib is the tired one.

Laghib in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Fatir 1
Qaf 1
Surah Fatir : 35 Meccan
﴿ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحَلَّنَا دَارَ ٱلْمُقَامَةِ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ لَا يَمَسُّنَا فِيهَا نَصَبٌ وَلَا يَمَسُّنَا فِيهَا لُغُوبٌ﴾
He who has settled us in the home of duration out of His bounty. There touches us not in it any fatigue, and there touches us not in it weariness [of mind]."
Surah Qaf : 38 Meccan
﴿وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَمَا مَسَّنَا مِن لُّغُوبٍ﴾
And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness.

Words from the same root as Laghib

إبل
Ibl
الباء
Al-Bāʾ
النَّبَأُ
Al-Nabaau
بال
Bāl
بتل
Battal
بخل
Bukhl
بدل
Bdil
بزغ
Bazagha

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