What does « ʿzub » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word ʿzub (عزب) 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.

عزب
ʿzub
Root: ع - ز - ب
Creed (aqida) 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of ʿzub

Al-'azib: one who distances in seeking pasture from his family.

One says: 'azaba ya'zubu 'uzuban.

The Almighty says: 'Nothing escapes your Lord' (Yunus 61).

Nothing is hidden from God.

ʿzub in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Yunus 1
Saba 1
Surah Yunus : 61 Meccan
﴿وَمَا تَكُونُ فِى شَأْنٍ وَمَا تَتْلُوا۟ مِنْهُ مِن قُرْءَانٍ وَلَا تَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ إِلَّا كُنَّا عَلَيْكُمْ شُهُودًا إِذْ تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ وَمَا يَعْزُبُ عَن رَّبِّكَ مِن مِّثْقَالِ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَلَآ أَصْغَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ وَلَآ أَكْبَرَ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ﴾
And, [O Muhammad], you are not [engaged] in any matter or recite any of the Qur'an and you [people] do not do any deed except that We are witness over you when you are involved in it. And not absent from your Lord is any [part] of an atom's weight within the earth or within the heaven or [anything] smaller than that or greater but that it is in a clear register.
Surah Saba : 3 Meccan
﴿وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَا تَأْتِينَا ٱلسَّاعَةُ قُلْ بَلَىٰ وَرَبِّى لَتَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ عَٰلِمِ ٱلْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْزُبُ عَنْهُ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَآ أَصْغَرُ مِن ذَٰلِكَ وَلَآ أَكْبَرُ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ﴾
But those who disbelieve say, "The Hour will not come to us." Say, "Yes, by my Lord, it will surely come to you. [Allah is] the Knower of the unseen." Not absent from Him is an atom's weight within the heavens or within the earth or [what is] smaller than that or greater, except that it is in a clear register -

Words from the same root as ʿzub

أصبع
Aṣbʿ
بخع
Bakhʿ
بدع
Badiʿ
برز
Baraz
برزخ
Barzakh
بزغ
Bazagha
بضع
Baḍʿ
بعث
Baʿth

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