What does « Arid land » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Arid land (جرز) 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.

جرز

Arid land

Root: ج - ر - ز

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Arid land

Allah says: 'Barren land (juruz)' (Al-Kahf: 8).

That is: whose vegetation is cut at the root.

A 'majrûza' land is one whose growth has been consumed.

This term describes sterile land, devoid of all vegetation.

Arid land in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Kahf 1

As-Sajda 1

Surah Al-Kahf : 8 Meccan

﴿وَإِنَّا لَجَٰعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيدًا جُرُزًا﴾

And indeed, We will make that which is upon it [into] a barren ground.

Surah As-Sajda : 27 Meccan

﴿أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا نَسُوقُ ٱلْمَآءَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْجُرُزِ فَنُخْرِجُ بِهِۦ زَرْعًا تَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ أَنْعَٰمُهُمْ وَأَنفُسُهُمْ أَفَلَا يُبْصِرُونَ﴾

Have they not seen that We drive the water [in clouds] to barren land and bring forth thereby crops from which their livestock eat and [they] themselves? Then do they not see?