Discover the meaning of the word Ash / Ruin (رمد) 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.
رمد
Ash / Ruin
Root: ر - م - د
Creed (aqida) 1 verse
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Definition of Ash / Ruin
One says 'ramâd' and 'rimdid' (ash).
Armad: ashy gray.
Allah says: 'Their deeds are like ashes (ramâd)' (Ibrâhîm: 18).
Disbelievers' deeds are scattered like ashes carried by wind.
The example of those who disbelieve in their Lord is [that] their deeds are like ashes which the wind blows forcefully on a stormy day; they are unable [to keep] from what they earned a [single] thing. That is what is extreme error.