What does « To bury / To drive in » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To bury / To drive in (رس) 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.

رس

To bury / To drive in

Root: ر - س

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To bury / To drive in

Allah says: 'The people of the Rass (ashâb al-Rass)' (Al-Furqân: 38).

It is said to be a well or valley.

This people was destroyed for rejecting their prophet.

Their story is a lesson for disbelievers.

To bury / To drive in in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Furqan 1

Qaf 1

Surah Al-Furqan : 38 Meccan

﴿وَعَادًۭا وَثَمُودَا۟ وَأَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلرَّسِّ وَقُرُونًۢا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ كَثِيرًۭا﴾

And [We destroyed] 'Aad and Thamud and the companions of the well and many generations between them.

Surah Qaf : 12 Meccan

﴿كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍۢ وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ﴾

The people of Noah denied before them, and the companions of the well and Thamud

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