What does « Chin / Beard » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Chin / Beard (ذقن) in the Quran, with 3 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

ذقن

Chin / Beard

Root: ذ - ق - ن

Creed (aqida) 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Chin / Beard

Allah says: 'They fall on their chins (li-l-adhqân) weeping' (Al-Isrâ': 109).

Al-adhqân: plural of 'dhaqan' (chin).

Prostrating on the chin is a mark of extreme humility and total submission.

Chin / Beard in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Isra 2

Ya-Sin 1

Surah Al-Isra : 107 Meccan

﴿قُلْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ أَوْ لَا تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦٓ إِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ يَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ سُجَّدًا﴾

Say, "Believe in it or do not believe. Indeed, those who were given knowledge before it - when it is recited to them, they fall upon their faces in prostration,

Surah Al-Isra : 109 Meccan

﴿وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ وَيَزِيدُهُمْ خُشُوعًا﴾

And they fall upon their faces weeping, and the Qur'an increases them in humble submission.

Surah Ya-Sin : 8 Meccan

﴿إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا فِىٓ أَعْنَٰقِهِمْ أَغْلَٰلًا فَهِىَ إِلَى ٱلْأَذْقَانِ فَهُم مُّقْمَحُونَ﴾

Indeed, We have put shackles on their necks, and they are to their chins, so they are with heads [kept] aloft.