Discover the meaning of the word To compel / To force (قسر) 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.
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
📖 1 min readAl-Qasr refers to compulsion and force.
The Almighty says: 'No! We have dominated them' (Al-Mu'minun 75), meaning We overcame them by force.
Qasara 'alā al-amr means to force to do something.
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