What does « To cover / To veil » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To cover / To veil (غطا) 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.

غطا

To cover / To veil

Root: غ - ط

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To cover / To veil

Al-ghita': what is put on top of something like a lid.

As al-ghisha' is what wraps it.

The Almighty says: 'We have removed your cover' (Qaf 22).

On Judgment Day, sight will be sharp.

To cover / To veil in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Kahf 1

Qaf 1

Surah Al-Kahf : 101 Meccan

﴿ٱلَّذِينَ كَانَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ فِى غِطَآءٍ عَن ذِكْرِى وَكَانُوا۟ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَمْعًا﴾

Those whose eyes had been within a cover [removed] from My remembrance, and they were not able to hear.

Surah Qaf : 22 Meccan

﴿لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍۢ مِّنْ هَـٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌۭ﴾

[It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp."

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