What does « To demolish / To bring down » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To demolish / To bring down (ثل) 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.

ثل

To demolish / To bring down

Root: ث - ل

Quranic language 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To demolish / To bring down

Al-thulla: a gathered piece of wool.

One who is settled is called 'thulla'.

Due to the idea of gathering, one says: 'A group (thulla) of the former' (Al-Wâqi'a: 13).

Thulla refers to a group of gathered people, used for believers in Paradise.

To demolish / To bring down in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0

Surah Al-Waqi'a : 13 Meccan

﴿ثُلَّةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ﴾

A [large] company of the former peoples

Surah Al-Waqi'a : 39 Meccan

﴿ثُلَّةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ﴾

A company of the former peoples

Surah Al-Waqi'a : 40 Meccan

﴿وَثُلَّةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ﴾

And a company of the later peoples.

Words from the same root as To demolish / To bring down

To pant / To loll the tongue

مثل

Example / Proverb

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