What does « Despite / To force » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Despite / To force (رغم) 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.

رغم

Despite / To force

Root: ر - غ - م

Creed (aqida) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Despite / To force

Al-raghâm: fine dust.

Raghima anfuhu (his nose was in dust), meaning humiliated.

Allah says: 'A vast refuge (murâghaman)' (An-Nisâ': 100).

One who emigrates for Allah will find refuge despite difficulties.

Despite / To force in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 0 Medinan: 1

Surah An-Nisa : 100 Medinan

﴿وَمَن يُهَاجِرْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ يَجِدْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُرَٰغَمًا كَثِيرًا وَسَعَةً وَمَن يَخْرُجْ مِنۢ بَيْتِهِۦ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ ثُمَّ يُدْرِكْهُ ٱلْمَوْتُ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ أَجْرُهُۥ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا﴾

And whoever emigrates for the cause of Allah will find on the earth many [alternative] locations and abundance. And whoever leaves his home as an emigrant to Allah and His Messenger and then death overtakes him - his reward has already become incumbent upon Allah. And Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.