What does « To digest / To wrong » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To digest / To wrong (هضم) 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.

هضم

To digest / To wrong

Root: ه - ض - م

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To digest / To wrong

Al-Haḍm refers to reduction and oppression.

The Almighty says: 'He will fear neither injustice nor deprivation' (Ta-Ha 112).

Haḍamahu means to wrong him.

Al-mahḍūm is the wronged one.

To digest / To wrong in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Ta-Ha 1

Ash-Shu'ara 1

Surah Ta-Ha : 112 Meccan

﴿وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَا يَخَافُ ظُلْمًا وَلَا هَضْمًا﴾

But he who does of righteous deeds while he is a believer - he will neither fear injustice nor deprivation.

Surah Ash-Shu'ara : 148 Meccan

﴿وَزُرُوعٍ وَنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌ﴾

And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?

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