What does « To dive / Exploration » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To dive / Exploration (غوص) 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.

غوص

To dive / Exploration

Root: غ - ص

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To dive / Exploration

Al-Ghaws refers to entering under water and extracting something from it.

Anyone who delves into obscure matters to extract something is said to do ghaws.

The Almighty says: 'And among the devils were those who dived for him' (Al-Anbiya 82).

The ghawwāsūn (divers) are those who dive to extract pearls.

To dive / Exploration in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Anbiya 1

Sad 1

Surah Al-Anbiya : 82 Meccan

﴿وَمِنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُۥ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَٰفِظِينَ﴾

And of the devils were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian.

Surah Sad : 37 Meccan

﴿وَٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّآءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ﴾

And [also] the devils [of jinn] - every builder and diver

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