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

Discover the meaning of the word To dive / To venture (قحم) 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.

قحم

To dive / To venture

Root: ق - ح - م

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To dive / To venture

Al-Qaḥm refers to abruptly entering a difficult matter without caution.

The Almighty says: 'But he has not broken through the difficult pass' (Al-Balad 11), meaning the arduous path of obedience.

Iqtaḥama means to resolutely engage in difficulty.

To dive / To venture in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Sad 1

Al-Balad 1

Surah Sad : 59 Meccan

﴿هَٰذَا فَوْجٌ مُّقْتَحِمٌ مَّعَكُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِهِمْ إِنَّهُمْ صَالُوا۟ ٱلنَّارِ﴾

[Its inhabitants will say], "This is a company bursting in with you. No welcome for them. Indeed, they will burn in the Fire."

Surah Al-Balad : 11 Meccan

﴿فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ﴾

But he has not broken through the difficult pass.

Words from the same root as To dive / To venture

جحم

Blazing Hellfire

جمح

To get carried away / Ardor

حاق

To wrap / To encircle

حتم

Inevitable / Decided

حدق

Garden / Piercing gaze

حرق

To burn / To set ablaze

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