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

Discover the meaning of the word To dive / Submersion (غمر) in the Quran, with 4 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

غمر

To dive / Submersion

Root: غ - م - ر

Creed (aqida) 4 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To dive / Submersion

Originally, al-ghamr: erasing something's trace.

From this one says for abundant water erasing earth traces: ghamir and ghamr.

The Almighty says: 'in their confusion' (Qaf 5).

Ignorance submerges reason.

To dive / Submersion in the Quran (4)

Meccan: 4 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Mu'minun 2

Al-An'am 1

Adh-Dhariyat 1

Surah Al-An'am : 93 Meccan

﴿وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ قَالَ أُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ وَلَمْ يُوحَ إِلَيْهِ شَىْءٌ وَمَن قَالَ سَأُنزِلُ مِثْلَ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذِ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ فِى غَمَرَٰتِ ٱلْمَوْتِ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ بَاسِطُوٓا۟ أَيْدِيهِمْ أَخْرِجُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ ٱلْهُونِ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ غَيْرَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَكُنتُمْ عَنْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ﴾

And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or says, "It has been inspired to me," while nothing has been inspired to him, and one who says, "I will reveal [something] like what Allah revealed." And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands, [saying], "Discharge your souls! Today you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against Allah other than the truth and [that] you were, toward His verses, being arrogant."

Surah Al-Mu'minun : 54 Meccan

﴿فَذَرْهُمْ فِى غَمْرَتِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ﴾

So leave them in their confusion for a time.

Surah Al-Mu'minun : 63 Meccan

﴿بَلْ قُلُوبُهُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا وَلَهُمْ أَعْمَٰلٌ مِّن دُونِ ذَٰلِكَ هُمْ لَهَا عَٰمِلُونَ﴾

But their hearts are covered with confusion over this, and they have [evil] deeds besides disbelief which they are doing,

Surah Adh-Dhariyat : 11 Meccan

﴿ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ﴾

Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.