What does « To erect / To adorn » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To erect / To adorn (نضد) in the Quran, with 3 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

نضد

To erect / To adorn

Root: ن - ض - د

Quranic language 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To erect / To adorn

An-Naḍd refers to orderly stacking.

The Almighty says: 'And banana trees layered with fruit' (Al-Waqi'ah 29).

Naḍada means to stack.

Al-manḍūd is the orderly stacked.

To erect / To adorn in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Hud 1

Qaf 1

Al-Waqi'a 1

Surah Hud : 82 Meccan

﴿فَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا جَعَلْنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ مَّنضُودٍ﴾

So when Our command came, We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of layered hard clay, [which were]

Surah Qaf : 10 Meccan

﴿وَٱلنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَٰتٍ لَّهَا طَلْعٌ نَّضِيدٌ﴾

And lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers -

Surah Al-Waqi'a : 29 Meccan

﴿وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ﴾

And [banana] trees layered [with fruit]

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دخن

Smoke

دنا

To draw near / To be close

دنر

Denarius / Gold coin

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