What does « Fast / Agile » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Fast / Agile (ولق) in the Quran, with 1 verse in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

ولق

Fast / Agile

Root: ل - ق

Quranic language 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Fast / Agile

Al-Walaq refers to rapidity and hastiness in speech.

The Almighty says: 'When you were spreading it with your tongues' (An-Nur 15), meaning when you were quickly and thoughtlessly propagating the slander against Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her.

Fast / Agile in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 0 Medinan: 1

Surah An-Nur : 15 Medinan

﴿إِذْ تَلَقَّوْنَهُۥ بِأَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَتَقُولُونَ بِأَفْوَاهِكُم مَّا لَيْسَ لَكُم بِهِۦ عِلْمٌۭ وَتَحْسَبُونَهُۥ هَيِّنًۭا وَهُوَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَظِيمٌۭ﴾

When you received it with your tongues and said with your mouths that of which you had no knowledge and thought it was insignificant while it was, in the sight of Allah, tremendous.