What does « Freedom / Abandonment » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Freedom / Abandonment (سيب) 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.

سيب

Freedom / Abandonment

Root: س - ب

Quranic language 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Freedom / Abandonment

As-sa'iba: one that grazes freely without being turned away from any watering place or pasture.

The Almighty says: 'Allah has not instituted bahira, nor sa'iba' (Al-Ma'ida 103), criticizing pre-Islamic superstitions concerning livestock consecrated to idols.

Freedom / Abandonment in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 0 Medinan: 1

Surah Al-Maida : 103 Medinan

﴿مَا جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَحِيرَةٍ وَلَا سَآئِبَةٍ وَلَا وَصِيلَةٍ وَلَا حَامٍ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ﴾

Allah has not appointed [such innovations as] bahirah or sa'ibah or wasilah or ham. But those who disbelieve invent falsehood about Allah, and most of them do not reason.