What does « Generosity / Favor » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Generosity / Favor (جود) 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.

جود

Generosity / Favor

Root: ج - د

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Generosity / Favor

Allah says: 'And it settled on the Jûdî' (Hûd: 44).

Al-Jûdî is the name of the mountain where Noah's ark landed after the Flood.

It is a blessed place, witness to divine mercy toward believers saved from destruction.

Generosity / Favor in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Hud 1

Sad 1

Surah Hud : 44 Meccan

﴿وَقِيلَ يَٰٓأَرْضُ ٱبْلَعِى مَآءَكِ وَيَٰسَمَآءُ أَقْلِعِى وَغِيضَ ٱلْمَآءُ وَقُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ وَٱسْتَوَتْ عَلَى ٱلْجُودِىِّ وَقِيلَ بُعْدًا لِّلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ﴾

And it was said, "O earth, swallow your water, and O sky, withhold [your rain]." And the water subsided, and the matter was accomplished, and the ship came to rest on the [mountain of] Judiyy. And it was said, "Away with the wrongdoing people."

Surah Sad : 31 Meccan

﴿إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ ٱلصَّٰفِنَٰتُ ٱلْجِيَادُ﴾

[Mention] when there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the poised [standing] racehorses.