What does « To grind / To crush » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To grind / To crush (سحق) 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.

سحق

To grind / To crush

Root: س - ح - ق

Jurisprudence (fiqh) 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To grind / To crush

As-sahq: finely grinding something.

It is used for ground medicines.

One says: I ground it and it became powder.

The Almighty says: 'Away with the companions of the Blaze' (Al-Mulk 11).

As-suhq refers to extreme distance.

Ground thing: thing reduced to dust.

To grind / To crush in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 1

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Hajj 1

Al-Mulk 1

Surah Al-Hajj : 31 Medinan

﴿حُنَفَآءَ لِلَّهِ غَيْرَ مُشْرِكِينَ بِهِۦ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَكَأَنَّمَا خَرَّ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَتَخْطَفُهُ ٱلطَّيْرُ أَوْ تَهْوِى بِهِ ٱلرِّيحُ فِى مَكَانٍ سَحِيقٍ﴾

Inclining [only] to Allah, not associating [anything] with Him. And he who associates with Allah - it is as though he had fallen from the sky and was snatched by the birds or the wind carried him down into a remote place.

Surah Al-Mulk : 11 Meccan

﴿فَٱعْتَرَفُوا۟ بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسُحْقًا لِّأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ﴾

And they will admit their sin, so [it is] alienation for the companions of the Blaze.