What does « To hate / To grill » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To hate / To grill (قلى) 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.

قلى

To hate / To grill

Root: ق - ل

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To hate / To grill

Al-Qalā and al-qilā refer to intense hatred.

The Almighty says: 'Your Lord has not abandoned you nor hated you' (Ad-Duha 3).

Qalāhu means to hate him to the point of abandoning him.

Al-maqlī is the hated and abandoned one.

To hate / To grill in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Ash-Shu'ara 1

Ad-Duha 1

Surah Ash-Shu'ara : 168 Meccan

﴿قَالَ إِنِّى لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَالِينَ﴾

He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it].

Surah Ad-Duha : 3 Meccan

﴿مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ﴾

Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you].

Words from the same root as To hate / To grill

To create / Character

To free / To repudiate

عقل

Reason / Intelligence

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