Discover the meaning of the word Heat / Ardor (وهج) 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.
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
📖 1 min readAl-Wahaj refers to intense brightness accompanied by heat.
The Almighty says: 'And We made a burning lamp' (An-Naba 13), meaning the sun which illuminates and warms.
As-Siraj al-Wahhaj is the sun in all its luminous and thermal splendor.
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