What does « Hue / Color » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Hue / Color (صبغ) 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.

صبغ

Hue / Color

Root: ص - ب - غ

Creed (aqida) 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Hue / Color

As-sabgh: the masdar of 'I dyed'.

As-sibgh: what is dyed.

The Almighty says: 'The dye of Allah' (Al-Baqara 138), meaning His religion that dyes hearts as dye colors clothes.

Faith is a spiritual coloring.

Hue / Color in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 1

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Baqara 1

Al-Mu'minun 1

Surah Al-Baqara : 138 Medinan

﴿صِبْغَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ صِبْغَةً وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ عَٰبِدُونَ﴾

[And say, "Ours is] the religion of Allah. And who is better than Allah in [ordaining] religion? And we are worshippers of Him."

Surah Al-Mu'minun : 20 Meccan

﴿وَشَجَرَةً تَخْرُجُ مِن طُورِ سَيْنَآءَ تَنۢبُتُ بِٱلدُّهْنِ وَصِبْغٍ لِّلْءَاكِلِينَ﴾

And [We brought forth] a tree issuing from Mount Sinai which produces oil and food for those who eat.

Words from the same root as Hue / Color

To rise (celestial body)

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