What does « Illness / Rebellious » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Illness / Rebellious (مرد) in the Quran, with 5 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

مرد

Illness / Rebellious

Root: م - ر - د

Creed (aqida) 5 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Illness / Rebellious

Al-Marīd refers to the rebel obstinate in disobedience.

The Almighty says: 'Satan the rebellious' (An-Nisa 117).

Marada means to be obstinate in rebellion.

Al-mutamarrid is the hardened disobedient one.

Illness / Rebellious in the Quran (5)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 3

Distribution of verses by surah

An-Nisa 1

At-Tawba 1

Al-Hajj 1

An-Naml 1

As-Saffat 1

Surah An-Nisa : 117 Medinan

﴿إِن يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ إِنَٰثًا وَإِن يَدْعُونَ إِلَّا شَيْطَٰنًا مَّرِيدًا﴾

They call upon instead of Him none but female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none but a rebellious Satan.

Surah At-Tawba : 101 Medinan

﴿وَمِمَّنْ حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ مُنَٰفِقُونَ وَمِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ مَرَدُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنِّفَاقِ لَا تَعْلَمُهُمْ نَحْنُ نَعْلَمُهُمْ سَنُعَذِّبُهُم مَّرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ عَظِيمٍ﴾

And among those around you of the bedouins are hypocrites, and [also] from the people of Madinah. They have become accustomed to hypocrisy. You, [O Muhammad], do not know them, [but] We know them. We will punish them twice [in this world]; then they will be returned to a great punishment.

Surah Al-Hajj : 3 Medinan

﴿وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَٰدِلُ فِى ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّبِعُ كُلَّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّرِيدٍ﴾

And of the people is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge and follows every rebellious devil.

Surah An-Naml : 44 Meccan

﴿قِيلَ لَهَا ٱدْخُلِى ٱلصَّرْحَ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةً وَكَشَفَتْ عَن سَاقَيْهَا قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ صَرْحٌ مُّمَرَّدٌ مِّن قَوَارِيرَ قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ﴾

She was told, "Enter the palace." But when she saw it, she thought it was a body of water and uncovered her shins [to wade through]. He said, "Indeed, it is a palace [whose floor is] made smooth with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allah, Lord of the worlds."

Surah As-Saffat : 7 Meccan

﴿وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ﴾

And as protection against every rebellious devil