What does « Jujube (tree) » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Jujube (tree) (سدر) in the Quran, with 4 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

سدر

Jujube (tree)

Root: س - د - ر

Creed (aqida) 4 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Jujube (tree)

As-sidr: a tree of little food value.

That is why the Almighty says: 'and thorny sidr trees' (Saba 16) to describe degradation.

But also: 'near the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary' (An-Najm 14) and 'among thornless lote trees' (Al-Waqi'a 28) for Paradise.

Jujube (tree) in the Quran (4)

Meccan: 4 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

An-Najm 2

Saba 1

Al-Waqi'a 1

Surah Saba : 16 Meccan

﴿فَأَعْرَضُوا۟ فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَيْلَ ٱلْعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلْنَٰهُم بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْ جَنَّتَيْنِ ذَوَاتَىْ أُكُلٍ خَمْطٍ وَأَثْلٍ وَشَىْءٍ مِّن سِدْرٍ قَلِيلٍ﴾

But they turned away [refusing], so We sent upon them the flood of the dam, and We replaced their two [fields of] gardens with gardens of bitter fruit, tamarisks and something of sparse lote trees.

Surah An-Najm : 14 Meccan

﴿عِندَ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ﴾

At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -

Surah An-Najm : 16 Meccan

﴿إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ﴾

When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].

Surah Al-Waqi'a : 28 Meccan

﴿فِى سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ﴾

[They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed