What does « To jump / To leap » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To jump / To leap (فز) in the Quran, with 3 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

فز

To jump / To leap

Root: ف - ز

Quranic language 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To jump / To leap

Al-Fazz refers to excitement and startling.

The Almighty says: 'And incite whoever you can among them with your voice' (Al-Isra 64), meaning frighten them and push them to disobedience.

Istafazza fulānan means to frighten someone to make them flee.

To jump / To leap in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0

Surah Al-Isra : 64 Meccan

﴿وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهُم بِصَوْتِكَ وَأَجْلِبْ عَلَيْهِم بِخَيْلِكَ وَرَجِلِكَ وَشَارِكْهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَوْلَـٰدِ وَعِدْهُمْ ۚ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا﴾

And incite [to senselessness] whoever you can among them with your voice and assault them with your horses and foot soldiers and become a partner in their wealth and their children and promise them." But Satan does not promise them except delusion.

Surah Al-Isra : 76 Meccan

﴿وَإِن كَادُوا۟ لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيُخْرِجُوكَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَإِذًۭا لَّا يَلْبَثُونَ خِلَـٰفَكَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا﴾

And indeed, they were about to drive you from the land to evict you therefrom. And then [when they do], they will not remain [there] after you, except for a little.

Surah Al-Isra : 103 Meccan

﴿فَأَرَادَ أَن يَسْتَفِزَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ جَمِيعًۭا﴾

So he intended to drive them from the land, but We drowned him and those with him all together.