What does « Kinship / Genealogy » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Kinship / Genealogy (نسب) 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.

نسب

Kinship / Genealogy

Root: ن - س - ب

Creed (aqida) 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Kinship / Genealogy

An-Nasab refers to kinship and lineage.

The Almighty says: 'When the Horn is blown, there will be no kinship among them' (Al-Mu'minun 101).

Nasaba means to attribute origin.

An-naṣīb is the share.

Kinship / Genealogy in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Mu'minun 1

Al-Furqan 1

As-Saffat 1

Surah Al-Mu'minun : 101 Meccan

﴿فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَلَآ أَنسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَلَا يَتَسَآءَلُونَ﴾

So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among them that Day, nor will they ask about one another.

Surah Al-Furqan : 54 Meccan

﴿وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ بَشَرًا فَجَعَلَهُۥ نَسَبًا وَصِهْرًا وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِيرًا﴾

And it is He who has created from water a human being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation].

Surah As-Saffat : 158 Meccan

﴿وَجَعَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُۥ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ ٱلْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ﴾

And they have claimed between Him and the jinn a lineage, but the jinn have already known that they [who made such claims] will be brought to [punishment].