What does « To lose / To miss » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To lose / To miss (فقد) 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.

فقد

To lose / To miss

Root: ف - ق - د

Quranic language 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To lose / To miss

Al-Faqd refers to the loss of something, the deprivation of what existed.

The Almighty says: 'What is it you are missing?' (Yusuf 71), and: 'And knows that his father has lost him' (Yusuf 8).

Al-fāqid is one who has lost someone.

To lose / To miss in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Yusuf 2

An-Naml 1

Surah Yusuf : 71 Meccan

﴿قَالُوا۟ وَأَقْبَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِم مَّاذَا تَفْقِدُونَ﴾

They said while approaching them, "What is it you are missing?"

Surah Yusuf : 72 Meccan

﴿قَالُوا۟ نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَآءَ بِهِۦ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ وَأَنَا۠ بِهِۦ زَعِيمٌ﴾

They said, "We are missing the measure of the king. And for he who produces it is [the reward of] a camel's load, and I am responsible for it."

Surah An-Naml : 20 Meccan

﴿وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِىَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ﴾

And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent?

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