What does « Mastery / Management » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Mastery / Management (حوذ) in the Quran, with 2 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

حوذ

Mastery / Management

Root: ح - ذ

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Mastery / Management

Al-hawd: following the rear parts of the camel's thighs to press it hard.

Allah says: 'And if the disbelievers have a victory, they say: Did we not have the upper hand (nastawḥidh) over you?' (An-Nisâ': 141).

Hypocrites claim to have helped disbelievers.

Mastery / Management in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 0 Medinan: 2

Distribution of verses by surah

An-Nisa 1

Al-Mujadila 1

Surah An-Nisa : 141 Medinan

﴿ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَرَبَّصُونَ بِكُمْ فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ فَتْحٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ قَالُوٓا۟ أَلَمْ نَكُن مَّعَكُمْ وَإِن كَانَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ نَصِيبٌ قَالُوٓا۟ أَلَمْ نَسْتَحْوِذْ عَلَيْكُمْ وَنَمْنَعْكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَلَن يَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ سَبِيلًا﴾

Those who wait [and watch] you. Then if you gain a victory from Allah, they say, "Were we not with you?" But if the disbelievers have a success, they say [to them], "Did we not gain the advantage over you, but we protected you from the believers?" Allah will judge between [all of] you on the Day of Resurrection, and never will Allah give the disbelievers over the believers a way [to overcome them].

Surah Al-Mujadila : 19 Medinan

﴿ٱسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ فَأَنسَىٰهُمْ ذِكْرَ ٱللَّهِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ حِزْبُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ أَلَآ إِنَّ حِزْبَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ﴾

Satan has overcome them and made them forget the remembrance of Allah. Those are the party of Satan. Unquestionably, the party of Satan - they will be the losers.