What does « Moist / Fresh » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Moist / Fresh (رطب) 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.

رطب

Moist / Fresh

Root: ر - ط - ب

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Moist / Fresh

Al-ratb: the opposite of dry.

Allah says: 'Nor moist (ratb) nor dry' (Al-An'âm: 59).

Everything that exists is in the Book.

Al-rutab: fresh dates.

Allah says to Mary: 'Fresh ripe dates (rutaban) will fall upon you' (Maryam: 25).

Moist / Fresh in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-An'am 1

Maryam 1

Surah Al-An'am : 59 Meccan

﴿وَعِندَهُۥ مَفَاتِحُ ٱلْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا وَلَا حَبَّةٍ فِى ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا رَطْبٍ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ﴾

And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record.

Surah Maryam : 25 Meccan

﴿وَهُزِّىٓ إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ ٱلنَّخْلَةِ تُسَٰقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًا جَنِيًّا﴾

And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates.