What does « Monster / To destroy » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Monster / To destroy (غول) in the Quran, with 1 verse in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

غول

Monster / To destroy

Root: غ - ل

Quranic language 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Monster / To destroy

Al-Ghawl refers to the destruction of something imperceptibly.

One says: ghāla yaghūlu ghawlan, and ightālahu.

Ghālahu al-mawt means death took him away.

Al-ghūl refers to what destroys and corrupts.

The Almighty says: 'No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated' (As-Saffat 47), meaning what corrupts the mind.

And: 'And no evil effect will come to them from it' (As-Saffat 47).

Monster / To destroy in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0

Surah As-Saffat : 47 Meccan

﴿لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ﴾

No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated.

Words from the same root as Monster / To destroy

Occupation / Activity

Negligence / Inattention

غل

Betrayal / Rancor

غلا

Exaggeration / Costliness

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