Discover the meaning of the word Monstrous thing (أد) 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.
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
📖 1 min readAllah says: 'You have committed a monstrous thing (iddan)' (Maryam: 89), meaning a reprehensible thing that causes tumult.
This comes from 'addat an-nâqa' (the she-camel groaned loudly).
Al-adîd refers to tumult.
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