What does « Motionless / Stagnant » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Motionless / Stagnant (ركد) 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.

ركد

Motionless / Stagnant

Root: ر - ك - د

Quranic language 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Motionless / Stagnant

Rakada al-mâ' wa al-rîh: water and wind became still.

Same for ship and sun.

Allah says: 'They remain motionless (rawâkid) on its surface' (Ash-Shûrâ: 33).

Ships are motionless on the sea by Allah's will.

Motionless / Stagnant in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0

Surah Ash-Shura : 33 Meccan

﴿إِن يَشَأْ يُسْكِنِ ٱلرِّيحَ فَيَظْلَلْنَ رَوَاكِدَ عَلَىٰ ظَهْرِهِۦٓ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ﴾

If He willed, He could still the wind, and they would remain motionless on its surface. Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.

Words from the same root as Motionless / Stagnant

أريك

Throne / Couch

بدر

Full moon / To hasten

To abandon / To leave

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