What does « Naked / Stripped » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Naked / Stripped (عرى) in the Quran, with 3 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

عرى

Naked / Stripped

Root: ع - ر

Quranic language 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Naked / Stripped

One says: 'ariya min thawbihi ya'ra, he is 'arin and 'uryan (naked).

The Almighty says: 'You will not be hungry nor naked' (Ta-Ha 118). 'The firmest handhold' (Al-Baqara 256).

The handhold is that by which something is grasped.

Naked / Stripped in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Ta-Ha 1

As-Saffat 1

Al-Qalam 1

Surah Ta-Ha : 118 Meccan

﴿إِنَّ لَكَ أَلَّا تَجُوعَ فِيهَا وَلَا تَعْرَىٰ﴾

Indeed, it is [promised] for you not to be hungry therein or be unclothed.

Surah As-Saffat : 145 Meccan

﴿فَنَبَذْنَٰهُ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ﴾

But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill.

Surah Al-Qalam : 49 Meccan

﴿لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ﴾

If not that a favor from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.

Words from the same root as Naked / Stripped

To swallow / To drink

Four / Thursday

To graze / To enjoy

Return / To come back

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