What does « Odd / Rope » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Odd / Rope (وتر) 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.

وتر
Odd / Rope
Root: ت - ر
Jurisprudence (fiqh) 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Odd / Rope

Al-Witr refers to the odd.

The Almighty says: 'By the even and odd' (Al-Fajr 3).

Al-watr is also revenge.

The Almighty says: 'He will not deprive you of your deeds' (Muhammad 35).

Odd / Rope in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 1
Distribution of verses by surah
Al-Mu'minun 1
Muhammad 1
Al-Fajr 1
Surah Al-Mu'minun : 44 Meccan
﴿ثُمَّ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا تَتْرَا كُلَّ مَا جَآءَ أُمَّةً رَّسُولُهَا كَذَّبُوهُ فَأَتْبَعْنَا بَعْضَهُم بَعْضًا وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ أَحَادِيثَ فَبُعْدًا لِّقَوْمٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Then We sent Our messengers in succession. Every time there came to a nation its messenger, they denied him, so We made them follow one another [to destruction], and We made them narrations. So away with a people who do not believe.
Surah Muhammad : 35 Medinan
﴿فَلَا تَهِنُوا۟ وَتَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّلْمِ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَوْنَ وَٱللَّهُ مَعَكُمْ وَلَن يَتِرَكُمْ أَعْمَٰلَكُمْ
So do not weaken and call for peace while you are superior; and Allah is with you and will never deprive you of [the reward of] your deeds.
Surah Al-Fajr : 3 Meccan
﴿وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
And [by] the even [number] and the odd

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