What does « To press / To squeeze » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To press / To squeeze (ضم) in the Quran, with 2 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

ضم

To press / To squeeze

Root: ض - م

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To press / To squeeze

Ad-damm: gathering two things or more.

The Almighty says: 'And press your arm to your side' (Ta-Ha 22) for Moses. 'The army gathered.' The gathering creates unity and strength.

To press / To squeeze in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Ta-Ha 1

Al-Qasas 1

Surah Ta-Ha : 22 Meccan

﴿وَٱضْمُمْ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍ ءَايَةً أُخْرَىٰ﴾

And draw in your hand to your side; it will come out white without disease - another sign,

Surah Al-Qasas : 32 Meccan

﴿ٱسْلُكْ يَدَكَ فِى جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍۢ وَٱضْمُمْ إِلَيْكَ جَنَاحَكَ مِنَ ٱلرَّهْبِ ۖ فَذَٰنِكَ بُرْهَـٰنَانِ مِن رَّبِّكَ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۭا فَـٰسِقِينَ﴾

Insert your hand into the opening of your garment; it will come out white, without disease. And draw in your arm close to you [as prevention] from fear, for those are two proofs from your Lord to Pharaoh and his establishment. Indeed, they have been a people defiantly disobedient."

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