What does « Provision / Help » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Provision / Help (رفد) 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.

رفد

Provision / Help

Root: ر - ف - د

Quranic language 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Provision / Help

Al-rifd: help and gift.

Al-rafd is the act of helping.

Al-râfida: what supports the tent.

Allah says: 'What an evil gift (rifdan) for those followed' (Hûd: 99).

The curse accompanies the damned.

Provision / Help in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0

Surah Hud : 99 Meccan

﴿وَأُتْبِعُوا۟ فِى هَٰذِهِۦ لَعْنَةً وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ بِئْسَ ٱلرِّفْدُ ٱلْمَرْفُودُ﴾

And they were followed in this [world] with a curse and on the Day of Resurrection. And wretched is the gift which is given.

Words from the same root as Provision / Help

بدر

Full moon / To hasten

To carry off / To engulf

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