What does « To repel » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To repel (دحر) in the Quran, with 4 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

دحر

To repel

Root: د - ح - ر

Quranic language 4 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To repel

Al-dahr: repelling and distancing.

One says 'daharahu duhûran'.

Allah says: 'Get out of here, expelled (madhûran)' (Al-A'râf: 18).

Iblis was expelled from Paradise, repelled and humiliated for refusing to prostrate to Adam.

To repel in the Quran (4)

Meccan: 4 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Isra 2

Al-A'raf 1

As-Saffat 1

Surah Al-A'raf : 18 Meccan

﴿قَالَ ٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا مَذْءُومًا مَّدْحُورًا لَّمَن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ﴾

[Allah] said, "Get out of Paradise, reproached and expelled. Whoever follows you among them - I will surely fill Hell with you, all together."

Surah Al-Isra : 18 Meccan

﴿مَّن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ عَجَّلْنَا لَهُۥ فِيهَا مَا نَشَآءُ لِمَن نُّرِيدُ ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَىٰهَا مَذْمُومًا مَّدْحُورًا﴾

Whoever should desire the immediate - We hasten for him from it what We will to whom We intend. Then We have made for him Hell, which he will [enter to] burn, censured and banished.

Surah Al-Isra : 39 Meccan

﴿ذَٰلِكَ مِمَّآ أَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ مِنَ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتُلْقَىٰ فِى جَهَنَّمَ مَلُومًا مَّدْحُورًا﴾

That is from what your Lord has revealed to you, [O Muhammad], of wisdom. And, [O mankind], do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity, lest you be thrown into Hell, blamed and banished.

Surah As-Saffat : 9 Meccan

﴿دُحُورًا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ﴾

Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,