What does « To roll up / To wrap » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To roll up / To wrap (لفف) 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.

لفف

To roll up / To wrap

Root: ل - ف - ف

Creed (aqida) 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To roll up / To wrap

Al-Laff refers to wrapping and entwining.

The Almighty says: 'And the leg is wound with the leg' (Al-Qiyamah 29), meaning at the moment of death throes.

Laffa means to wrap.

Al-lifāfah is the wrapper.

To roll up / To wrap in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Isra 1

Al-Qiyama 1

An-Naba 1

Surah Al-Isra : 104 Meccan

﴿وَقُلْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ لِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱسْكُنُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيفًا﴾

And We said after Pharaoh to the Children of Israel, "Dwell in the land, and when there comes the promise of the Hereafter, We will bring you forth in [one] gathering."

Surah Al-Qiyama : 29 Meccan

﴿وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ﴾

And the leg is wound about the leg,

Surah An-Naba : 16 Meccan

﴿وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا﴾

And gardens of entwined growth.