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

Discover the meaning of the word To roll up / To eclipse (كور) 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.

كور

To roll up / To eclipse

Root: ك - ر

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To roll up / To eclipse

At-Takwīr refers to folding up.

The Almighty says: 'When the sun is wrapped up' (At-Takwir 1), meaning folded and its light removed.

Kawwara al-'imāmah means to wind the turban.

It is a sign of the Last Day.

To roll up / To eclipse in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Az-Zumar 1

At-Takwir 1

Surah Az-Zumar : 5 Meccan

﴿خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ يُكَوِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ ٱلنَّهَارَ عَلَى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى أَلَا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّٰرُ﴾

He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.

Surah At-Takwir : 1 Meccan

﴿إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ﴾

When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]