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

Discover the meaning of the word To roll / To wind (طوى) 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.

طوى

To roll / To wind

Root: ط

Creed (aqida) 4 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To roll / To wind

Tawaytu ash-shay' tayyan: I folded the thing.

It is like folding a scroll.

The Almighty says: 'The Day when We will fold the heaven' (Al-Anbiya 104).

Tuwa: a sacred valley. 'In the sacred valley of Tuwa' (Ta-Ha 12).

To roll / To wind in the Quran (4)

Meccan: 4 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Ta-Ha 1

Al-Anbiya 1

Az-Zumar 1

An-Nazi'at 1

Surah Ta-Ha : 12 Meccan

﴿إِنِّىٓ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكَ فَٱخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ إِنَّكَ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى﴾

Indeed, I am your Lord, so remove your sandals. Indeed, you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa.

Surah Al-Anbiya : 104 Meccan

﴿يَوْمَ نَطْوِى ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَطَىِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ كَمَا بَدَأْنَآ أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُّعِيدُهُۥ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ﴾

The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it.

Surah Az-Zumar : 67 Meccan

﴿وَمَا قَدَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِۦ وَٱلْأَرْضُ جَمِيعًا قَبْضَتُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ مَطْوِيَّٰتٌۢ بِيَمِينِهِۦ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ﴾

They have not appraised Allah with true appraisal, while the earth entirely will be [within] His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand. Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.

Surah An-Nazi'at : 16 Meccan

﴿إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى﴾

When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,