What does « Sharp tooth » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Sharp tooth (أرم) 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.

أرم

Sharp tooth

Root: ء - ر - م

Jurisprudence (fiqh) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Sharp tooth

Al-iram: a monument built of stones, plural 'ârâm'.

Stones are called 'urram'.

Allah says: 'Iram of the pillars' (Al-Fajr: 7), referring to raised decorated pillars.

Azz means to push intensely.

Allah says: 'They incite them intensely' (Maryam: 83), meaning they agitate them like a boiling pot.

Sharp tooth in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0

Surah Al-Fajr : 7 Meccan

﴿إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ﴾

[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,

Words from the same root as Sharp tooth

أمر

Order / Command

برم

To decide definitively

To destroy / To annihilate

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Fri 24 Muharram
الجمعة 24 محرّم