What does « To shy away / To flee » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To shy away / To flee (نوص) 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.

نوص

To shy away / To flee

Root: ن - ص

Quranic language 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To shy away / To flee

An-Nawṣ refers to fleeing to escape.

The Almighty says: 'And it was not a time of escape' (Sad 3).

Nāṣa means to flee.

Al-manāṣ is the refuge.

Lāta ḥīna manāṣ means it is no longer time to escape.

To shy away / To flee in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0

Surah Sad : 3 Meccan

﴿كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا۟ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ﴾

How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape.

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