What does « Smoke / Dust » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Smoke / Dust (قتر) in the Quran, with 5 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

قتر

Smoke / Dust

Root: ق - ت - ر

Quranic language 5 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Smoke / Dust

Al-Qatr refers to dust that rises.

The Almighty says: 'No dust will cover them on that Day' ('Abasa 40-41).

Al-qutār is the smoke from grilled fat.

Qatara 'alā ahlihi means to be stingy with one's family.

Smoke / Dust in the Quran (5)

Meccan: 4 Medinan: 1

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Baqara 1

Yunus 1

Al-Isra 1

Al-Furqan 1

'Abasa 1

Surah Al-Baqara : 236 Medinan

﴿لَّا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِن طَلَّقْتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ مَا لَمْ تَمَسُّوهُنَّ أَوْ تَفْرِضُوا۟ لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً وَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ عَلَى ٱلْمُوسِعِ قَدَرُهُۥ وَعَلَى ٱلْمُقْتِرِ قَدَرُهُۥ مَتَٰعًۢا بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ حَقًّا عَلَى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ﴾

There is no blame upon you if you divorce women you have not touched nor specified for them an obligation. But give them [a gift of] compensation - the wealthy according to his capability and the poor according to his capability - a provision according to what is acceptable, a duty upon the doers of good.

Surah Yunus : 26 Meccan

﴿لِّلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ وَزِيَادَةٌ وَلَا يَرْهَقُ وُجُوهَهُمْ قَتَرٌ وَلَا ذِلَّةٌ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ﴾

For them who have done good is the best [reward] and extra. No darkness will cover their faces, nor humiliation. Those are companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally

Surah Al-Isra : 100 Meccan

﴿قُل لَّوْ أَنتُمْ تَمْلِكُونَ خَزَآئِنَ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّىٓ إِذًا لَّأَمْسَكْتُمْ خَشْيَةَ ٱلْإِنفَاقِ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ قَتُورًا﴾

Say [to them], "If you possessed the depositories of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold out of fear of spending." And ever has man been stingy.

Surah Al-Furqan : 67 Meccan

﴿وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا۟ وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا۟ وَكَانَ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ قَوَامًا﴾

And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate

Surah 'Abasa : 41 Meccan

﴿تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ﴾

Blackness will cover them.