What does « Space / Sky » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Space / Sky (فضا) 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.

فضا

Space / Sky

Root: ف - ض

Creed (aqida) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Space / Sky

Al-Faḍā' refers to vast, extended space.

Afḍā ilā kadhā means to reach something.

The Almighty says: 'And one of them had been intimate with the other' (An-Nisa 21), meaning in marital intimacy.

Al-faḍā' is also open space without obstacles.

Space / Sky in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 0 Medinan: 1

Surah An-Nisa : 21 Medinan

﴿وَكَيْفَ تَأْخُذُونَهُۥ وَقَدْ أَفْضَىٰ بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَـٰقًا غَلِيظًۭا﴾

And how could you take it while you have gone in unto each other and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?

Words from the same root as Space / Sky

خفض

To lower / To humiliate

Obligation / To impose

فض

To scatter / To spread

فضل

Favor / Grace

فوض

To delegate / To entrust

فيض

Flood / Abundance

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