What does « Stake / Peg » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Stake / Peg (وتد) in the Quran, with 3 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

وتد

Stake / Peg

Root: ت - د

Quranic language 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Stake / Peg

Al-Watad refers to the peg.

The Almighty says: 'And the mountains as pegs' (An-Naba 7).

Al-awtād are the fixing pegs.

Mountains stabilize the earth like pegs.

Stake / Peg in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Sad 1

An-Naba 1

Al-Fajr 1

Surah Sad : 12 Meccan

﴿كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ﴾

The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] 'Aad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,

Surah An-Naba : 7 Meccan

﴿وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا﴾

And the mountains as stakes?

Surah Al-Fajr : 10 Meccan

﴿وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ﴾

And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -

Words from the same root as Stake / Peg

عتد

To prepare / To reserve

To become / To return

عد

To count / To prepare

غم

Mist / Sadness

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