What does « To strike / To push » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To strike / To push (وكز) 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.

وكز

To strike / To push

Root: ك - ز

Creed (aqida) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To strike / To push

Al-Wakz refers to a violent punch.

The Almighty says: 'Moses struck him with his fist and killed him' (Al-Qasas 15).

It is a forceful blow, usually with a closed fist, that can be lethal.

To strike / To push in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0

Surah Al-Qasas : 15 Meccan

﴿وَدَخَلَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ عَلَىٰ حِينِ غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ أَهْلِهَا فَوَجَدَ فِيهَا رَجُلَيْنِ يَقْتَتِلَانِ هَٰذَا مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ وَهَٰذَا مِنْ عَدُوِّهِۦ فَٱسْتَغَٰثَهُ ٱلَّذِى مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ عَلَى ٱلَّذِى مِنْ عَدُوِّهِۦ فَوَكَزَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ فَقَضَىٰ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ هَٰذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ إِنَّهُۥ عَدُوٌّ مُّضِلٌّ مُّبِينٌ﴾

And he entered the city at a time of inattention by its people and found therein two men fighting: one from his faction and one from among his enemy. And the one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy, so Moses struck him and [unintentionally] killed him. [Moses] said, "This is from the work of Satan. Indeed, he is a manifest, misleading enemy."