What does « To stun / To kill » mean in the Quran?
Discover the meaning of the word To stun / To kill (وقذ) 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.
وقذ
To stun / To kill
Root: ق - ذ
Creed (aqida) 1 verse
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Definition of To stun / To kill
Al-Waqīdhah refers to the beast killed by blows.
The Almighty says: 'And the beast beaten to death' (Al-Ma'idah 3).
Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah, and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.