What does « Substitute / Replacement » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Substitute / Replacement (قيض) in the Quran, with 2 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

قيض

Substitute / Replacement

Root: ق - ض

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Substitute / Replacement

Al-Qayḍ refers to exchange and preparation.

The Almighty says: 'We have appointed for them companions' (Fussilat 25), meaning We attached devils to them.

Qayyaḍa lahu means to prepare and destine something for him.

Substitute / Replacement in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Fussilat 1

Az-Zukhruf 1

Surah Fussilat : 25 Meccan

﴿وَقَيَّضْنَا لَهُمْ قُرَنَآءَ فَزَيَّنُوا۟ لَهُم مَّا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَحَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقَوْلُ فِىٓ أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ خَٰسِرِينَ﴾

And We appointed for them companions who made attractive to them what was before them and what was behind them [of sin], and the word has come into effect upon them among nations which had passed on before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.

Surah Az-Zukhruf : 36 Meccan

﴿وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُۥ شَيْطَٰنًا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٌ﴾

And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.