What does « Summit / To scatter » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Summit / To scatter (ذرو) 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.

ذرو

Summit / To scatter

Root: ذ - ر

Creed (aqida) 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Summit / To scatter

Dhirwat al-sanâm wa dhurâhu: the top of the camel's hump.

Hence one says something is at its peak.

Allah says about wind: 'The scattering winds (dhâriyât)' (Adh-Dhâriyât: 1).

Wind scatters dust and clouds.

Summit / To scatter in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Kahf 1

Adh-Dhariyat 1

Surah Al-Kahf : 45 Meccan

﴿وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا كَمَآءٍ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَٱخْتَلَطَ بِهِۦ نَبَاتُ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَصْبَحَ هَشِيمًا تَذْرُوهُ ٱلرِّيَٰحُ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مُّقْتَدِرًا﴾

And present to them the example of the life of this world, [its being] like rain which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it and [then] it becomes dry remnants, scattered by the winds. And Allah is ever, over all things, Perfect in Ability.

Surah Adh-Dhariyat : 1 Meccan

﴿وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرْوًا﴾

By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing