Discover the meaning of the word To swallow / To engulf (لهم) 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.
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
📖 1 min readAl-Ilhām refers to divine inspiration placed in the heart.
The Almighty says: 'And He inspired it with its wickedness and its righteousness' (Ash-Shams 8).
Alhama means to inspire.
Al-ilhām differs from revelation (waḥy).
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