What does « To tear out / To remove » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To tear out / To remove (كشط) 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.

كشط
To tear out / To remove
Root: ك - ش - ط
Quranic language 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To tear out / To remove

Al-Kashṭ refers to stripping and removal.

The Almighty says: 'And when the sky is stripped away' (At-Takwir 11), meaning removed and taken off.

Kashaṭa al-jild means to strip the skin.

It is a violent stripping.

To tear out / To remove in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0
Surah At-Takwir : 11 Meccan
﴿وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
And when the sky is stripped away

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