What does « To threaten / To roar » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To threaten / To roar (هدد) 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.

هدد
To threaten / To roar
Root: ه - د - د
Quranic language 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To threaten / To roar

At-Tahdīd refers to threat.

The Almighty says: 'That you may warn' (Al-Ahqaf 21).

Haddada means to threaten.

Al-ḥadīd is iron because it threatens.

The Almighty says: 'And We sent down iron' (Al-Hadid 25).

To threaten / To roar in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0
Surah Maryam : 90 Meccan
﴿تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنشَقُّ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ ٱلْجِبَالُ هَدًّا
The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation

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