What does « To turn away / To scheme » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To turn away / To scheme (روغ) in the Quran, with 3 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

روغ

To turn away / To scheme

Root: ر - غ

Creed (aqida) 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To turn away / To scheme

Al-rawgh: inclining by cunning.

Allah says: 'He slipped away (râgha) to his family' (Adh-Dhâriyât: 26).

Ibrahim slipped away to prepare food for his angel guests without them seeing.

To turn away / To scheme in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

As-Saffat 2

Adh-Dhariyat 1

Surah As-Saffat : 91 Meccan

﴿فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ﴾

Then he turned to their gods and said, "Do you not eat?

Surah As-Saffat : 93 Meccan

﴿فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًۢا بِٱلْيَمِينِ﴾

And he turned upon them a blow with [his] right hand.

Surah Adh-Dhariyat : 26 Meccan

﴿فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ﴾

Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf

Words from the same root as To turn away / To scheme

To attract / To seduce

غرب

West / Stranger

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