What does « To weave / Coat of mail » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To weave / Coat of mail (سرد) 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.

سرد
To weave / Coat of mail
Root: س - ر - د
Quranic language 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To weave / Coat of mail

As-sard: sewing what is hard and thick, like weaving chain mail or sewing leather.

It is used for stringing pearls or narrating continuously.

The Almighty says: 'Measure well the links' (Saba 11).

Sard narration is continuous and ordered narration.

To weave / Coat of mail in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0
Surah Saba : 11 Meccan
﴿أَنِ ٱعْمَلْ سَٰبِغَٰتٍ وَقَدِّرْ فِى ٱلسَّرْدِ وَٱعْمَلُوا۟ صَٰلِحًا إِنِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
[Commanding him], "Make full coats of mail and calculate [precisely] the links, and work [all of you] righteousness. Indeed I, of what you do, am Seeing."

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