What does « Wide path » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Wide path (فجج) 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.

فجج

Wide path

Root: ف - ج - ج

Jurisprudence (fiqh) 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Wide path

Al-Fajj refers to a gap between two mountains, and it is used for a wide road.

Its plural is fijāj.

The Almighty says: 'Through spacious paths' (Al-Anbiya 31), and: 'They will come from every distant pass' (Al-Hajj 27).

Al-fajj also means distance.

Wide path in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 1

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Anbiya 1

Al-Hajj 1

Nuh 1

Surah Al-Anbiya : 31 Meccan

﴿وَجَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ رَوَٰسِىَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِهِمْ وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجًا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ﴾

And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.

Surah Al-Hajj : 27 Medinan

﴿وَأَذِّن فِى ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًا وَعَلَىٰ كُلِّ ضَامِرٍ يَأْتِينَ مِن كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ﴾

And proclaim to the people the Hajj [pilgrimage]; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every distant pass -

Surah Nuh : 20 Meccan

﴿لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا﴾

That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "