What does « To write / Line » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To write / Line (صطر) in the Quran, with 2 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

صطر

To write / Line

Root: ص - ط - ر

Jurisprudence (fiqh) 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To write / Line

Satara and satara are identical.

The Almighty says: 'Are they the controllers?' (At-Tur 37).

Al-musaytir: the dominator who controls.

The term can be written with sin or sad.

Domination implies total control.

To write / Line in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

At-Tur 1

Al-Ghashiya 1

Surah At-Tur : 37 Meccan

﴿أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ﴾

Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?

Surah Al-Ghashiya : 22 Meccan

﴿لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ﴾

You are not over them a controller.

Words from the same root as To write / Line

To besiege / To restrict

خرص

To estimate / To suppose

خرط

To tear / To pierce

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