Discover the meaning of the term Al-raḥ (راح) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min readWine, because its drinker relaxes (irtaha): that is, grows open-handed and generous (al-Mu'jam al-Wasit, art. ruh, 1/394; al-Ifsah fi fiqh al-Lugha, 1/465).
Rah 'rawahan': to travel in the evening, opposite the morning march (ghadu); rawah is used for travel at any hour, night or day. Al-Azhari said: some people imagine rawah occurs only at the day's end; it is not so: ghadu and rawah among the Arabs are used for travel at any time, night or day. To return. To go.
A thing, rawhan: to smell its scent. In the noble hadith: 'Whoever kills a protected ally will not smell the scent of Paradise.' Araha: he breathed. He rested. He died. The meat, araha: it grew foul-smelling. Araha a man: relieved him of the weariness he felt.