Discover the meaning of the term Al-ṭwfan (طوفان) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min readWhatever was abundant or immense of things or events so as to overwhelm others; the great flood. It has been said: it is abundant death. It has been said: it occurs only in the story of the people of Pharaoh, while in the story of Noah (peace be upon him) it is water, without disagreement. (Al-Mu'jam al-Wasit, root tawf, 2/595 (Majma'); Fath al-Bari, p. 159.)
The overwhelming rain. The overwhelming water covering everything; in the Qur'an: 'We sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them a thousand years save fifty; then the flood (at-tufan) seized them while they were wrongdoers' (al-'Ankabut, 14). Swift death.