Discover the meaning of the term Hsrt (حصرت) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min readHasarat the she-camel, in hasran: her duct became constricted; she is then hasur. Hasarat someone: he was straitened and hemmed in; he is then mahsur and hasir. In the Noble Quran: 'When the sacred months have passed, kill the polytheists wherever you find them, seize them, besiege them (uhsuruhum) and lie in wait for them from every vantage point. If they repent, establish prayer and give zakat, then let them go their way. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful' (At-Tawbah, 5).