Discover the meaning of the word Swṭ (سوط) in the Quran, with 1 verse in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
📖 1 min readAs-sawt: the braided leather with which one strikes.
Originally, as-sawt means mixing one thing with another.
One says: beating eggs.
The Almighty says: 'Your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment' (Al-Fajr 13), meaning a mixed and varied punishment.
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