What does « Qḍ » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Qḍ (قض) 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.

قض

Qḍ

Root: ق - ض

Jurisprudence (fiqh) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Qḍ

Al-Qaḍḍ refers to the collapse of a wall.

The Almighty says: 'A wall that was about to collapse' (Al-Kahf 77).

Inqāḍḍa al-jidār means the wall cracked and was about to fall.

Al-qaḍḍ is also fine gravel.

Qḍ in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0

Surah Al-Kahf : 77 Meccan

﴿فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَيَآ أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ ٱسْتَطْعَمَآ أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا۟ أَن يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًۭا يُرِيدُ أَن يَنقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًۭا﴾

So they set out, until when they came to the people of a town, they asked its people for food, but they refused to offer them hospitality. And they found therein a wall about to collapse, so al-Khidh r restored it. [Moses] said, "If you wished, you could have taken for it a payment."