What does « Jar » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Jar (جأر) in the Quran, with 3 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

جأر

Jar

Root: ج - ر

Quranic language 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Jar

Allah says: 'It is to Him that you cry (taj'arûn)' (An-Nahl: 53), and: 'They cry out (yaj'arûn)' (Al-Mu'minûn: 64).

Al-ju'âr: the intense cry of supplication, like the bellowing of a bull.

This term describes the intensity of invocation in distress.

Jar in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Mu'minun 2

An-Nahl 1

Surah An-Nahl : 53 Meccan

﴿وَمَا بِكُم مِّن نِّعْمَةٍ فَمِنَ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا مَسَّكُمُ ٱلضُّرُّ فَإِلَيْهِ تَجْـَٔرُونَ﴾

And whatever you have of favor - it is from Allah. Then when adversity touches you, to Him you cry for help.

Surah Al-Mu'minun : 64 Meccan

﴿حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَخَذْنَا مُتْرَفِيهِم بِٱلْعَذَابِ إِذَا هُمْ يَجْـَٔرُونَ﴾

Until when We seize their affluent ones with punishment, at once they are crying [to Allah] for help.

Surah Al-Mu'minun : 65 Meccan

﴿لَا تَجْـَٔرُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِنَّكُم مِّنَّا لَا تُنصَرُونَ﴾

Do not cry out today. Indeed, by Us you will not be helped.

Words from the same root as Jar

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What does « Jar » mean in the Quran?

Definition of Jar

Jar in the Quran (3)

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