Discover the meaning of the word Nazafa (نزف) in the Quran, with 2 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.
نزف
Nazafa
Root: ن - ز - ف
Quranic language 2 verses
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Definition of Nazafa
An-Nazf refers to exhaustion and blood loss.
The Almighty says: 'And they will not be intoxicated' (As-Saffat 47), meaning not affected by loss of reason.
Nuzifa means to be exhausted.
Al-manzūf is the exhausted one.
Nazafa in the Quran (2)
Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
As-Saffat1
Al-Waqi'a1
Surah As-Saffat : 47 Meccan
﴿لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ﴾
No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated.
Surah Al-Waqi'a : 19 Meccan
﴿لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ﴾
No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated -
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