What does « Khamada » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Khamada (خمد) 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.

خمد

Khamada

Root: خ - م - د

Creed (aqida) 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Khamada

Allah says: 'We made them like a harvest extinguished (khâmidîn)' (Al-Anbiyâ': 15).

Khâmidîn: extinguished, like fire that dies out.

Destroyed peoples are compared to an extinguished fire, without life or movement.

Khamada in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Anbiya 1

Ya-Sin 1

Surah Al-Anbiya : 15 Meccan

﴿فَمَا زَالَت تِّلْكَ دَعْوَىٰهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَعَلْنَٰهُمْ حَصِيدًا خَٰمِدِينَ﴾

And that declaration of theirs did not cease until We made them [as] a harvest [mowed down], extinguished [like a fire].

Surah Ya-Sin : 29 Meccan

﴿إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ خَٰمِدُونَ﴾

It was not but one shout, and immediately they were extinguished.

Words from the same root as Khamada

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Fri 2 Jumada al-Thani
الجمعة 2 جمادى الآخرة

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ

What does « Khamada » mean in the Quran?

Definition of Khamada

Khamada in the Quran (2)

Words from the same root as Khamada

What does « Khamada » mean in the Quran?