What does « Ghzā » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Ghzā (غزا) 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.

غزا

Ghzā

Root: غ - ز

Creed (aqida) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Ghzā

Al-ghazw: going out to fight the enemy.

Ghaza yaghzu ghazwan.

The Almighty says: 'Those who believe and emigrated and fought' (Al-Anfal 74).

Fighting for God is a form of worship.

Al-ghazwa: the military expedition.

Ghzā in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 0 Medinan: 1

Surah Âl 'Imrân : 156 Medinan

﴿يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَقَالُوا۟ لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ إِذَا ضَرَبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَوْ كَانُوا۟ غُزًّۭى لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ عِندَنَا مَا مَاتُوا۟ وَمَا قُتِلُوا۟ لِيَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ حَسْرَةًۭ فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌۭ﴾

O you who have believed, do not be like those who disbelieved and said about their brothers when they traveled through the land or went out to fight, "If they had been with us, they would not have died or have been killed," so Allah makes that [misconception] a regret within their hearts. And it is Allah who gives life and causes death, and Allah is Seeing of what you do.