What does « Fawj » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Fawj (فوج) in the Quran, with 5 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

فوج
Fawj
Root: ف - ج
Quranic language 5 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Fawj

Al-Fawj refers to a group of people.

Its plural is afwāj.

The Almighty says: 'When the victory of Allah has come and the conquest, and you see the people entering into the religion of Allah in multitudes' (An-Nasr 1-2).

Each group that enters is a fawj.

Fawj in the Quran (5)

Meccan: 4 Medinan: 1
Distribution of verses by surah
An-Naml 1
Sad 1
Al-Mulk 1
An-Naba 1
An-Nasr 1
Surah An-Naml : 83 Meccan
﴿وَيَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ فَوْجًا مِّمَّن يُكَذِّبُ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ﴾
And [warn of] the Day when We will gather from every nation a company of those who deny Our signs, and they will be [driven] in rows
Surah Sad : 59 Meccan
﴿هَٰذَا فَوْجٌ مُّقْتَحِمٌ مَّعَكُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِهِمْ إِنَّهُمْ صَالُوا۟ ٱلنَّارِ﴾
[Its inhabitants will say], "This is a company bursting in with you. No welcome for them. Indeed, they will burn in the Fire."
Surah Al-Mulk : 8 Meccan
﴿تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ ٱلْغَيْظِ كُلَّمَآ أُلْقِىَ فِيهَا فَوْجٌ سَأَلَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَآ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَذِيرٌ﴾
It almost bursts with rage. Every time a company is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, "Did there not come to you a warner?"
Surah An-Naba : 18 Meccan
﴿يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا﴾
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
Surah An-Nasr : 2 Medinan
﴿وَرَأَيْتَ ٱلنَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِى دِينِ ٱللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًا﴾
And you see the people entering into the religion of Allah in multitudes,

Words from the same root as Fawj

جرف
Jurf
جفأ
Jfa
جفن
Jifn
جنف
Janaf
رجف
Rjuf
عجف
ʿjaf
فجا
Fjā
فجج
Fajaj

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