Discover the meaning of the word Ghwl (غول) 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.
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
📖 1 min readAl-Ghawl refers to the destruction of something imperceptibly.
One says: ghāla yaghūlu ghawlan, and ightālahu.
Ghālahu al-mawt means death took him away.
Al-ghūl refers to what destroys and corrupts.
The Almighty says: 'No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated' (As-Saffat 47), meaning what corrupts the mind.
And: 'And no evil effect will come to them from it' (As-Saffat 47).
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