Discover the meaning of the word Znā (زنا) 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 readAz-zina: intimate relations with a woman without a legal contract.
The word can be written short or long.
When lengthened, it can be a masdar (verbal noun) of zana-yuzani or zana-yazni.
One says: zana bi-l-mar'a and zanaha.
The Almighty says: 'And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse' (Al-Isra 32), 'the fornicatress and the fornicator' (An-Nur 2).
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