What does « Ẓfar » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Ẓfar (ظفر) 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.

ظفر
Ẓfar
Root: ظ - ف - ر
Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Ẓfar

Az-zufr: the nail, said for humans and others.

The Almighty says: 'We forbade them every animal with claws' (Al-An'am 146).

Az-zafar: victory. 'If Allah gives you victory' (Al 'Imran 160).

Victory comes from God alone.

Ẓfar in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 1
Distribution of verses by surah
Al-An'am 1
Al-Fath 1
Surah Al-An'am : 146 Meccan
﴿وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ حَرَّمْنَا كُلَّ ذِى ظُفُرٍ وَمِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ وَٱلْغَنَمِ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهُمَآ إِلَّا مَا حَمَلَتْ ظُهُورُهُمَآ أَوِ ٱلْحَوَايَآ أَوْ مَا ٱخْتَلَطَ بِعَظْمٍ ذَٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَٰهُم بِبَغْيِهِمْ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ﴾
And to those who are Jews We prohibited every animal of uncloven hoof; and of the cattle and the sheep We prohibited to them their fat, except what adheres to their backs or the entrails or what is joined with bone. [By] that We repaid them for their injustice. And indeed, We are truthful.
Surah Al-Fath : 24 Medinan
﴿وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ عَنْهُم بِبَطْنِ مَكَّةَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَنْ أَظْفَرَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرًا﴾
And it is He who withheld their hands from you and your hands from them within [the area of] Makkah after He caused you to overcome them. And ever is Allah of what you do, Seeing.

Words from the same root as Ẓfar

بظر
Buẓr
ترف
Traf
جرف
Jurf
حرف
Ḥarf
حظر
Ḥaẓr
حفر
Ḥfar
حفظ
Ḥifẓ
رأف
Raf

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