Discover the meaning of the word Nkhr (نخر) 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 readAn-Nakhīr refers to nasal sound, like a horse's snort.
The Almighty says: 'When we are decomposed bones' (An-Nazi'at 11).
Nakhira al-'aẓm means the bone became hollow and rotten.
An-nākhirah are decomposed bones.
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