What does « Watr » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Watr (وتر) in the Quran, with 3 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

وتر
Watr
Root: ت - ر
Jurisprudence (fiqh) 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Watr

Al-Witr refers to the odd.

The Almighty says: 'By the even and odd' (Al-Fajr 3).

Al-watr is also revenge.

The Almighty says: 'He will not deprive you of your deeds' (Muhammad 35).

Watr in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 1
Distribution of verses by surah
Al-Mu'minun 1
Muhammad 1
Al-Fajr 1
Surah Al-Mu'minun : 44 Meccan
﴿ثُمَّ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا تَتْرَا كُلَّ مَا جَآءَ أُمَّةً رَّسُولُهَا كَذَّبُوهُ فَأَتْبَعْنَا بَعْضَهُم بَعْضًا وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ أَحَادِيثَ فَبُعْدًا لِّقَوْمٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ﴾
Then We sent Our messengers in succession. Every time there came to a nation its messenger, they denied him, so We made them follow one another [to destruction], and We made them narrations. So away with a people who do not believe.
Surah Muhammad : 35 Medinan
﴿فَلَا تَهِنُوا۟ وَتَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّلْمِ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَوْنَ وَٱللَّهُ مَعَكُمْ وَلَن يَتِرَكُمْ أَعْمَٰلَكُمْ﴾
So do not weaken and call for peace while you are superior; and Allah is with you and will never deprive you of [the reward of] your deeds.
Surah Al-Fajr : 3 Meccan
﴿وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ﴾
And [by] the even [number] and the odd

Words from the same root as Watr

بتر
Btar
تارة
Tāra
تبر
Ttabr
تترى
Ttrā
تجر
Tjur
ترب
Traba
ترث
Turath
ترف
Traf

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