Discover the meaning of the word Sghb (سغب) 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 readThe Almighty says: 'Or feeding on a day of hunger' (Al-Balad 14).
Al-masghabah: intense hunger.
Saghiba: he was very hungry.
One says: a hungry child, a country struck by famine.
Feeding in times of famine is a particularly meritorious deed.
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