What does « Thubūr » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Thubūr (ثبر) in the Quran, with 4 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

ثبر
Thubūr
Root: ث - ب - ر
Quranic language 4 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Thubūr

Al-thubûr: perdition and corruption.

Al-muthâbir: one who persists in coming, meaning who perseveres.

Allah says: 'They will cry: Woe to us! (thubûranâ)' (Al-Furqân: 13).

This cry of distress expresses total regret and awareness of definitive loss on the Day of Judgment.

Thubūr in the Quran (4)

Meccan: 4 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Al-Furqan 2
Al-Isra 1
Al-Inshiqaq 1
Surah Al-Isra : 102 Meccan
﴿قَالَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَآ أَنزَلَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ بَصَآئِرَ وَإِنِّى لَأَظُنُّكَ يَٰفِرْعَوْنُ مَثْبُورًا﴾
[Moses] said, "You have already known that none has sent down these [signs] except the Lord of the heavens and the earth as evidence, and indeed I think, O Pharaoh, that you are destroyed."
Surah Al-Furqan : 13 Meccan
﴿وَإِذَآ أُلْقُوا۟ مِنْهَا مَكَانًا ضَيِّقًا مُّقَرَّنِينَ دَعَوْا۟ هُنَالِكَ ثُبُورًا﴾
And when they are thrown into a narrow place therein bound in chains, they will cry out thereupon for destruction.
Surah Al-Furqan : 14 Meccan
﴿لَّا تَدْعُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ ثُبُورًا وَٰحِدًا وَٱدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا كَثِيرًا﴾
[They will be told], "Do not cry this Day for one destruction but cry for much destruction."
Surah Al-Inshiqaq : 11 Meccan
﴿فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا﴾
He will cry out for destruction

Words from the same root as Thubūr

أثر
Athr
أرب
Arb
بئر
Biʾr
بتر
Btar
بث
Batha
بحث
Baḥth
بحر
Baḥr
بدر
Badr

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