What does « Ṣalṣāl » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Ṣalṣāl (صلل) 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.

صلل
Ṣalṣāl
Root: ص - ل - ل
Jurisprudence (fiqh) 4 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Ṣalṣāl

Originally, as-salsal is the resonance of sound from a dry thing.

One says: the iron resonated.

The Almighty says: 'from resonant clay' (Al-Hijr 26).

Dry clay produces a sound when struck, like pottery.

Ṣalṣāl in the Quran (4)

Meccan: 4 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Al-Hijr 3
Ar-Rahman 1
Surah Al-Hijr : 26 Meccan
﴿وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ مِّنْ حَمَإٍۢ مَّسْنُونٍۢ﴾
And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud.
Surah Al-Hijr : 28 Meccan
﴿وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَـٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًۭا مِّن صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ مِّنْ حَمَإٍۢ مَّسْنُونٍۢ﴾
And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud.
Surah Al-Hijr : 33 Meccan
﴿قَالَ لَمْ أَكُن لِّأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ مِّنْ حَمَإٍۢ مَّسْنُونٍۢ﴾
He said, "Never would I prostrate to a human whom You created out of clay from an altered black mud."
Surah Ar-Rahman : 14 Meccan
﴿خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ﴾
He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.

Words from the same root as Ṣalṣāl

آل
Āl
أثل
Athl
أجل
Ajl
أصل
Aṣl
أفل
Afl
أكل
Akl
ألف
Alf
ألك
Alk

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