Discover the meaning of the word Sfʿ (سفع) 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 readAs-saf': seizing by the forelock of the horse, meaning the blackness of its forehead.
The Almighty says: 'We will seize him by the forelock' (Al-Alaq 15), meaning dragging and pulling him.
Suf'a is the black mark.
Seizing by the forelock is a sign of humiliation.
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