Discover the meaning of the word ʿTl (عتل) in the Quran, with 2 verses 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 readAl-'atl: seizing something in its entirety and dragging it by force, like dragging a camel.
The Almighty says: 'Seize him and drag him' (Ad-Dukhan 47). 'Brutal, greedy' (Al-Qalam 13).
The 'utull man is crude and violent.
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