Discover the meaning of the word Sjr (سجر) in the Quran, with 3 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.
سجر
Sjr
Root: س - ج - ر
Creed (aqida) 3 verses
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Definition of Sjr
As-sajr: stoking the fire.
One says: I heated the oven.
The Almighty says: 'And when the seas are set on fire' (At-Takwir 6), meaning filled with fire and ignited.
The heated oven is a metaphor for the intensity of punishment.
As-sujur: filling and igniting.
Sjr in the Quran (3)
Meccan: 3 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Ghafir1
At-Tur1
At-Takwir1
Surah Ghafir : 72 Meccan
﴿فِى ٱلْحَمِيمِ ثُمَّ فِى ٱلنَّارِ يُسْجَرُونَ﴾
In boiling water; then in the Fire they will be filled [with flame].