What does « Arm » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Arm (أرم) 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.

أرم
Arm
Root: ء - ر - م
Jurisprudence (fiqh) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Arm

Al-iram: a monument built of stones, plural 'ârâm'.

Stones are called 'urram'.

Allah says: 'Iram of the pillars' (Al-Fajr: 7), referring to raised decorated pillars.

Azz means to push intensely.

Allah says: 'They incite them intensely' (Maryam: 83), meaning they agitate them like a boiling pot.

Arm in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0
Surah Al-Fajr : 7 Meccan
﴿إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ﴾
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,

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