Discover the meaning of the word Kshṭ (كشط) 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 readAl-Kashṭ refers to stripping and removal.
The Almighty says: 'And when the sky is stripped away' (At-Takwir 11), meaning removed and taken off.
Kashaṭa al-jild means to strip the skin.
It is a violent stripping.
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