What does « Ayk » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Ayk (أيك) 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.

أيك

Ayk

Root: ء - ك

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Ayk

Al-ayka (the thicket): a grove of dense trees, plural 'ayak'.

Allah says: 'The dwellers of the thicket (ashâb al-ayka)' (Al-Hijr: 78, Ash-Shu'arâ': 176), referring to Shu'ayb's people who lived in a wooded area.

Ayk in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Hijr 1

Qaf 1

Surah Al-Hijr : 78 Meccan

﴿وَإِن كَانَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ لَظَـٰلِمِينَ﴾

And the companions of the thicket were [also] wrongdoers.

Surah Qaf : 14 Meccan

﴿وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍۢ ۚ كُلٌّۭ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ﴾

And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubba'. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled.

Words from the same root as Ayk

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Fri 2 Jumada al-Thani
الجمعة 2 جمادى الآخرة

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ

What does « Ayk » mean in the Quran?

Definition of Ayk

Ayk in the Quran (2)

Words from the same root as Ayk

What does « Ayk » mean in the Quran?