Discover the meaning of the word Jdr (جدر) in the Quran, with 4 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.
جدر
Jdr
Root: ج - د - ر
Quranic language 4 verses
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Definition of Jdr
Al-jidâr (the wall): like al-hâ'it, except that al-hâ'it evokes the idea of encircling the place, while al-jidâr evokes the idea of height and projection.
Allah says: 'And there was a wall (jidâr) about to collapse' (Al-Kahf: 77).
The bedouins are stronger in disbelief and hypocrisy and more likely not to know the limits of what [laws] Allah has revealed to His Messenger. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.
So they set out, until when they came to the people of a town, they asked its people for food, but they refused to offer them hospitality. And they found therein a wall about to collapse, so al-Khidh r restored it. [Moses] said, "If you wished, you could have taken for it a payment."
And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and there was beneath it a treasure for them, and their father had been righteous. So your Lord intended that they reach maturity and extract their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord. That is the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience."
They will not fight you all except within fortified cities or from behind walls. Their violence among themselves is severe. You think they are together, but their hearts are diverse. That is because they are a people who do not reason.