The Holy Qur'an · July 6, 2026

Az-Zukhruf (Qur'anic Terminology Dictionary)

Az-Zukhruf is interpreted in three ways: 1. Az-Zukhruf is used in the sense of dhahab (gold); as in the following verses: ...and (limitless) zukhruf (that is, dhahab / gold}... (az-Zukhruf 43:35) Or you have a house of …

Az-Zukhruf is interpreted in three ways:

1. Az-Zukhruf is used in the sense of dhahab (gold); as in the following verses:

...and (limitless) zukhruf (that is, dhahab / gold}... (az-Zukhruf 43:35)

Or you have a house of zukhruf (that is, made of dhahab / gold}... (al-Isrāʾ 17:93)

2. Zukhruf is used in the sense of beauty; as in the following verse:

When the earth has taken on its zukhruf {that is, when it has been beautified / attained its beauty with vegetation}... (Yūnus 10:24)

3. Zukhruf is used in the sense of adorning / embellishing; as in the following verse:

The zukhruf of speech to deceive {that is, the embellished / adorned / decorated form of speech, in order to deceive with it}... (al-Anʿām 6:112)