The Holy Qur'an · July 6, 2026

Ṣayḥa (Qur'anic Terminology Dictionary)

Ṣayḥa is interpreted in two ways: 1. Ṣayḥa is used in the sense of the punishment cry/shout of Gabriel (Jibrīl) in the world; as in the following verses: So the wrongdoers (that is, the people of Ṣāliḥ) were seized by a …

Ṣayḥa is interpreted in two ways:

1. Ṣayḥa is used in the sense of the punishment cry/shout of Gabriel (Jibrīl) in the world; as in the following verses:

So the wrongdoers (that is, the people of Ṣāliḥ) were seized by a ṣayḥa (that is, the ṣayḥa/shout of Gabriel). (Hūd 11:67)

So the wrongdoers (that is, the people of Shuʿayb) were seized by a ṣayḥa (that is, the ṣayḥa/shout of Gabriel). (Hūd 11:94)

As in the command in Sūrat al-Ḥijr:

So the ṣayḥa (that is, the ṣayḥa/shout of Gabriel) seized them at sunrise. (al-Ḥijr 15:73)

2. Ṣayḥa is used in the sense of the first blast of Isrāfīl (the angel who will blow the trumpet) as in the following verses:

It will be but one ṣayḥa (that is, the first blast of Isrāfīl on the Day of Resurrection), and at once they will all be brought before Us. (Yā Sīn 36:53)

The day they will hear the ṣayḥa (that is, the second blast of Isrāfīl calling to the truth)... (Qāf 50:42)