ص ل ي ṣ-l-y
يَصْلَى
yaṣlā / taṣṭalūn
to roast; burn; warm oneself
Definition
- 1يَصْلَىyaṣlāto roast or burn in the Fire23
- 2تَصْطَلُونَtaṣṭalūnto warm oneself with a campfire2
Total uses in the Qur’an: 25
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
يَصْلَى · يَصْلَوْنَهَا · نُصْلِيهِمْ · تَصْلِيَةُ · صَالِ · صَالُو
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
87:12draft glosses: 4 of 4
جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا وَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرَارُ
[It is] Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the settlement.
14:29draft glosses: 4 of 4
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا سَوْفَ نُصْلِيهِمْ نَارًۭا كُلَّمَا نَضِجَتْ جُلُودُهُم بَدَّلْنَٰهُمْ جُلُودًا غَيْرَهَا لِيَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًۭا
Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses - We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise.
4:56draft glosses: 20 of 20
وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ
And burning in Hellfire
56:94draft glosses: 2 of 2
ثُمَّ لَنَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ أَوْلَىٰ بِهَا صِلِيًّۭا
Then, surely it is We who are most knowing of those most worthy of burning therein.
19:70draft glosses: 8 of 8
إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire.
37:163draft glosses: 5 of 5
هَٰذَا فَوْجٌۭ مُّقْتَحِمٌۭ مَّعَكُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِهِمْ إِنَّهُمْ صَالُوا۟ ٱلنَّارِ
[Its inhabitants will say], "This is a company bursting in with you. No welcome for them. Indeed, they will burn in the Fire."
38:59draft glosses: 10 of 10
Sense 2
تَصْطَلُونَ
إِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهْلِهِۦٓ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًۭا سَـَٔاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ ءَاتِيكُم بِشِهَابٍۢ قَبَسٍۢ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ
[Mention] when Moses said to his family, "Indeed, I have perceived a fire. I will bring you from there information or will bring you a burning torch that you may warm yourselves."
27:7draft glosses: 16 of 16
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed