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اعْتَرَاكَ
i'-tarāka
literally a grip, handle, or knot by which something is held firmly
Definition
- 1اعْتَرَاكَi'-tarākato afflict someone with evil, as if taking hold of them and attaching evil to them1
- 2عُرْوَةur-wahhandhold or grip2
Total uses in the Qur’an: 3
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
اعْتَرَاكَ
إِن نَّقُولُ إِلَّا اعْتَرَاكَ بَعْضُ آلِهَتِنَا بِسُوءٍ
All we can say is that some of our gods have possessed you with evil.
11:54draft glosses: 7 of 7
Sense 2
الْعُرْوَةِ
فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ
Then he has certainly grasped the firmest handhold.
2:256draft glosses: 4 of 4
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed