إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ مُّبِينٌ
Quran glossary · draft
شهب
heavenly fiery projectile
A bright fiery streak sent to guard the heaven and pursue an illicit listener.
Lexical scope
Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 4
Roots: شهب
Lemmas: شهاب · شهب
Forms: شِهَابٌ · شُهُبًا · شِهَابًا
Occurrence examples (4 of 4)
Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 4.
إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ
وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا
Why this meaning was chosen
Moses seeks a shihāb described as a qabas from a seen fire so his family may warm themselves. The other occurrences are heavenly shihābs that guard listening places and pursue illicit listeners, with adjectives emphasizing clarity and piercing brightness. Both applications preserve a discrete, visible flame in directed motion.