Quran glossary · draft

غطو

perceptual veil

A veil that prevents clear perceptual awareness.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 2

Roots: غطو

Lemmas: غطاء

Forms: غِطَآءٍ · غِطَآءَ

Occurrence examples (2 of 2)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 2.

18:101

ٱلَّذِينَ كَانَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ فِى غِطَآءٍ عَن ذِكْرِى وَكَانُوا۟ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَمْعًا

50:22

لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ

Why this meaning was chosen

Both targets concern sight. In 18:101 eyes are within a غِطَاء that keeps them from remembrance; in 50:22 removal of the possessed غِطَاء immediately makes vision sharp. Indefiniteness, possession, and case do not divide the perceptual-covering core.