Quran glossary · draft

أَشْرَاط

signs

The signs that indicate the Hour is approaching before it arrives suddenly.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 1

Roots: شرط

Lemmas: أشراط

Forms: أَشْرَاطُ

Occurrence examples (1 of 1)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 1.

47:18

فَهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً فَقَدْ جَآءَ أَشْرَاطُهَا فَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمْ إِذَا جَآءَتْهُمْ ذِكْرَىٰهُمْ

Why this meaning was chosen

The single family occurrence was reviewed on one page. أَشْرَاطُهَا are signs of the Hour that have already arrived even though the Hour itself may overtake people suddenly.