At-Takwir 81:8

At-Takwir 81:8 - Linguistic Miracle

وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ

“And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked”

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When the girl buried alive is asked


The Arabs did not bury their daughters alive by first digging a grave. They used to put her on the ground and then bury her under mud until it suffocated her to death

without any pre dug grave. This is why the word used for the buried girl is موءدة , which at its root means to press downwards with weight.