Meaning of ʿAlaqa

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Question #340:

What is the correct meaning of “ʿAlaqa” as used in the Qurʿān? Some give the meaning as “blood clot” others “something that clings”, etc.

Answer:

The “ʿAlaqa” they say is (damun jāmid دم جامد); meaning ‘Blood clot’.

Ibn Rajab says:

والعلقة: قطعة من دم

The ʿAlaqah: Lump of blood.

Answered by: Abū Hārūn Muḥammad ʿAbdin-Nūr