Hazar __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text HAZAR حظر According to Arabic lexicons, the word means vigilance or a cautious fear, but it only occurs twice in the Qur'an, and in both instances it implies terror. Surah ii. 18: "They put their fingers in their ears at the thunder-clap for fear of death." (Hazara 'l-Maut.) Idem. 244: "Dost thou not look at those who left their homes by thousands for fear of death." Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail