Imsak __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text IMSAK امساك Lit. "Keeping back." The word occurs only once in the Qur'an, Surah ii. 228: "Divorce (may happen) twice; then keep them in reason or let them go in kindness." The word is used in theological works for being miserly in charity, and in giving in God's service, in opposition to Infaq. Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail