Zahf __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text ZAHF زحف Lit. A swarming multitude." An army; a military force arrayed for battle. Qur'an, Surah viii. 15: "O ye who believe I when ye meet the marshaled hosts of the unbelievers, turn not your backs to them." Hence, battle, combat. Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/books/encyclopedias/dictionary-of-islam-hughes ">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail