In Surah Bani Isra'il, the word «قاصفا‏» means a violent wind that crushes everything. In Surah Al-Hajj, the word «لواقح‏» means «ملاقح» , which is the plural of «ملقحة‏.‏» , that is, one that makes pregnant. In Surah Al-Baqarah, the word «إعصار‏» refers to «إعصار‏» , which means a whirlwind that rises from the earth to the sky like a pillar, and there is fire in it. In Surah Aal-e-Imran, the word «صر‏» means frost (cold), and «نشر» means separate or distinct.

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "I have been made victorious with the Saba (i.e. easterly wind) and the people of 'Ad were destroyed with the Dabur (i.e. westerly wind) ."