Notably, it appears in Ayah 2:256, which states:
“There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.”
Linguistic and Religious Definition
Ibn al-Jawzī Rahimaullah describes Taghut linguistically as derived from tughyan, meaning to exceed the set limits. [Zad al-Masir, 2/125]