a-b-q

Description

The Arabic root أبق (a-b-q) carries the core meaning of fleeing, running away, or escaping, typically referring to a slave or servant who absconds from their master. In the Quran, this root appears in Surah As-Saffat (37:140) where it describes the Prophet Jonah (Yunus) as one who "ran away" or "fled" when he departed on the ship without divine permission, abandoning his prophetic mission to the people of Nineveh. The term emphasizes the unauthorized nature of his departure and his attempt to escape from the responsibility that Allah had assigned to him, highlighting themes of prophetic duty, divine will, and the impossibility of fleeing from God's decree.