a-n-y

Description

The Arabic root أني (a-n-y) fundamentally conveys the concept of time, specifically the reaching or arriving of a particular moment or period. In the Quran, it appears in forms related to "hours" (آناء) referring to portions or intervals of time, and in the verb form meaning "to reach its time" or "become due," often describing when something has ripened, heated to boiling point, or reached its appointed moment. This root emphasizes the divine timing and appointed periods established by Allah, whether for acts of worship throughout different hours of day and night, or for the fulfillment of promised events and conditions.