f-q-r

Description

The Arabic root فقر (f-q-r) conveys the core meaning of poverty, neediness, and lacking essential resources or self-sufficiency. In the Quranic context, it emphasizes the state of material deprivation and dependence on others or on Allah, often appearing in verses about charity distribution (zakat) and social welfare to identify those deserving of assistance. The root carries both a literal sense of economic poverty and a spiritual dimension, reminding believers of humanity's fundamental neediness before Allah's absolute self-sufficiency (al-Ghani), while establishing moral obligations toward those experiencing material hardship.