h-b-w

Description

The Arabic root هبو (h-b-w) carries the core meaning of something that scatters, disperses, or becomes insubstantial like fine dust particles stirred up and blown about by wind. In the Quran, this root appears in the context of describing worthless deeds or matter that has no weight or permanence, often used metaphorically to illustrate the futility of actions done without faith or the dissolution of material things on the Day of Judgment. The imagery emphasizes the transient, weightless nature of what seems substantial in worldly life but proves to be as insignificant as scattered dust particles in the divine scheme.