h-r-'

Description

The Arabic root هرع (h-r-ʿ) conveys the core meaning of hurrying or rushing forward with urgency, often implying a loss of composure or being driven by strong emotion or external pressure. In the Quran, this root appears in contexts describing people hastening toward something in an agitated or compelled manner, such as in Surah Hud (11:78) where Lot's people rush toward him with evil intent, and in Surah Hud (11:74) describing how people came hurrying. The term carries a connotation of impulsive or frenzied movement, distinguishing it from more neutral terms for simple quickness, and often signals moral or spiritual confusion in the Quranic narrative.