k-n-d

Description

The Arabic root كند (k-n-d) conveys the core meaning of withholding, being niggardly, or showing ingratitude by refusing to acknowledge blessings. In its Quranic usage, it specifically describes humanity's tendency to be ungrateful and stingy toward God despite receiving His abundant favors. This root emphasizes a moral deficiency where one fails to recognize divine generosity and responds with miserliness in gratitude, worship, or sharing blessings with others, highlighting a fundamental human spiritual weakness that the Quran warns against.