k-sh-t

Description

The Arabic root كشط (k-sh-ṭ) carries the core meaning of stripping away, peeling off, or removing a covering from a surface. In its single Quranic occurrence (81:11, describing the sky being stripped away on the Day of Judgment), it vividly conveys the complete removal or peeling back of the heavens like a covering being torn off, emphasizing the total dissolution of the cosmic order during the apocalyptic events. This imagery powerfully illustrates the magnitude of divine power in undoing creation and the dramatic transformation of physical reality on the Last Day.