n-h-s

Description

The Arabic root نحس (n-h-s) conveys the core meaning of misfortune, ill omen, and calamity. In the Quran, it appears in contexts describing days of disaster and divine punishment afflicting past nations, as well as metaphorically in reference to dark smoke that brings hardship. The root emphasizes the concept of inauspiciousness and severe adversity that befalls people as a consequence of their rejection of prophetic warnings.