n-q-s

Description

The Arabic root نقص (n-q-s) carries the core meaning of reduction, deficiency, or decrease from a complete or expected state. In the Quran, this root appears in contexts describing divine testing through loss of wealth, lives, or crops, the gradual reduction of land or resources as a sign of God's power, and warnings about spiritual or moral deficiency. The term emphasizes the contrast between completeness and lack, often highlighting human vulnerability and dependence on divine providence while illustrating God's ability to diminish or withdraw blessings as both punishment and trial.