q-s-f

Description

The Arabic root قصف (q-s-f) carries the core meaning of breaking, snapping, or violent destruction, particularly of something being shattered or broken into pieces. In the Quran, it appears in the context of describing a devastating hurricane wind (rīḥ qāṣif) that breaks and destroys everything in its path, emphasizing divine power and the catastrophic nature of Allah's punishment against those who reject His messengers. This root conveys both the physical force of destruction and the complete, irreversible nature of what is being broken or demolished.