q-s-t

Description

The Arabic root ق-س-ط (q-s-t) fundamentally conveys the concept of justice, equity, and fairness in distribution and judgment. In the Quran, it appears in various forms emphasizing both the practice of justice (al-qist) and its opposite, injustice or deviation from equity (when used with different vowel patterns). This root is theologically significant as it describes both a divine attribute—Allah as the ultimate Just—and a moral imperative for believers to establish fairness in their dealings, judgments, and social relations.