r-f-d

Description

The Arabic root رفد (r-f-d) carries the core meaning of providing support, assistance, or giving help to someone. In its two Quranic occurrences (Surah Hud 11:99 and 11:98), it refers to the type of gift or supply that will be provided to the disbelievers in the Hereafter, specifically describing the "gift" of Hell-fire given to those who followed Pharaoh and similar tyrants. The root emphasizes the ironic contrast between worldly support and provision versus the terrible recompense awaiting wrongdoers in the afterlife.