s-j-r

Description

The Arabic root س-ج-r (s-j-r) carries the core meaning of filling something completely until it overflows or is intensely heated and set ablaze. In the Quranic context, it appears in descriptions of seas being made to overflow or ignited on the Day of Judgment (al-Takwir 81:6) and the punishment of Hell being kindled or filled with the condemned (al-Tur 52:16). The root conveys intensity and fullness, whether referring to liquid bodies swelling beyond their bounds or fires being stoked to maximum heat, emphasizing the overwhelming and inescapable nature of divine justice and apocalyptic transformation.