sh-y-kh

Description

The Arabic root ش-ي-خ (sh-y-kh) in the Quran fundamentally conveys the concept of advanced age and elderly status, emphasizing the natural human condition of becoming old and weakened. This root appears in contexts where characters express concern or wonder about conceiving children in their old age, such as Abraham and his wife Sarah, or Zechariah's wife, highlighting the miraculous nature of divine intervention that overcomes the natural limitations of advanced years. The term underscores themes of human frailty, the passage of time, and God's power to transcend biological constraints.