t-b-b

Description

The Arabic root تبب (t-b-b) carries the core meaning of loss, ruin, and ultimate destruction, particularly in a spiritual or consequential sense. In the Quran, it appears most notably in Surah Al-Masad (111:1) with the phrase "tabbat yada abi lahab wa tabba" (perish the hands of Abu Lahab and perish he), pronouncing divine condemnation and complete ruination upon one who opposed the Prophet. The root signifies not merely physical death but total loss and failure, emphasizing the devastating consequences of rejecting faith and acting with hostility toward God's message.