t-r-k

Description

The Arabic root ترك (t-r-k) carries the core meaning of leaving, abandoning, or relinquishing something, whether physically departing from a place or abstaining from an action. In the Quran, this root appears in contexts ranging from leaving behind inheritance or possessions after death, to abandoning sinful practices, to God's deliberate leaving of certain peoples in their error. The term is theologically significant as it often relates to human choices about forsaking wrong behaviors, the transient nature of worldly possessions that must be left behind, and divine will in either guiding or leaving astray those who reject truth.