w-d-d

Description

The Arabic root و-د-د (w-d-d) conveys the core meaning of deep affection, love, and sincere desire or wish for something. In the Quran, it encompasses both the emotional dimension of profound love and attachment, as well as the aspect of earnestly wishing or desiring something to happen. This root is significant in describing divine love (al-Wadud as one of Allah's names meaning the Most Loving), the bonds of human affection, and the intense wishes or desires that people hold, whether for good or ill toward others.