w-j-b

Description

The Arabic root و-ج-ب (w-j-b) carries the core meaning of necessity, obligation, and inevitability in the Quran. When something becomes wājib, it has fallen due or become incumbent, often referring to divine decrees that must necessarily come to pass or punishments that have become unavoidable for those who reject truth. This root emphasizes the certainty and inescapability of God's judgments and the binding nature of religious duties, reflecting both theological inevitability and moral obligation in the Quranic worldview.