z-r-q

Description

The Arabic root ز-ر-ق (z-r-q) fundamentally relates to a piercing or intense blueness, particularly describing eyes with a distinctive blue or grayish-blue color that was considered striking or unsettling in classical Arabic culture. In its Quranic usage (20:102), the term zurq describes the eyes of sinners on the Day of Judgment, conveying a state of terror, shock, or physical transformation as a sign of their spiritual condition and impending punishment. The root captures both the physical appearance of discolored or altered eyes and the underlying meaning of distress and horror associated with divine judgment.