'-z-l

Description

The Arabic root ع-ز-ل (ʿ-z-l) carries the core meaning of separation, isolation, or withdrawal from something or someone. In the Quran, it appears in contexts describing physical separation (such as leaving or keeping apart from people or places), social isolation (being banished or set aside), and spiritual distancing (withdrawing from false deities or harmful influences). This concept is theologically significant as it relates to both the believer's obligation to separate from evil and polytheism, and to the fate of wrongdoers who will be isolated from divine mercy or from the righteous in the Hereafter.