b-'-th-r

Description

The Arabic root بعثر (b-'-th-r) conveys the core meaning of scattering, dispersing, or turning things upside down in a way that exposes what was previously hidden or contained. In the Quranic context, this root appears in descriptions of the Day of Judgment when graves are overturned to resurrect the dead and when the hidden contents of hearts are scattered forth and made manifest. The term emphasizes both physical upheaval and the divine revelation of concealed realities, particularly the exposure of inner thoughts and deeds that were kept secret during worldly life.