b-s-s

Description

The Arabic root بسس (b-s-s) conveys the core meaning of crumbling, crushing, or grinding something into fine particles or powder. In the Quran, this root appears in Surah Al-Waqi'ah (56:5-6) describing the mountains being utterly pulverized and reduced to scattered dust during the cataclysmic events of the Day of Judgment. The imagery emphasizes the complete transformation and destruction of what seems most solid and permanent in this world, illustrating Allah's absolute power and the dramatic nature of the resurrection.