b-y-d

Description

The Arabic root ب-ي-ض (b-y-d) carries the core meaning of whiteness, brightness, and purity, representing both literal color and metaphorical illumination or clarity. In the Quran, it appears in various contexts including the whitening of Moses' hand as a miraculous sign, the white thread of dawn distinguishing day from night, faces that become white (radiant) with joy on the Day of Judgment versus those that become black with despair, and the description of preserved eggs as a metaphor for modest maidens. This root thus connects physical whiteness with divine signs, temporal boundaries, spiritual states, and protected purity throughout the Quranic text.