d-y-z

Description

The Arabic root ضيز (d-y-z) carries the core meaning of injustice, unfairness, and inequitable division or distribution. It appears in the Quran in Surah An-Najm (53:22) where Allah describes a hypothetical division as "tilka idhan qismatun dīzā" (that would then be an unjust division), referring to the pagan Arab practice of attributing daughters to Allah while preferring sons for themselves. The root emphasizes not just any injustice, but specifically an unfair or crooked allocation that violates proper balance and equity, making it a powerful term for highlighting the absurdity of the polytheists' beliefs about divine attributes.