f-kh-r

Description

The Arabic root فخر (f-kh-r) carries the core meaning of pride, boasting, and glorying in oneself or one's possessions. In the Quranic context, this root consistently appears with negative connotations, describing the blameworthy characteristic of arrogant self-exaltation and vainglory that distances people from humility before God. The term encompasses both the internal attitude of prideful superiority and its outward expression through boastful speech and behavior, which the Quran condemns as incompatible with true faith and submission to Allah.