h-s-m

Description

The Arabic root ح-س-م (ḥ-s-m) carries the core meaning of determination, decisiveness, and settling a matter conclusively. In its Quranic usage, it appears in the phrase describing days of calamity coming in uninterrupted succession (ḥusūman), emphasizing the relentless and decisive nature of divine punishment that continued without respite. The root conveys the sense of something being cut off, finalized, or brought to a definitive end, reflecting the thoroughness and completeness of God's judgment when it befalls those who reject His message.