k-h-n

Description

The Arabic root ك-ه-ن (k-h-n) carries the core meaning of soothsaying, fortune-telling, or claiming knowledge of the unseen through supernatural means. In the Quranic context, this root appears in references denying that Prophet Muhammad is a soothsayer (kahin), emphasizing that his divine revelation comes from Allah rather than from demonic sources or occult practices that pre-Islamic Arabian soothsayers claimed to use. The Quran's use of this term serves to distinguish true prophetic revelation from the false claims of fortune-tellers who were common in Arabian society at the time.