kh-f-d

Description

The Arabic root خفض (kh-f-d) carries the core meaning of lowering, reducing, or bringing down, both in physical and metaphorical senses. In the Quranic context, it appears in commands to lower one's voice or wing in humility before parents and believers, as well as in descriptions of the Day of Judgment when some will be brought low while others are elevated. The root emphasizes the spiritual virtues of humility, modesty, and submission before God, contrasting pride and arrogance, while also depicting the divine act of humbling the arrogant and establishing justice.