kh-f-f

Description

The Arabic root خفف (kh-f-f) carries the core semantic meaning of lightness, ease, and reduction of burden or weight, both in physical and metaphorical senses. In the Quran, this root appears in contexts describing Allah's mercy in alleviating hardships, reducing religious obligations, making punishments less severe for believers, and contrasting spiritual lightness with heaviness or burden. The root is theologically significant as it emphasizes divine compassion and the practical nature of Islamic law, which seeks to make religious practice manageable rather than oppressive for believers.