n-b-z

Description

The Arabic root نبز (n-b-z) carries the core meaning of calling someone by an offensive nickname or mocking epithet, essentially referring to verbal abuse through derogatory labeling. In its Quranic usage, particularly in Surah Al-Hujurat (49:11), it appears in the form tanābazu (تنابزوا) meaning "call each other by offensive nicknames," where believers are explicitly forbidden from engaging in this form of mockery and insult. This prohibition emphasizes the Islamic values of respecting human dignity, maintaining brotherly relations among believers, and avoiding speech that demeans or ridicules others based on their characteristics or past.