n-sh-t

Description

The Arabic root ن-ش-ط (n-sh-t) carries the core meaning of drawing out, extracting, or pulling forth with activity and vigor. In its Quranic usage in Surah An-Nazi'at (79:2), it refers to angels who draw out the souls of believers gently and smoothly at death, contrasting with the violent extraction described in the previous verse. The root emphasizes both the act of extraction and the manner in which it occurs - with ease, gentleness, and purposeful movement - reflecting divine mercy in the process of death for the righteous.