n-t-h

Description

The Arabic root نطح (n-ṭ-ḥ) carries the core meaning of butting, goring, or striking with horns, referring to the action of an animal attacking with its horns. In the Quranic context, it appears in Surah Al-Ma'idah (5:3) as part of the list of prohibited foods, specifically referring to an animal that has been killed by being gored by another animal's horns (al-naṭīḥah). This prohibition is significant as it relates to Islamic dietary laws, forbidding the consumption of animals that died from violent trauma rather than through proper ritual slaughter, emphasizing the importance of humane treatment and lawful methods of obtaining halal meat.