q-th-a

Description

The Arabic root قثأ (q-th-a) refers to cucumbers or similar gourd vegetables and appears in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:61) when the Israelites complained to Moses about the monotony of manna and quail, asking for common earthly vegetables including cucumbers. This root represents basic agricultural produce and symbolizes the Israelites' preference for the familiar comforts of their former life in Egypt over the divine provision in the wilderness. The mention of such humble vegetables underscores the spiritual lesson about ingratitude and the human tendency to yearn for worldly pleasures even when receiving miraculous sustenance from Allah.