r-k-s

Description

The Arabic root ركس (r-k-s) carries the core meaning of reversing, overturning, or causing something to return to a worse or previous state, often with connotations of being thrown down or plunged back into error or punishment. In its Quranic usage, it appears in contexts describing Allah either casting people back into misguidance as a consequence of their actions or describing disbelievers being plunged back into confusion and sin. This root emphasizes the concept of regression and divine retribution, where those who reject guidance are returned to a degraded spiritual state as a result of their own choices.