s-j-w

Description

The Arabic root سجو (s-j-w) carries the core meaning of covering, veiling, or enveloping something in darkness or stillness. In the Quranic context, it appears in reference to the night when it covers or casts its darkness over the earth, emphasizing the natural phenomenon of nightfall as a sign of Allah's power and the cyclical order He established in creation. This imagery of darkness covering the world serves both as a description of physical reality and as a metaphor for contemplating divine wisdom in the alternation of day and night.