s-n-m

Description

The Arabic root صنم (s-n-m) refers to physical idols, statues, or images that are worshipped as deities or objects of veneration. In the Quranic context, this root consistently denotes false gods made by human hands, representing one of the primary forms of shirk (polytheism) that the Quran condemns. The term appears particularly in narratives about Prophet Abraham's confrontation with idol worship and in descriptions of pre-Islamic Arabian paganism, emphasizing the futility and prohibition of worshipping carved objects instead of Allah.