sh-w-z

Description

The Arabic root ش-و-ظ (sh-w-ẓ) appears in the Quran in Surah Ar-Rahman (55:35) in the form شُواظ (shuwāẓ), referring to a smokeless flame of fire or a brilliant, piercing blaze. This root conveys the concept of intense, pure flame or fiery heat that will be unleashed against disbelievers on the Day of Judgment. In its Quranic context, it emphasizes the inescapable and penetrating nature of divine punishment, describing a type of fire that is both smokeless and mixed with molten brass or copper, making it particularly fierce and tormenting.