th-q-f

Description

The Arabic root ث-ق-ف (th-q-f) carries the core meaning of coming upon, finding, or overtaking someone, often with connotations of gaining power or control over them in an encounter. In the Quranic context, it typically appears in scenarios of warfare and conflict, describing situations where believers or their enemies meet and one party gains dominance or captures the other. This root emphasizes the decisive moment of encounter where one group obtains physical superiority or mastery over another, reflecting the military and political realities addressed in various Quranic passages about defense and just warfare.