العالم
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Cruelty
(الْقَسْوَة)
من موسوعة المصطلحات الإسلامية
المعنى الاصطلاحي
"Qaswah" is harshness and rigidity in the heart that drives a person towards abuse and wrongdoing rather than kindness and goodness.
الشرح المختصر
"Qaswah" (cruelty) is a bad characteristic. It is harshness of the heart that makes a person misbehave physically and verbally so that he starts to forget about the Hereafter, excessively love this world, and commits sins. In addition, it prevents him from doing good deeds and observing good manners such as mercy, humbleness, fear of Allah, etc.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر
"Qaswah": harshness, cruelty. Original meaning: Hardness. Opposite: "leen" (leniency), "riqqah" (tenderness). Other meanings: ruggedness, solidness, corruption, poor quality.
التعريف
qaswat al-qalb