The meaning of the word ‘kifa’ and its derivatives in relation to God's care, protection, and support for His faithful servants as revealed in the verses of the Holy Qur'an

Abstract

This research aims to study the verses in which the word ‘kifā’ and its derivatives appear in terms of meanings associated with sufficiency, sufficiency, victory, and companionship for the faithful servants of God. The study relied on an objective inductive approach, through the induction of the intended word, its derivatives, and their meanings in the Qur'anic verses. The study concluded that the word ‘kifā’ and its derivatives in the Book of Allah have several meanings, and that sufficiency is of two types: general for all creatures, and specific to believers. The divine sufficiency for believers has multiple causes, and the common factor among them is the realisation of servitude to Allah. Sufficiency, victory, sufficiency and companionship came to the servants of Allah in multiple contexts and are linked to numerous events, whether in relation to the Prophet, peace be upon him, or to other believers among the servants of Allah. In summary, divine sufficiency, which takes many forms, such as support, victory, sufficiency, etc., etc., is only achieved by exerting its causes, and the verses under study have revealed some of those causes, and the common factor among these causes is the achievement of pure and sincere servitude to God Almighty.