Musk
The triliteral root mīm sīn kāf (م س ك) occurs in the Quran 27 times.
Musk is a class of aromatic substances commonly used as base notes in perfumery. They include glandular secretions from animals such as the musk deer, numerous plants emitting similar fragrances, and artificial substances with similar odors. Musk was a name originally given to a substance with a penetrating odor obtained from a gland of the male musk deer. The substance has been used as a popular perfume fixative since ancient times, and is one of the most expensive animal products in the world.
Etymology
Word "musk" comes from Old French musc (13c.) and directly from Late Latin muscus, from Late Greek moskhos, from Persian مشک mushk, from Middle Persian *mušk, from Sanskrit मुष्क muska-s "testicle", from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s (“mouse”).
German has moschos, from a Medieval Latin form of the Late Greek word. Spanish has almizcle, from Arabic al-misk "the musk," from Persian مشک mushk, from Middle Persian *mušk, from Sanskrit मुष्क muska-s "testicle", from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s (“mouse”).
In The Quran
(83:26) Its seal will be of musk (Arab. مِسْكٌ, mis'kun), so in that let those who are in competition compete.
