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Chapter 111

Palm Fibreal-Masad ( المسد )

5 verses • revealed at Meccan

»The surah that mentions the Palm Fibre rope that in Hellfire shall be twisted around the neck of the wife of the Prophet’s uncle, who bitterly opposed Islam; for she took great pride in wearing an ostentatious necklace she became known for and would slip by night to strew thorns and prickly plants in the Prophet’s path to injure his feet. It takes its name from verse 5 in which the phrase “ḥablun min masad” (meaning “a rope of palm fibre”) occurs.«

The surah is also known as Abu Lahab, Fibre, Perish, The Flame, The Palm-Fibre Rope

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

Uzunoglu et al.: In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Compassionate.,

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تَبَّت يَدا أَبي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ

Uzunoglu et al.

The Prophet’s uncle Abū Lahab (Father of the Flame) made it his business to torment the Prophet. More vicious still was his wife. The state of both in hell is described.
May the hands of Abu Lahab perish! May he himself perish!