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Surah al-Masad ayah 3

Arabic text

Sa yaslaa naaran dhati lahab

Soon he will be burned in a flaming fire

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah:

In the Hereafter 'he shall be plunged in a flaming fire.' Abu Lahab will be plunged into a fire with 'Lahab', which is the Arabic word for flames of fire... 'Jahannam' or Jehanna with fiercely burning 'Lahab' will be inhabited by Abu Lahab... How perfect is the matching between the words and the pictures; the punishment is presented as of the same nature as the deed - wood, ropes, fire and Lahab!