Al-Masad 111:3
The Palm Fiber · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 603
A Flaming Fire
سَيَصۡلَىٰ نَارࣰا ذَاتَ لَهَبࣲ ٣
He will be plunged in flaming Fire.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
He will burn in a fire of flame.
Insight
Elmalılı says “lahab” is an extremely fierce flame: the fire of Hell, which burns not only bodies but wraps the soul and reaches the heart.
Reflect
Pray to Allah to protect you from the Fire.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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