Chapter 111 Medinan
111

Al-Masad

المسد
The Opening
Verses 5
Revealed in Medina
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أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed one
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1
تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍۢ وَتَبَّ ﴿1﴾
111:1
May the hands of Abū Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.1 Footnote - 1 Abū Lahab (the Prophet's uncle) , who was an enemy of Islām.
2
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ ﴿2﴾
111:2
His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.
3
سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًۭا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍۢ ﴿3﴾
111:3
He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame
4
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ ﴿4﴾
111:4
And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood.1 Footnote - 1 She used to put thorns in the Prophet's path and slander him (ﷺ) . The word "firewood" was used by the Arabs to allude to slander and backbiting.
5
فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌۭ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ ﴿5﴾
111:5
Around her neck is a rope of [twisted] fiber.
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