فَاُمُّہٗ ہَاوِیَۃٌ ؕ﴿۱۰﴾
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٞ
3422. The connection of the sinful people with Hell will be like that of a baby with its mother. Just as the embryo goes through various stages of development in the womb till it is born in the form of a full-fledged human being, so will the guilty people pass through different stages of spiritual torture, till their souls are completely cleansed of the taint of sin and they receive a new birth. Thus, the punishment of Hell is intended to make the wicked repent of their sins and to reform themselves. According to Islamic concept Hell is a penitentiary. (close)
4825. Commentary:
أم primarily meaning, 'mother' has a variety of secondary significations such as source, origin; support; an abode, etc. (Lane & Aqrab).
The verse signifies that the connection of the sinful people with Hell will be like that of a baby with its mother. Just as the embryo goes through various stages of development in the womb till it is born as a full-fledged human being, so will the guilty people pass through different stages of spiritual torture, till their souls are completely cleansed of the taint of sin and they will thus receive a new birth. Thus the punishments of Hell are intended to make the wicked repent of their sins and so reform themselves. According to Islamic concept Hell is a penitentiary. (close)
وَ مَاۤ اَدۡرٰٮکَ مَا ہِیَہۡ ﴿ؕ۱۱﴾
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهۡ
نَارٌ حَامِیَۃٌ ﴿٪۱۲﴾
نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ
c. 87:13; 88:5. (close)
4826. Commentary:
The expression, "it is a burning fire" signifies that the fire of Hell will be so hot as to defy description. The heat released by an atom bomb may perhaps give some idea, albeit an entirely incomplete one, of the heat of the Hell. (close)