Father of Flame

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Father of Flame is the infamous epithet of Abu Lahab, the Qurayshi opponent of the Prophet Muhammad condemned in the Qur’an for his hostility to Islam.

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Father of Flame canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious epithet ⓘ
epithet ⓘ
appearsIn Qur’an ⓘ
linked to: Quran

Surah al-Masad ⓘ
linked to: Surah Al-Masad
associatedWithPerson Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
associatedWithReligion Islam ⓘ
associatedWithTribe Quraysh ⓘ
category Opponents of Muhammad in the Qur’an ⓘ
Qur’anic figures ⓘ
connotation negative ⓘ
culturalContext 7th-century Mecca ⓘ
describes hostility to Islam ⓘ
opposition to Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
genderOfReferent male ⓘ
hasNotion moral warning ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
linkedConcept divine condemnation ⓘ
eschatological punishment ⓘ
meaning Abu Lahab ⓘ
meaningInEnglish Father of Flame ⓘ
quranicArabicForm tabbat yadā abī lahabin ⓘ
quranicSurahAlternativeName al-Lahab ⓘ
linked to: Al-Lahab
quranicSurahName al-Masad ⓘ
linked to: Al-Masad
quranicSurahNumber 111 ⓘ
quranicVerseReference Qur’an 111:1 ⓘ
refersTo Abu Lahab ⓘ
roleOfReferent Meccan opponent of Islam ⓘ
uncle of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
symbolism fire of Hell ⓘ
flame ⓘ
timePeriodOfUsage early Islamic period ⓘ
usedIn Islamic tradition ⓘ
Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ

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Abu Lahab → nicknameMeaning → Father of Flame ⓘ