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.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious epithet
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epithet ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Qur’an
NERFINISHED
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Surah al-Masad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe | Quraysh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Opponents of Muhammad in the Qur’an
ⓘ
Qur’anic figures ⓘ |
| connotation | negative ⓘ |
| culturalContext | 7th-century Mecca ⓘ |
| describes |
hostility to Islam
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opposition to Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| genderOfReferent | male ⓘ |
| hasNotion | moral warning ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
divine condemnation
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eschatological punishment ⓘ |
| meaning | Abu Lahab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningInEnglish | Father of Flame ⓘ |
| quranicArabicForm | tabbat yadā abī lahabin ⓘ |
| quranicSurahAlternativeName | al-Lahab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quranicSurahName | al-Masad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quranicSurahNumber | 111 ⓘ |
| quranicVerseReference | Qur’an 111:1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Abu Lahab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleOfReferent |
Meccan opponent of Islam
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uncle of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| symbolism |
fire of Hell
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flame ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUsage | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic tradition
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Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ |
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