Ashab al-Shimal (People of the Left)
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Ashab al-Shimal (People of the Left) are a Qur’anic category of people depicted as the doomed or wretched group destined for punishment in the Hereafter, in contrast to the righteous and rewarded.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashab al-Shimal | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qur'anic eschatological category
ⓘ
group of people in the Qur'an ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Divine punishment
ⓘ
Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Ashab al-Yamin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People of the Right NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Sabiqun NERFINISHED ⓘ the Foremost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedBy |
ingratitude toward God
ⓘ
persistence in sin ⓘ rejection of faith ⓘ |
| describedIn | Qur'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eschatologicalOutcome |
exclusion from Paradise
ⓘ
torment in the Hereafter ⓘ |
| eschatologicalRole | group punished in the Hereafter ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ashab al-Mash'amah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Companions of the Left NERFINISHED ⓘ People of the Left Hand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
destined for punishment
ⓘ
doomed ⓘ wretched ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | People of the Left ⓘ |
| linguisticRoot | Arabic root sh-m-l (left) ⓘ |
| mentionedInSurah | Surah al-Waqi'ah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralFunction | warning example for believers ⓘ |
| moralStatus |
disbelievers
ⓘ
sinners ⓘ unrighteous ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Divine mercy ⓘ |
| partOfCategorySystem | Qur'anic classification of people on Judgment Day ⓘ |
| QuranVerseReference |
Qur'an 56:41
ⓘ
Qur'an 56:42 ⓘ Qur'an 56:51 ⓘ Qur'an 56:9 ⓘ Qur'an 56:92 ⓘ |
| receives | Divine justice ⓘ |
| symbolicPosition | left side ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance |
illustrates consequences of disbelief
ⓘ
part of Qur'anic tripartite division of humanity in the Hereafter ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.