Al-Masad

Surah 111 of the Quran
ٱلمَسَد‎
Al-Masad
The Palm Fiber
ClassificationMeccan
Alternate titles (Ar.)ٱلتَبَّت
Other namesAt-Tabbat, Lahab
PositionJuzʼ 30
No. of verses5
No. of words29
No. of letters81

Al-Masad (Arabic: المسد, (meaning: "Twisted Strands" or "The Palm Fiber") is the 111th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran. It has 5 āyāt or verses and recounts the punishments that Abū Lahab and his wife will suffer in Hell.

  • ۝ May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.
  • ۝ His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.
  • ۝ He will burn in a Fire of flame
  • ۝ and his wife also, bearing wood,
  • ۝ having on her neck a rope of twisted strands.

A study on Quranic manuscripts within the Vatican Library noted the titles Lahab (Flame); masad; al-ḥaṭab; and Abī Lahab. In the 1730s the chapter title was known as Abu Laheb by translator George Sale.

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