al-Masad
Al-Masad ( Arabic المسد, DMG al-Masad 'The palm fiber') is the 111th sura of the Koran , it contains 5 verses . The sura is one of the early parts of the Qur'an that was revealed in Mecca . Its title refers to the last word of verse 5.
The sura contains a curse against Abu Lahab , a half-brother of Muhammad's father and thus Muhammad's uncle. Accordingly, the 111th sura is sometimes also called Abu Lahab ( Arabic أبو لهب, DMG Abū Lahab ). Most Muslim traditions agree that after long hesitation, Muhammad called those around him to convert people to God. On this occasion, Abu Lahab cursed his nephew, to which Mohammed responded with a curse.
The last two verses are directed against Abu Lahab's wife, who is referred to as the “wood carrier” and wears a rope made of palm fibers around her neck. This can be understood as a belittling of the woman in order to mark her low social position, or also as a curse: she will carry wood in hell, and the rope will serve as her torment in hell.
Individual evidence
- ↑ see: Theodor Nöldeke (Hrsg.): Geschichte des Qorans. Part I, Dieterich, Leipzig 1909, p. 89f.
- ^ Adel Theodor Khoury : The Koran. Translated and commented by Adel Theodor Khoury. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2007, ISBN 978-3-579-08023-9 , p. 593.
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