Names of Hell- Seven Names of Hell Mentioned in the Qur’an

Names of Hell-Seven Names of Hell Mentioned in the Qur’an

Seven Names of Hell in the Qur’an:

1. Jahannam (جهنم) – Hell
2. Jaḥīm (الجحيم) – The Blazing Fire
3. Saʿīr (السعير) – The Burning Fire
4. Saqar (سقر) – The Scorching Fire
5. Laẓā (لظى) – The Blaze
6. Ḥuṭamah (الحطمة) – The Crusher
7. Hāwiyah (هاوية) – The Abyss

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1. Jahannam (جهنم)

• The most common name for Hell in the Qur’an.
• Reference:
  • “Indeed, Jahannam has been lying in wait.” (Surah An-Naba 78:21)

2. Jaḥīm (الجحيم) – The Blazing Fire

• Refers to the intense heat and blazing flames.
• Reference:
  • “And they will [enter to] burn in al-Jaḥīm.” (Surah As-Saffat 37:55)

3. Saʿīr (السعير) – The Burning Fire

• A fire that is kindled and blazing.
• Reference:
  • “And they will burn in a Saʿīr.” (Surah Al-Mulk 67:5)

4. Saqar (سقر) – The Scorching Fire

• A name for Hell meaning “to scorch” and destroy.
• Reference:
  • “I will drive him into Saqar. And what can make you know what Saqar is? It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned].” (Surah Al-Muddaththir 74:26-28)

5. Laẓā (لظى) – The Blaze

• A blazing flame that strips away everything.
• Reference:
  • “No! Indeed, it is a Flame (Laẓā), A remover of exteriors.” (Surah Al-Maʿārij 70:15-16)

6. Ḥuṭamah (الحطمة) – The Crusher / Breaker

• From the root “to crush,” meaning it crushes and breaks everything thrown into it.
• Reference:
  • “And what can make you know what al-Ḥuṭamah is? It is the fire of Allah, [eternally] fueled.” (Surah Al-Humazah 104:5-6)

7. Hāwiyah (هاوية) – The Pit / Abyss

• A deep abyss into which the sinner falls.
• Reference:
  • “But as for he whose scales are light, his refuge will be an abyss (Hāwiyah). And what can make you know what that is? It is a Fire, intensely hot.” (Surah Al-Qariʿah 101:8-11)