Abu Lahab
أبو لهب
Abu Lahab and his wife are condemned for hostility and misplaced reliance on wealth.
Named by the kunya Abu Lahab.
The story through its verses
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Wealth avails nothing
His wealth and gains will not benefit him.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ
May the hands of Abu Lahab[1] perish, and may he perish!
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ
Neither his wealth nor his worldly gains will avail him.
Fire and firewood
He and his wife are warned of blazing fire.
سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ
He will burn in a Flaming Fire,
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ
and so will his wife[2], the carrier of firewood,
فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ
around her neck will be a rope of palm fiber[3].
No personal biography is given.