Abu Lahab

Abu Lahab was a disbeliever from the time of the Prophet Muhammad (saas) who was known for his arrogance and insolence. The Qur' an informs us that he and his wife were repaid with Hell for their evildoings in this world. They will be greatly humiliated with the punishments they receive. The carrying of wood, is a job too mean for those fond of boasting of their wealth and possessions. Also seen as demeaning by them was the wearing a fibre cord around the necks. Yet, Allah humiliated them in a way they could not foresee. Their future condition, set as an example to later generations, is related in a surah of the Qur' an as follows:

Ruin to the hands of Abu Lahab and ruin to him! His wealth has not helped him nor anything he has earned. He will burn in a Flaming Fire. And so will his wife, the firewood-carrier, with a rope of twisted fibre round her neck. (Surat al-Masad, 1-5)
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  • Introduction
  • Causes of arrogance
  • Effects of arrogance on the soul
  • The negative effects of arrogance the negative effects of arrogance
  • Hidden arrogance
  • Examples of arrogance in the Qur'an
  • Pharaoh
  • Qarun
  • Haman
  • The Prophet Ibrahim's father
  • Abu Lahab
  • The owner of a vineyard
  • The chiefs of the nations
  • Disbelieving nations
  • The modesty of believers
  • Would an arrogant person still be able to live by the values of religion?
  • The lot of the arrogant in the hereafter
  • The fate of those who were led astray by the arrogant
  • Conclusion