What does « Burning ember » mean in the Quran?
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Discover the meaning of the word Burning ember (حضب) in the Quran, with 1 verse in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.
حضب
Burning ember
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Al-hadab: fuel.
What stirs the fire is 'mihdab'.
A variant reading has: 'Fuel (hadab) of Hell'.
Al-hadab is what feeds and maintains the fire.
Hell needs fuel to maintain its intense heat.
﴿ إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ أَنتُمْ لَهَا وَٰرِدُونَ﴾
Indeed, you [disbelievers] and what you worship other than Allah are the firewood of Hell. You will be coming to [enter] it.
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