Female Figures in The Quran - Wife of Abu Lahab "Umm Jamil Bint Harb"

Wife of Abu Lahab "Umm Jamil Bint Harb"

The Qur'an mentions wife of Abu Lahab in Sura Al-Masadd (Sura 111), where it mentions how she will be punished in Hell for hurting Muhammad alongside her husband, Abu Lahab.

"His wife shall carry The (crackling) wood as fuel. A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre Round her (own) neck." —Qur'an, Sura 111 (Al-Masadd), ayat 4-5

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