Nar as-samum
Islamic term referring to a type of infernal fire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In Islam, Nār as samūm (Arabic: سموم, meaning "fire of poison"; also spelled Simoom or Semum; from the root س م م s-m-m, سم "to poison") refers to a type of infernal fire or hot wind. The term is related to a type of storm in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. According to the Quran, the damned will be tormented in samūm and demons are said to be created from samūm.