Jahannam
Place of suffering
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Jahannam is an Islamic term[1]. Jahannam ranks in the top 4% of islamic term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,776 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: God in Islam[3]
- Religion or worldview: Islam[4]
- Named after: Gehenna[5]
- Based on: waḥy[6], Tanzil[7], Qur’an[8], Sunnah[9], hadith[10], prophetic biography[11]
- Follows: al-baʻth baʻd al-mawt[12], hashr[13], sual[14], hisab[15], mawazin[16], As-Sirāt[17]
- Followed by: immortality in Islam[18]
- Location: akhirah[19]
- Subclass of: Islamic mythology[20]
- Part of: Islamic eschatology[21], retribution of God in Islam[22]
- Has use: al-baʻth baʻd al-mawt[23], Qiyama[24]
- Commons category: Jahannam[25]
- Said to be the same as: hell[26]
- Opposite of: Jannah[27]
- Has part(s): Hasis[28], Zaqqum[29]
- Has cause: Kufr[30], shirk[31], nifak[32], Ijram[33], murder in Islam[34], Fujur[35], Fusuq[36], dhalal[37], Islamic views on sin[38]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jahannam[39]
- Main subject: Ḥizb Shayṭān[40], Islamic views on sin[41], Ijram[42]
- Facet of: iman[43], Al-Ghaib[44], pillars of faith in Islam[45]
- Described by source: The verse of deliberate murder[46], Encyclopædia Britannica Online[47], Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān[48], Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1st edition[49], Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online (EI-2 English)[50], Encyclopaedia of Islam, 3rd edition[51], TDV Islamic Encyclopedia[52]
- Replaces: covenant world[53], dunya[54], Barzakh[55]
- Partially coincident with: Jahim[56]
- Present in work: Qur’an[57]
- Connects with: Anger of God in Islam[58], Curse of God in Islam[59], Affliction of God in Islam[60], treasures of God in Islam[61]
- Vocalized name: جَهَنَّمَ[62]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Islam[63], WikiProject Sufism[64]
Body
Influence
Things named for Jahannam include As-Sirāt[65], a mythical bridge[66].
Why It Matters
Jahannam has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Jahannam is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for Jahannam include As-Sirāt[65], a mythical bridge[66].