Hawiyah

Posted on 04/03/2012 by marina

HAWIYAH هاوبة
A division of hell. The bottomless pit for the hypocrites. Qur’an, Surah ci 6, “But as for him whose balance is light, his dwelling shall be Hawiyah.”

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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