Zafir

Posted on 07/22/2012 by marina

ZAFIR زفير
Lit. “Drawing back the breath because of distress; groaning.” In the Qur’an, for the groans of hell. Surah ii, 108: “In the Fire, there shall they groan.”

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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