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'''Hawiya''' (Arabic: {{ia|الهاوية}}) or the '''Abyss''' is one of the names of the [[hell]] mentioned in the [[Qur'an]]. According to a [[hadith]], hawiya is the lowest level of the hell and according to another hadith, it is the place for those who deny [[wilaya]] of [[Imam Ali (a)]].

"Hawiya" literally means "to fall" and the [[hell]] is called so, because [[disbeliever]]s and criminals fall into it.

Hawiya is once mentioned in the surah [[al-Qari'a]], "But as for him whose deeds weigh light in the scales, * his home will be the Abyss. * And what will show you what it is? * It is a scorching fire!" [[Qur'an 101]]:8 – 11). Some commentators interpreted the word "umm" as "place" ["home"] and the same way a mother embraces her child, the hell embraces people. But, some others interpreted "umm" as "brain" and say that "hawiya" refers to the way people fall in it by their heads.