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''' | '''Hāwīya''' (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)]]. | ||
== Meaning == | == Meaning == | ||
" | "Hawiya" literally means "to fall" and the [[hell]] is called so, because [[disbeliever]]s and criminals fall into it. | ||
== In the Qur'an == | == In the Qur'an == | ||
Hawiya is once mentioned in [[Sura 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. | |||
== In Hadiths == | == In Hadiths == | ||
In a hadith from [[Imam Ali (a)]], he (a) mentions "hawiya" the first level from the seven levels of the hell. Also, in some hadiths, "hawiya" refers to the seventh and the lowest level of the hell. | In a hadith from [[Imam Ali (a)]], he (a) mentions "hawiya" the first level from the seven levels of the hell. Also, in some hadiths, "hawiya" refers to the seventh and the lowest level of the hell. | ||
According to a hadith, [[Prophet Jesus (a)]] passed by a town and saw that all its people were dead and their bodies were left on the ground. He (a) revived one of them by the request of one of his [[Hawariyyun]] (apostles of Jesus) and asked him, "what happened to you?" He said, "we enjoyed the night in happiness, but in the morning we were sent to | According to a hadith, [[Prophet Jesus (a)]] passed by a town and saw that all its people were dead and their bodies were left on the ground. He (a) revived one of them by the request of one of his [[Hawariyyun]] (apostles of Jesus) and asked him, "what happened to you?" He said, "we enjoyed the night in happiness, but in the morning we were sent to hawiya of the hell." Prophet Jesus (a) asked him, "what is hawiya?" He answered, "It is sijjin." Prophet Jesus (a) asked him, "what is sijjin?" He answered, "Mountains of rocks turned to fire lit up to us." | ||
[[Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a)]] said, "One who denies [[wilaya]] of Imam Ali (a), his abode is hawiya." | [[Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a)]] said, "One who denies [[wilaya]] of Imam Ali (a), his abode is hawiya." | ||
== References == | |||
* The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/هاویه {{ia|هاویه}}] in Farsi Wikishia. | |||
[[fa:هاویه]] | [[fa:هاویه]] | ||