Hamim: Difference between revisions

* Boiling water<ref>Rāghib, ''Al-Mufradāt,'' p. 254; Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān,'' vol. 10, p. 643- vol. 4, p. 492; Ṭūsī, ''Al-Tibyān,'' vol. 10, p. 244; Ṭabarī, ''Jāmiʾ al-bayān,'' vol. 30, p. 9; Marāghī, ''Tafsīr al-Marāghī,'' vol. 30, p. 13; Zamakhsharī, ''Al-Kashshāf,'' vol. 3, p. 150.</ref> people of the hell are forced to drink. In verse 57 of [[Sura Sad]] ([They will be told, ‘This is scalding water and pus; let them taste it) and verse 4 of [[Sura Yunus]] (As for the faithless, they shall have boiling water for drink, and a painful punishment because of what they used to defy), the word is used in this sense. Fakhr al-Razi cites a view in his ''Mafatih al-ghayb'' to the effect that “hamim” in these verses means melted copper.

* An intimate or close friend. In verse 101 of [[Sura al-Shu'ara|Sura al-Shu'ara']] (nor do we have any sympathetic friend) and verse 10 of [[Sura al-Ma'arij]] (and no friend will inquire about [the welfare of his] friend), the word is used in this sense. Quranic exegetes interpret “hamim” in these verses as intimate, a compassionate kind close one, a close person who tries to solve one’s problems, and a supportive close friend.

[[Hasan Mustafawi]] (d. 2005), the author of the book ''[[al-Tahqiq fi kalimat al-Qur'an al-karim]]'', believes that “hamim” has several meanings: intense heat, closeness and intimacy, a kind of voice or intention, all of which refer to intense heat. For instance, some springs are called “hamim” because they have intensely hot water, or a close intimate friend is called “hamim” because of his warmness and kindness. Moreover, when “hamim” is used to refer to charcoal, it is because wood turns into charcoal as a result of intense heat and fire. Accordingly, “hamim” means hot, either literally such as boiling water or metaphorically (as in friendship and intimacy).