The Holy Quran 37:64 — Surah As-Saffat

Arabic text

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِىٓ أَصْلِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Translation

It (Zaqqoom) is a tree that emerges from the depths of Jahannam.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The tree of zaqqum for the people of Hell: above, the hospitality of the people of Paradise was mentioned; from here, the hospitality of the people of Hell is described. “Zaqqum” is the name of a certain tree that is extremely bitter and foul-tasting, like the spurges and prickly cacti of our land.

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