what is surah lahab in brief
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This Surah was revealed to condemn the behavior of one of the relatives of the Prophet who stood against his message. Abu Lahab was the uncle of Prophet Muhammad PBUH. His name was Abdul Uzza bin Abdul Muttalib. He was called Abu Lahab because of the brightness of his face. The Arabic word “Lahab” means flames, and this was his nickname because he was of radiant reddish color. Abu Lahab and his wife were one of the most hostile opponents of Muhammad and the ideas he propagated.
The reason for cursing Abu Lahab is because Abu Lahab was the only one in Muhammad’s close family that even though he belonged to the same clan, he joined with the opposing Quraysh instead. Not only this when the whole family of Prophet was under social boycott Abu Lahab was was with rival tribes in signing the document imposing a complete social boycott on the clan of Hashim to starve them out.