Nar as-samum

Nār as samūm (Arabic: نار السموم, meaning "fire of scorching winds"; also spelled Simoom or Semum; from the root س م م s-m-m, سم) is a concept in Islam referring to a type of flameless fire of hot wind. The term is associated with a specific type of storm found in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula, called simoom. According to the Quran, Jinns (another intelligence along with human beings, among them are good jinns as well as evil jinns: demons) are made up of Nār as samūm'.

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