Nar as-samum

Depiction of shayāṭīn in the Turco-Islamic horror film "Semum" (2008).[1]

In Islam, Nār as samūm (Arabic: نار السموم, meaning "fire of poison"; also spelled Simoom or Semum; from the root س م م s-m-m, سم "to poison") refers to a type of infernal fire or hot wind. The term is related to a type of storm in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. According to the Quran, the damned will be tormented in samūm and demons are said to be created from samūm.

  1. ^ Erdağı, Deniz Özkan (2024-02-01). "Evil in Turkish Muslim horror film: the demonic in "Semum"". SN Social Sciences. 4 (2). doi:10.1007/s43545-024-00832-w. ISSN 2662-9283.