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of zaqqum. Allah informs how zaqqum will turn out to be
a torment for unbelievers:
The Tree of az-Zaqqum is the food of the wicked,
seething in the belly like molten brass, as boiling water
bubbles and seethes. "Seize him and drag him bodily
into the middle of the Blazing Fire. Then pour the pun-
ishment of boiling water on his head." "Taste that! You
are the mighty one, the noble one! This is the very thing
you used to doubt." (Surat ad-Dukhan: 43-50)
From the descriptions in the Qur'an, we know that

food in hell will have a choking effect on people. They
will try to sip the drink of fester water in gulps, but to no
avail; they will never manage to swallow it. Pus, which is
the most disgusting thing in this world with its appear-
ance and odor, will also be among the nourishment of the
people in hell. This will inflict great pain on the people of
hell but, out of starvation, they will have no other choice
but to eat. Nevertheless, what they eat will not satisfy
their hunger. They will also suffer the pain of hunger for-
ever.

They have no food but a bitter thorny bush which nei-
ther nourishes nor satisfies. (Surat al-Ghashiyya: 6-7)
Allah gives other descriptions in the Qur'an regarding
the torment in hell:
There will be sighing for them in it (Surat al-Anbiya':
100)