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| − | Zaqqum is a tree, which according to Muslim belief, grows in hell, and of the bitter fruit of which the damned are compelled to eat so as to intensify their torment. <ref>{{Nuttall|Zakkum}}</ref> | + | '''Zaqqum''' is a tree, which according to [[Muslim]] belief, grows in hell, and of the bitter fruit of which the damned are compelled to eat so as to intensify their torment. <ref>{{Nuttall|Zakkum}}</ref> |
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Zaqqum is a tree, which according to Muslim belief, grows in hell, and of the bitter fruit of which the damned are compelled to eat so as to intensify their torment. [1]
References
- ↑ Nuttall Encyclopedia of General Knowledge, article on Zakkum originally published in 1907 written by Reverend James Wood