Transliteration:( Fa-ummuhu haawiyah )
The phrase "his mother will be Hawiyah" carries significant symbolic meaning. The word Hawiyah is derived from hawa, which refers to a deep fall or abyss, representing the depths of Hell. In this context, it conveys that wrongdoers will be cast down into Hell, their final abode. The analogy to a "mother" implies that, just as a mother's embrace is a natural place of refuge for a child, Hell will serve as the inevitable and final refuge for these individuals, offering no escape in the Hereafter.
The tafsir of Surah Qariah verse 9 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qariah ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 11.
(101:9) his shall be the deep pit for a dwelling.[5]
5. The words in the original are: ummu hu hawiyah: his mother will be hawiyah. Hawiyah is from hawa, which means to fall from a height to a depth, and hawiyah is the deep pit into which something falls. Hell has been called Hawiyah because it will be very deep and the culprits will be thrown into it from the height. As for the words, his mother will be Hawiyah, they mean: Just as the mother’s lap is the child’s abode, so Hell will be the culprits’ only abode in the Hereafter.
[1977]- Literally, "mother" (a man's original refuge) , which will envelop him as in an embrace. [1978]- i.e., the pit of Hellfire.
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