Salsabil (Quran)
Salsabil (Arabic: سلسبيل, romanized as Salsabīl, Salsabiil, Salsabeel, Selsebil, Selsabil, Salsabiel) is an Arabic term referring to a spring or fountain in paradise, mentioned in the Qur'an and in some hadiths. The term is also used as a common and proper noun.
In the Quran
In the Quran, the word is used once, to refer to a spring or fountain in paradise (Jannah).[1] The sole quranic reference is in sura Al-Insan.[2] There is also mention in some hadith.[3][better source needed]
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وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا[4]
wayus'qawna fīhā kasan kāna mizājuhā zanjabīlan ʿaynan fīhā tusammā salsabīlan[5]
"And there they will be given a cup whose mixture is of Zanjabiil [ginger]. A fountain there, called Salsabiil." (notable alternate translations)— Quran, sura 76 (Al-Insan), ayat 17-18
The verse may be in reference to the previous verse concerning the drink provided to those who enter paradise. "Salsabil" is usually but not always considered to be used as a proper noun, not a common noun, in this verse (that is, the capitalized name of one specific water source).[1] The common noun is used in Hindustani to mean "[r]unning limpid, sweet water",[6] and in Persian for a pleasant beverage.[3][better source needed]
Derivations
The Qur'anic term is probably the source of the engineering use of "salsabil", to mean a device for aerating drinking water in a sebil.[7]:63, 262[8][9] The word is also used to refer to the same type of water feature used for evaporative cooling.[10]
Like many terms found in the Quran, it is used as a proper name given to people, as both a personal[11][better source needed] or as a family name.[12][better source needed] It is also the name of one of the old neighborhoods in Tehran, Iran.[13]
See also
- Salsabil (fountain) (for cooling)
- Sebil (for drinking)
- Shadirvan (for wudu, ablutions)
References
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