Al-Masad (Arabic: المسد, (meaning: "Twisted Strands" or "The Palm Fiber"[1]) is the 111th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran. It has 5 āyāt or verses and recounts the punishments that Abū Lahab and his wife will suffer in Hell.[1]

۝[2] May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.۝ His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.[3]۝ He will burn in a Fire of flame [4]۝ and his wife also, bearing wood,۝ having on her neck [5] a rope of twisted strands.[4]

A study on Quranic manuscripts within the Vatican Library noted the titles Lahab (Flame);[6] masad;[7] al-ḥaṭab;[8] and Abī Lahab.[9][10] In the 1730s the chapter title was known as Abu Laheb by translator George Sale.