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 ]
وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا (17) عَيْنًا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلْسَبِيلًا (18) [ 4]
wayus'qawna fīhā kaʼsan kāna mizājuhā zanjabīlan (17) ʻaynan fīhā tusammā salsabīlan (18) [ 5]
"And there they will be given a cup whose mixture is of Zanjabiil [ginger]. A fountain there, called Salsabiil." (notable alternate translations )
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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 designate a type of fountain . This is used for aerating drinking water in a sebil ,[ 7] : 63, 262 [ 8] [ 9] for evaporative cooling of a building, or both.[ 10]
Part of the Salsabil neighborhood in Tehran
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
References
^ a b "Translations, Chapter (76) sūrat l-insān, verse 18" . corpus.quran.com . The Quranic Arabic Corpus - Translation.
^ "Salsabil - Ontology of Quranic Concepts from the Quranic Arabic Corpus" . corpus.quran.com .
^ a b "Salsabil" . WikiShia .
^ Quran 76:17–18
^ "Chapter (76) sūrat l-insān, verse 18" . The Quranic Arabic Corpus - Word by Word Grammar, Syntax and Morphology of the Holy Quran .
^ Yates, William (1847). A dictionary, Hindustani and English . Printed at the Baptist Mission Press. OCLC 891595206 .
^ Williams, Caroline (2008). Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide (6th ed.). Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 9789774162053 .
^ Sumner-Boyd, Hilary; Freely, John (2010). Strolling Through Istanbul: The Classic Guide to the City (Revised ed.). Tauris Parke Paperbacks.
^ Mostafa, Saleh Lamei (1989). "The Cairene Sabil: Form and Meaning". Muqarnas . 6 : 33– 42. doi :10.2307/1602278 . JSTOR 1602278 .
^ Ford, Brian (September 2001). "Passive downdraught evaporative cooling: principles and practice" (PDF) . Architectural Research Quarterly . 5 (3): 271– 280. doi :10.1017/S1359135501001312 .
^ "What Does The Name Salsabil Mean?" . The Meaning of Names .
^ "Salsabil" . forebears.io .
^ "Iranians rebel over price of beloved pistachio" . USA TODAY . Associated Press. 2013-04-01.