Ghamarat __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text GHAMARAT غمرات plural of ghamrah, "abyss". A word used to express the agonies of death. It occurs in the Qur'an, Surah vi 93: "But couldst thou see when the ungodly are in the floods of death (ghamaratu 'l-maut), and the angels reach forth their hands, saying, 'Yield up your souls: - this day shall ye be recompensed with a humiliating punishment.'" Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail