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Nār as samūm (Arabic: نار السموم, meaning "fire of poison"; also spelled Simoom or Semum; from the root س م م s-m-m, سم "to poison") is a concept in Islam referring to a type of infernal fire or hot wind. The term is associated with a specific type of storm found in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula, called simoom. According to the Quran, the damned will be tormented in samūm, and demons are said to be created from samūm.