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THE CONCEPT OF PUNISHMENT
IN THE QUR'AN

PUNISHMENT IN HELL AS DESCRIBED IN THE QUR'AN

The Companions of Hell Will Have Dreadful Appearances
We will brand him on the snout! (Surat al-Qalam, 16)
Eyes downcast, darkened by debasement, that will be the Day which
they were promised. (Surat al-Ma'arij, 44)
And faces that Day will be gloomy. (Surat al-Qiyama, 24)
There are Whips Made of Iron for Disbelievers
So your Lord unleashed on them a scourging punishment. (Surat al-
Fajr, 13)
And they will be beaten with whips made of iron. (Surat al-Hajj, 21)
Their Bodies Will be Branded in the Fire
On the Day it is heated up in the fire of Hell and their foreheads,
sides and backs are branded with it: 'This is what you hoarded for
yourselves, so taste what you were hoarding!' (Surat at-Tawba, 35)
They Will be Bound in Shackles
That Day you will see the evildoers yoked together in fetters. (Surah
Ibrahim, 49)
With Us there are shackles and a Blazing Fire. (Surat al-Muzzammil,
12)

They Will be Bound in Chains and Iron Collars
We have made ready for the disbelievers shackles and chains and a
Searing Blaze (Surat al-Insan, 4)
If you are surprised at their blindness, what could be more surprising
than their words: 'What, when we are turned to dust, shall we then be
created all anew?' These are the people who reject their Lord. Such peo-
ple have iron collars round their necks. Such people are the Compan-
ions of the Fire, remaining in it timelessly, for ever. (Surat ar-Rad, 5)
And those who were deemed weak shall say to those who were