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will be met with great pain and sorrow in the Hereafter. In fact in the
Qur'an, the Day of Judgment is referred to as the "Day of Profit and
Loss":
On the Day He gathers you for the Day of Gathering – that is
the Day of Profit and Loss. As for those who believe in Allah
and act rightly, We will erase their bad actions from them and
admit them into Gardens with rivers flowing under them, re-
maining in them timelessly, for ever and ever. That is the
great victory! But as for those who are unbelievers and deny

Our signs they are the Companions of the Fire, remaining in
it timelessly, for ever. What an evil destination! (Surat at-
Taghabun: 9-10)
The "loss" described in the verses begins with the unbeliever's
death and continues with their resurrection and calling to account
after which they find their true home by being sent to Hell. The Qur'an
tells us of some of the things which people who are deceived by
Satan's promises and who deceive themselves with excuses in the life
of the world will encounter in Hell:
The throes of death come revealing the truth. That is what
you were trying to evade! The Trumpet will be blown. That is
the Day of the Threat. Every self will come together with a
driver and a witness: "You were heedless of this so We have
stripped you of your covering and today your sight is sharp."

His inseparable comrade will say, "This is what I have ready
for you." "Hurl into Hell every obdurate disbeliever, impeder
of good, doubt-causing aggressor, who set up another deity
together with Allah. Hurl him into the terrible punishment."
His inseparable comrade will say, "Our Lord, I did not make
him overstep the limits. He was, in any case, far astray." He