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86 NEVER PLEAD IGNORANCE

aster is definitely known by every individual. However, what people fail
to comprehend is the concept of "eternity."
The word "eternity" expresses a period of time that will never end.
Disbelievers who go to hell, will not get out of it: for ten years, thousands
of years, billions of years, trillions of years. Trillions of years are surely in-
significant next to eternity. Allah expresses this period of time in the verse
above, saying, "remaining in it for countless aeons." (Surat an-Naba: 23)
Therefore we should not compare the trouble we undergo in this
world with the torment to be suffered in the hell. The severest pain in this
world is limited to only six or seven decades. Even the most serious dis-
eases have a cure, yet, the torment in the hell will never end. Therefore,
never plead ignorance of what the concept "eternal" means. Compare the
brevity of this life with such an endless period of life. Try to comprehend
a period of time that will never end.
When you have the opportunity to remain in paradise for all eterni-
ty, avoid being punished eternally in hell, a place of total burning and de-
struction.