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FEAR OF ALLAH
encourage them to greater outrageousness. When the time comes,
the punishment they have denied will manifest as certain truth.
Allah declares in verses:
Woe to you, and woe! Then woe to you, and woe! Does man
reckon he will be left to go on unchecked? (Surat al-Qiyama:
34-36)
Those who distanced themselves from fear of Allah during their
time on Earth and denied Allah's punishment, will be given their
records in their left hand after they are called to account, at which
time they will be judged accordingly and will be sentenced to infi-
nite punishment and driven to Hell in groups. They will be in a state
of total psychological collapse as they are dragged to the gates of
Hell. Allah describes the moment in His verses in the following
manner:
Those who do not believe will be driven to Hell in companies
and when they arrive there and its gates are opened its custo-
dians will say to them, "Did Messengers from yourselves not
come to you, reciting your Lord's Signs to you and warning
you of the meeting on this Day of yours?" They will say,
"Indeed they did, but the decree of punishment is justly car-
ried out against the disbelievers." They will be told, "Enter
the gates of Hell and stay there timelessly, for ever. How evil
is the abode of the arrogant!" (Surat az-Zumar: 71-72)
In this manner, they will enter through the gates of Hell to re-
main there forever. The gates of Hell will be drawn closed and
locked. There will be no possibility of escape, and their bodies and
souls will be subjected to infinite, unbearable pain. However, none
of the punishments they will be subjected to will kill them. After
each exposure to the Fire their scorched flesh will be renewed and
the punishment will continue. They will long for the punishment to

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