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people to believe in Allah; rather, they lead them away from
belief in Him. They incite the people to follow Satan and
their desires, instead of the Qur’an and their consciences. As
a result, these leaders of unbelief draw their followers into
the Fire and Allah’s punishment:
... See the final fate of the wrongdoers! We made them
leaders, summoning to the Fire, and on the Day of
Resurrection they will not be helped. (Surat al-Qasas,
40-41)

10. What does the Qur’an mean when it says

that people’s skin, ears, and eyes will bear
witness against them on the Day

of Judgment?
This statement means that all of the unbelievers‘ actions,
even the ones that they thought no one knew about, will be
revealed when their ears, eyes, and skins start to talk. Allah
sees everything, whether hidden or open, but on that day
He will make these people bear witness to their own crimes
through a personal confession. This is a very easy matter for
Him, for since He gave each person’s tongue the gift of
speech, He can surely bestow it upon each person’s skin,
eyes, and ears.
This fact is related in the Qur’an, as follows:
On the Day We crowd the enemies of Allah into the
Fire and they are driven in close-packed ranks, when
they reach it, their hearing, sight, and skin will testify
against them concerning what they did. They will ask

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