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hell forever, without the slightest hope of escape, unless Allah
so wills:
If only you could see them standing before the Fire, say-
ing, ‘Oh! If only we could be sent back again, we would
not deny the Signs of our Lord and we would be among
those who believe.’ No, it is simply that what they were
concealing before has been shown to them; and if they
were sent back, they would merely return to what they
were forbidden to do. Truly, they are liars. They say,
‘There is nothing but this life and we will not be raised
again.’ If only you could see them when they are stand-
ing before their Lord. He will say, ‘Is this not the Truth?’
They will say, ‘Yes indeed, by our Lord!’ He will say,
‘Then taste Our punishment because you rejected the
Faith.’ (Surat al-An’am: 27-30)

48. What kind of a place is Hell?

For unbelievers, Hell is a place where there are all kinds
of distress, torment and punishment which last forever. In the
Qur’an, it is said of Hell:
Hell lies in wait—a homecoming for the profligate who
shall remain in it for ages, not tasting any coolness there
or any drink, except for boiling water and decaying
filth— a fitting recompense. (Surat al-Naba’: 21-26)

49. What do the verses of the Qur’an tell us
about Hell?

In the verses of the Qur’an, it is related that there is liter-
ally a life in Hell. But it is a life in which all kinds of humiliation,