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Ibrahim!’ (21:69) back some news from it or a burning branch from
Here are two rival groups who disputed concern- the fire so that you will be able to warm your-
ing their Lord. Those who disbelieve will have selves.’ (28:29)
garments of fire cut out for them, and boiling Pharaoh said, ‘Council, I do not know of any
water poured over their heads. (22:19) other god for you apart from Me. Haman, kindle
But as for those who strive against My Signs and a fire for me over the clay and build me a lofty
try to thwart them, they will be the Companions tower so that perhaps I may be able to climb up
of the Blazing Fire. (22:51) to Musa’s god! I consider him a blatant liar.’
When Our Signs are recited to them–Clear (28:38)
Signs–you can detect denial in the faces of those We made them leaders, summoning to the Fire,
who disbelieve. They all but assault those who and on the Day of Rising they will not be helped.
recite Our Signs to them! Say: ‘Shall I inform you (28:41)
of something worse than that? The Fire which The only answer of his people was to say: ‘Kill
Allah has promised those who disbelieve. What him or burn him!’ But Allah rescued him
an evil destination!’ (22:72) (Ibrahim) from the fire. There are certainly Signs
The Fire will sear their faces, making them gri- in that for people who are believers. (29:24)
mace horribly in it, their lips drawn back from He (Ibrahim) said, ‘You have adopted idols apart
their teeth. (23:104) from Allah as tokens of mutual affection in this
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. world. But then on the Day of Rising you will re-
The metaphor of His Light is that of a niche in ject one another and curse one another. The Fire
which is a lamp, the lamp inside a glass, the glass will be your shelter. You will have no helpers.’
like a brilliant star, lit from a blessed tree, an (29:25)
olive, neither of the east nor of the west, its oil all When they are told: ‘Follow what Allah has sent
but giving off light even if no fire touches it. Light down,’ they say, ‘No, we will follow what we
upon Light. Allah guides to His Light whoever He found our fathers doing.’ What! Even if Satan is
wills and Allah makes metaphors for mankind calling them to the punishment of the Blazing
and Allah has knowledge of all things. (24:35) Fire? (31:21)
Do not imagine that those who disbelieve are But as for those who are deviators, their refuge is
able to escape Allah on earth. Their shelter will the Fire. Every time that they want to get out, they
be the Fire. What an evil destination! (24:57) are put straight back into it again and they are
The Blazing Fire will be displayed to the misled. told, ‘Taste the punishment of the Fire, which
(26:91) you denied.’ (32:20)
When Musa said to his people, ‘I can make out a They will say on the Day their faces are rolled
fire. I will bring you news from it or at least a over in the Fire, ‘If only we had obeyed Allah and
burning brand so that hopefully you will be able obeyed the Messenger!’ (33:66)
to warm yourselves.’ (27:7) ‘Today you possess no power to help or harm
But when he reached it, a voice called out to one another.’ And We will say to those who did
him, ‘Blessed be Him who is in the Fire and all wrong, ‘Taste the punishment of the Fire which
who are around it. Glory be to Allah, the Lord of you denied.’ (34:42)
all the worlds!’ (27:8) Whereas for those who disbelieve there will be
Those who perform bad actions will be flung the Fire of Hell. They will not be killed off so that
head first into the Fire: ‘Are you being repaid for they die and its punishment will not be lightened
anything other than what you did?’ (27:90) for them. That is how We repay every thankless
When Musa had fulfilled the appointed term and man. (35:36)
had set off with his family, he noticed a fire from Say ‘He Who made them in the first place will
one side of the Mount. He said to his family, ‘Stay bring them back to life. He has total knowledge
here, I can see a fire. Hopefully I will bring you of each created thing; He Who produces fire for
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