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you from green trees so that you use them to light  it, glorify their Lord with praise and believe in
         your fires.’ (36:79-80)            Him and ask forgiveness for those who believe:
         Assemble those who did wrong together with  ‘Our Lord, You encompass everything in mercy
         their associates and what they worshipped be-  and knowledge! Forgive those who turn to You
         sides Allah, and guide them to the Path of the  and who follow Your Way and safeguard them
         Blazing Fire! (37:22-23)           from the punishment of the Blazing Fire.’ (40:7)
         So he will look down and see him in the midst of  (The man who believed said,) ‘My people! How
         the Blazing Fire. (37:55)          is it that I call you to salvation while you call me
         It (the tree of Zaqqum) is a tree that emerges in  to the Fire?’ (40:41)
         the depths of the Blazing Fire. (37:64)  There is no question that what you call me to has
         Then their destination will be the Blazing Fire.  no foundation either in this world or the here-
         (37:68)                            after, that our return is to Allah, and that the prof-
         You will entice no one to them except for him  ligate will be Companions of the Fire. (40:43)
         who is to roast in the Blazing Fire. (37:162-163)  So Allah safeguarded him from the evil things
         We did not create heaven and earth and every-  they plotted and a most evil torment engulfed
         thing between them to no purpose. That is the  Pharaoh’s people–the Fire, morning and night, to
         opinion of those who disbelieve. Woe to those  which they are exposed; and on the Day the
         who disbelieve, because of the Fire! (38:27)  Hour takes place: ‘Admit Pharaoh’s people to the
         This! A crowd hurtling in with you. There is no  harshest punishment!’ (40:45-46)
         welcome for them. They will certainly roast in  When they are squabbling with one another in
         the Fire. (38:59)                  the Fire, the weak will say to those deemed great,
         They will say, ‘Our Lord, give him who brought  ‘We were your followers, so why do you not re-
         this on us double the punishment in the Fire!’  lieve us of a portion of the Fire?’ (40:47)
         (38:61)                            Those in the Fire will say to the custodians of
         All this is certainly true–the bickering of the peo-  Hell, ‘Call on your Lord to make the punishment
         ple of the Fire. (38:64)           less for us for just one day.’ (40:49)
         He (Satan) said, ‘I am better than him. You cre-  Those who deny the Book and that with which
         ated me from fire but You created him from clay.’  We sent Our Messengers will certainly come to
         (38:76)                            know when they have shackles and chains
         When harm touches man he calls upon his Lord,  around their necks and are dragged along the
         repenting to Him. Then when He grants him a  ground into the boiling water and then are
         blessing from Him, he forgets what he was call-  thrown into the Fire! (40:70-72)
         ing for before and ascribes rivals to Allah, so as to  On the Day We crowd the enemies of Allah into
         misguide others from His Way. Say: ‘Enjoy your  the Fire and they are driven in close-packed
         disbelief for a little while. You are among the  ranks. (41:19)
         Companions of the Fire.’ (39:8)    If they are steadfast, the Fire will still be their res-
         They will have awnings of Fire above them and  idence! If they ask for favour, no favour will be
         awnings below them. By that Allah strikes fear  given. (41:24)
         into His servants: ‘So have fear, My servants, of  That is the repayment of the enemies of
         Me!’ (39:16)                       Allah–the Fire. They will have it for their Eternal
         But as for those against whom the decree of  Home as repayment for their renunciation of Our
         Punishment is justly carried out, can you rescue  Signs. (41:28)
         those who are in the Fire? (39:19)  Those who adulterate Our Signs are not con-
         So your Lord’s Words about those who disbelieve  cealed from Us. Who is better–someone who
         proved true, that they are indeed the  will be thrown into the fire or someone who will
         Companions of the Fire. (40:6)     arrive in safety on the Day of Rising? Do what
         Those who bear the Throne, and all those around  you like. He sees whatever you do. (41:40)
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