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you, reciting your Lord’s Signs to you and warn- (Say:) ‘This will be their hospitality on the Day of
ing you of the meeting on this Day of yours?’ Judgment!’ (56:56)
They will say, ‘Indeed they did, but the decree of That Day the men and women of the hypocrites
punishment is justly carried out against the dis- will say to those who believe, ‘Wait for us so that
believers.’ (39:71) we can borrow some of your light.’ They will be
They will be told, ‘Enter the gates of Hell and stay told, ‘Go back and look for light!’ And a wall will
there timelessly, for ever. How evil is the abode be erected between them with a gate in it, on the
of the arrogant!’ (39:72) inside of which there will be mercy but before
Those in the Fire will say to the custodians of whose exterior lies the punishment. (57:13)
Hell, ‘Call on your Lord to make the punishment Do you not see those who were forbidden to
less for us for just one day.’ (40:49) confer together secretly returning to the very
Your Lord says, ‘Call on Me and I will answer thing they were forbidden to do, and conferring
you. Those who who are too proud to worship together secretly in wrongdoing and enmity and
Me will enter Hell abject.’ (40:60) disobedience to the Messenger? And when they
(Deniers will be told,) ‘Enter the gates of Hell, re- come to you they greet you with words Allah has
maining in it timelessly, for ever. How evil is the never used in greeting you, and say to them-
abode of the arrogant!’ (40:76) selves ‘Why does Allah not punish us for what
The evildoers will remain timelessly, for ever, in we say?’ Hell will be enough for them! They will
the punishment of Hell. (43:74) roast in it. What an evil destination! (58:8)
Hell is right at their heels. Nothing they have ‘You who disbelieve! Do not try to excuse your-
earned will be of any use to them, nor will those selves today. You are merely being repaid for
they took as protectors besides Allah. They will what you did.’ (66:7)
have a terrible punishment. (45:10) O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and
And so that He might punish the men and hypocrites and be harsh with them. Their refuge
women of the hypocrites and the men and is Hell. What an evil destination! (66:9)
women of the idolaters–those who think bad Those who reject their Lord will have the punish-
thoughts about Allah. They will suffer an evil turn ment of Hell. What an evil destination! (67:6)
of fate. Allah is angry with them, and has cursed It all but bursts with rage. Each time a group is
them and prepared Hell for them. What an evil flung into it its custodians will question them:
destination! (48:6) ‘Did no warner come to you?’ They will say, ‘Yes
(Custodians of Hell will be told,) ‘Hurl into Hell indeed, a warner did come to us but we denied
every obdurate disbeliever, impeder of good, him and said, "Allah has sent nothing down. You
doubt-causing aggressor, who set up another god are just greatly misguided."’ They will say, ‘If only
together with Allah. Hurl him into the terrible we had really listened and used our intellect, we
punishment.’ (50:24-26) would not have been Companions of the Blaze.’
On the Day He says to Hell, ‘Are you full?’ it will Then they will acknowledge their wrong actions.
ask, ‘Are there no more to come?’ (50:30) Away with the Companions of the Blaze! (67:8-
The Day they are shoved roughly into the Fire of 11)
Hell: (deniers will be told,) ‘This is the Fire which (Say: ‘It has been revealed to me that a band of
you denied! So is this magic? Or is it that you do the jinn listened and said,) "Some of us are
not see? Roast in it! And bear it patiently or do Muslims and some are deviators. Those who
not bear it patiently. It makes no difference either have become Muslim are those who sought right
way. You are simply being repaid for what you guidance; the deviators will be firewood for
did.’ (52:13-16) Hellfire."’ (72:14-15)
This is Hell which the evildoers deny. (55:43) Say: ‘No one can protect me from Allah and I
They will go back and forth between fire and will never find any refuge apart from Him–only
scalding water. (55:44) in transmitting from Allah and His Messages. As
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