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THE HYPOCRITE ACCORDING TO THE QUR’AN

wish he could ransom himself from the punishment
of that Day, by means of his sons, or his wife or his
brother or his family who sheltered him or everyone
else on earth, if that only meant that he could save
himself. But no! It is a Raging Blaze stripping away
the limbs and scalp, which calls for all who drew
back and turned away. (Surat al-Maarij, 11-17)
There will be sighing for them in it and they will not
be able to hear. (Surat al-Anbiya, 100)
And beyond him is Hell where he will be given pus
to drink. He gulps at it but can hardly swallow it
down. Death comes at him from every side but he
does not die. And beyond him is relentless punish-
ment. (Surah Ibrahim, 16-17)
That Day you will see the evildoers yoked together in
chains, wearing shirts of tar, their faces enveloped in
the Fire. (Surah Ibrahim, 49-50)
The Tree of az-Zaqqum is the food of the wicked,
seething in the belly like molten brass, as boiling
water bubbles and seethes. “Seize him and drag him
bodily into the middle of the Blazing Fire. Then pour
the punishment of boiling water on his head.” (Surat
ad-Dukhan, 43-48)
Such torment to be inflicted upon the hypocrites is only in
repayment for their deeds, for they harbored enmity towards
the believers who merely chose to be Allah’s servants, attempt-
ing to deceive them, and veer them from their righteous
course, through lies and deception. They cooperated with dis-
believers against believers, slandered them, and supported
those plots hatched against them.

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