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heed and to learn what to do. People who persist in their un-
belief despite being cognisant of everything they have to do
and having enough time to be mindful, thus, deserve to stay
in Hell forever. However, having entered Hell, these people
will feel a deep regret for what they did in the world, which
cannot possibly be compensated for. Begging to return to the
world in order to compensate for the things they did will be
of no help to the unbelievers, for they refused to grasp the
opportunity they were given before and will have missed
their chance forever. Allah relates the helplessness of these
unbelievers in the Qur'an as follows:
They will shout out in it, "Our Lord! Take us out! We
will act rightly, differently from the way we used to
act!" Did We not let you live long enough for anyone
who was going to pay heed? And did not the warner
come to you? Taste it then! There is no helper for the
wrongdoers. (Surah Fatir: 37)

45. Are there any other punishments in Hell
apart from the Fire?
Allah informs us in the Qur'an that unbelievers will be
flung into Hellfire, and will have garments of fire and tar.
(Surat al-Hajj: 19) Yet the punishment of Hell is not limited
to fire:
• There are cudgels made of iron (Surat al-Hajj: 21);

• people will be yoked together in chains (Surah Ibra-
him: 49);
• they will be dragged along and will have shackles
and chains around their necks (Surah Ghafir: 71);

• the punishment of boiling water will be poured on

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