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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 55
In hell, they will never be held in esteem and never
will they receive mercy. As the firewood of hell, they will
live in pain and grief for all eternity. Allah reveals this
fact in the verses as follows:
You and what you worship besides Allah are fuel for
hell. You will go down into it. (Surat al-Anbiya': 98)
... They are fuel for the Fire. (Surah Al 'Imran: 10)
Allah informs us in the Qur'an of various forms of
punishment in hell. Most of the people will dwell there,
as stated in the verse, "for ages." In other words, they will
be tormented for as long as Allah wills. We can describe
some of these punishments as follows:
In the thirteenth verse of Surat al-Furqan, Allah relates
that unbelievers will be cast "into a narrow place in hell
shackled together in chains." Being left closed in a narrow
space even for a few minutes makes one tense. Even the
thought of being surrounded by four walls is often an
unbearable thought. The torment of hell, however, is
incomparable to the one of the world. Confined in that
narrow space, they will also be subjected to fire.
Moreover, shackled together in chains, they will even not
be able to move, let alone escaping from the fire. Even
imagining such a scene is painful.
In another verse, Allah informs that unbelievers will
remain in "shades of pitch-black smoke" (Surat al-
Waqia: 43). In general, the word "shade" reminds one