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HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

Humiliation in Hell

Many verses regarding hell inform us that a degrading, humili-
ating torment awaits unbelievers there. They incur this punishment
due to their arrogance and pride.
In this world, one of the main goals of unbelievers is to make
others envy them and appreciate their personality and social status.
A distinguished career, children, beautiful mansions, cars, and simi-
lar other worldly passions mean more to the individual when they
become a part of a vain display of himself. Indeed, in the Qur'an,
boasting of one's wealth and properties are mentioned as being

among the lures of this world.
This passion, namely "boasting", turns in the hereafter to an-
guish which includes degradation as well as physical pain. That is
because, the unbeliever forgot about "Allah, Who is Praiseworthy"
(Surat al-Baqara: 267) and "has taken his whims and desires to be
his god" (Surat al-Furqan: 43). For this reason, he has mainly busied
himself in earning appreciation for himself rather than glorifying
and praising Allah. He has built his life upon earning the pleasure of
other people rather than earning Allah's approval. That is why he is
blighted most when he is humiliated in front of other people.
The most horrible nightmare of an unbeliever is being dis-
graced and degraded in front of other people. There are even some
people who would consider dying only to be appreciated rather than
be disgraced. Adversities peculiar to hell have this feature at their
core. The dismal state of the dwellers of hell is mainly due to their
haughtiness. Never before have they been so utterly degraded. In
numerous verses this fact is stated:

On the Day when those who were unbelievers are exposed to

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