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DEATH, RESURRECTION, HELL

ceive double. But you do not know it.' (Surat al-A'raf: 38)

Those who are unbelievers say, 'Our Lord, show us those jinn
and men who misguided us and we will place them beneath
our feet, so that they will be among the lowest of the low.'
(Surah Fussilat: 29)

When they are squabbling with one another in the Fire, the
weak will say to those deemed great, 'We were your follow-
ers, so why do you not ward off from us some of the flames?'
But those who deemed themselves great will say, 'All of us
are in it. Allah has clearly judged between His servants.'
(Surah Ghafir: 47-48)

'Here is a troop rushing headlong with you! There is no wel-
come for them. They will certainly roast in the Fire.' (And the
damned will say to their leaders), 'No, it is you who have no
welcome. It is you who brought this upon us. What an evil
place to settle!' They will say, 'Our Lord, give him who
brought this on us double the punishment in the Fire!' 'But

how is it that we do not see some men whom we used to count
among the worst of people and whom we turned into figures
of fun? Did our eyes miss them?' All this is certainly true - the
bickering of the people of the Fire. (Surah Sad: 59-64)

Pleas of Desperation and Hopelessness
The people of hell are in a hopeless state. The torture they un-
dergo is extremely cruel and never-ending. Their only hope is to beg

for salvation. They see the people of paradise and beg for water and
food. They try to repent and ask forgiveness of Allah. Yet, all these

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