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HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

gious duties as if they were believers. Thus, they earned the appella-
tion of "hypocrites". In hellfire, they implore the believers to give
them help. The dialogue between believers and hypocrites is con-
veyed in the Qur'an as follows:

That Day the hypocrites, both men and women, will say to
those who have faith, 'Wait for us, so that we may borrow
some of your light.' But they will be told, 'Go back and look
for some other light!' And a wall with a gate will be erected
between them. Inside there will be mercy, but on the exterior
lies punishment. They will call out to them, 'Were we not
with you?' They will reply, 'Indeed you were. But you made
trouble for yourselves and hung back and doubted, and false
hopes deluded you until Allah's command arrived. The

Dissembler tricked you about Allah. So today no ransom will
be accepted from you or from those who were unbelievers.
Your refuge is the Fire. It is your master. What an evil destina-
tion!' (Surat al-Hadid: 13-15)

An Eternal Torment With No Salvation
There is an important aspect of hell which augments the inten-
sity of torment inflicted: it is eternal. In this world, the fact that even
the sharpest pain lessens with time gives comfort to man and there is

always hope for salvation.
However, there is no such hope in hell and this is what over-
whelms the people of hell most. When they are cast into the fire,
chained, scalded, whipped, and crammed into narrow places, their
hands tied to their necks, they know that it will last for all eternity.
Their attempts to escape can never meet with success. This indicates

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