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DEATH, RESURRECTION, HELL

among the thankful.' (Surah Yunus: 22)

However upon deliverance, these people return to their initial
heedless state. Forgetting their promise, they display a low and false
attitude and, while doing this, never feel the slightest pangs of con-
science. Yet, this falsity will be evidence against them on the Day of
Judgment:
But then, when He does rescue them, they become rebellious
in the land without any right to do so. Mankind, your rebel-

liousness is only against yourselves. Take your enjoyment in
the life of the world and then you will return to Us and We
will inform you about what you did. (Surah Yunus: 23)
Frantically, man re-attempts to do the same at the moment of
death. Yet, the time predetermined for him is already over:
When death comes to one of them, he says, 'My Lord, send me

back again. so that perhaps I may act rightly regarding the
things I failed to do!' No indeed! It is just words he utters.
Before them there is an interspace until the Day they are
raised up. (Surat al-Muminun: 99-100)
We see that the unbelievers persist with this attitude even be-
fore Allah. This is revealed in the Qur'an as such:

If only you could see the evil-doers hanging their heads in
shame before their Lord: 'Our Lord, we have seen and we
have heard, so send us back again and we will act rightly.
Truly, we are now firm believers.' ...(It will be said to them):
'So taste this. Because you forgot the meeting of this Day, We
have forgotten you too. Taste the eternal punishment for your
misdeeds.' (Surat as-Sajda: 12-14)

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