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               Resurrection they will be hideous and spurned. (Surat al-
               Qasas, 42)
               Yet Allah relates in many verses that dust, gloom, and darkness
             also will cover the unbelievers' faces:

               That Day some faces will be dust-covered, overcast with gloom.
               Those are the dissolute unbelievers. (Surah 'Abasa, 40-42)
               On the Day of Resurrection, you will see those who lied
               against Allah with their faces blackened. Do not the arrogant
               have a dwelling place in Hell? (Surat az-Zumar, 60)
               Blackening the face is a metaphysical phenomenon. Those
             people who forsook an honorable life, one lived according to Allah's
             will, for one lived according to their selfish desires acquire only
             debasement. Thus, the resulting ugliness and dishonor is placed
             upon them. For this reason, they are driven to Hell in shame:

               If We had wanted to, We would have raised him up by them.
               But he gravitated toward Earth and pursued his whims and
               base desires. His metaphor is that of a dog: If you chase it away,
               it lolls out its tongue and pants, and if you leave it alone, it lolls
               out its tongue and pants. That is the metaphor of those who
               deny Our Signs. So tell the story so that hopefully they will
               reflect. (Surat al-A'raf, 176)
               People who allow themselves to be ruled by their selfish desires
             will be debased in the Hereafter in return for their conceit on Earth.
             In addition to physical ugliness, they also will be disgraced, for:
               Some faces that Day will be humiliated. (Surat al-Ghashiya, 2)

               The unbelievers, who led a life far remote from the morality of
             the Qur'an and did not improve themselves, even though Allah had
             given them the means for numerous times, will experience the
             astonishment of being debased and helpless at an unexpected
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