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THE ARROGANCE OF SATAN

warned by Allah dozens of times through His messengers
and books. Yet, growing arrogant, they ignored all such
warnings and turned their backs. They will be punished only

because they will deserve it:
No, the fact is that My Signs came to you but you
denied them and were arrogant and were a disbeliever.
(Surat az-Zumar: 59)
The Qur' an offers a detailed account of the situation of the
arrogant on the Day of Judgment, the eternal existence in

Hell, and the torment he will suffer. In this section, we will
consider the fate of these people in the hereafter, so that they
can serve as an admonition to those who are arrogant towards
Allah, or who potentially harbour such rebellious feelings.

They are Degraded in Hell

Those who grow arrogant in this world will be repaid in
Hell with a humiliating punishment. There, apart from the
agonizing physical pain, they will meet an end that will
humble them spiritually. In return for having been unjustly
arrogant on earth, they will receive eternal degradation in Hell:
On the Day when those who were disbelievers are
exposed to the Fire, [it will be said]: "You dissipated the
good things you had in your worldly life and enjoyed
yourself in it. So today you are being repaid with the

punishment of humiliation for being arrogant in the
earth without any right and for being deviators." (Surat
al-Ahqaf: 20)
In Hell, Allah subjects them to types of conditions that
cause them profound emotional torment. Being cast into fire