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THE ARROGANCE OF SATAN

They Will Be Hideous

Good-looks and other physical qualities are among the
traits the foremost of which arrogant people boast. That is
why, those who boast of their beauty in this world will
receive what they most feared; they will look hideous. In
Hell, their faces will be turned black:

On the Day of Rising 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)
We pursued them with a curse in this world and on the
Day of Rising they will look hideous. (Surat al -Qasas: 42)

They Remain in Hell For All Eternity

The verses make it clear that those who are arrogant
towards Allah will remain in Hell for all eternity. And, the
reason why they were sent to Hell is precisely for their
arrogance. Allah repays them with eternal fire of Hell:
As for those who deny Our Signs and are arrogant
regarding them, the Gates of Heaven will not be opened
for them, and they will not enter Paradise until a camel
goes through a needle' s eye. That is how We repay the
evildoers. (Surat al-A' raf: 40)
Enter the gates of Hell, remaining in it timelessly, for ever.
How evil is the abode of the arrogant! (Surah Ghafir: 76)

Enter the gates of Hell, remaining in it timelessly, for ever.
How evil is the abode of the arrogant! (Surat an-Nahl: 29)
It is truly impossible to imagine being destined to remain
in the torment of Hell-a place one would not even bear to see-
for millions or billions of years, still knowing that it will