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4449 The sinner gets dragged further and further in the disgusting consequences of his evil actions, until the fire of
destruction closes in upon him. (40.72)
40:73 - Then shall it be said to them: "Where are the (deities) to which ye gave part-worship
40:74 - "In derogation of Allah?" They will reply: "They have left us in the lurch: nay we invoked not
of old anything (that had real existence)." Thus does Allah leave the Unbelievers to stray. 4450
4450 All falsehoods will vanish: Cf. vii. 36. The only Reality will be fully manifest even to those to whom Evil was made to
seem alluring in the lower life. They will feel in their inmost souls that they had been pursuing mere shadows, things of
no real existence. This was the result of their rejecting the Light and the Grace of Allah: they got entangled in the
mazes of error. (40.74)
44:43 - Verily the tree of Zaqqum 47214722
4721 Now follows a word-picture of the horrors to which Evil must lead us. What human language and what figures of
speech can adequately describe them? (44.43)
4722 The opposite of "delicious Fruits" is the terrible tree of Zaqqam, which is further described in xxxvii. 62-68, where see
n. 4073. Also see xvii. 60, n. 2250. (44.43)
44:44 -Will be the food of the Sinful
44:45 -Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides
44:46 - Like the boiling of scalding water.
44:47 - (A voice will cry:) "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire!
44:48 - "Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water;
44:49 - "Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou Mighty full of honor! 4723
4723 In this particular Sura the besetting sin we are considering is the arrogance born of place or power, wealth or honour,
as understood in this world. The punishment of ignominy looks back to the kind of sin which is to be punished. (44.49)
50:30 - One Day We will ask Hell "art thou filled to the full?" It will say "are there any more (to
come)?" 4967
4967 As the capacity of Reward is unlimited, so is the capacity of Punishment-unlimited. Hell is personified and asked, "Art
thou sated to the full?" It replies, "If there are more to come, let them come. " It is not satisfied. (50.30)
66:6 - O ye who believe! save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is Men and
Stones over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe who flinch not (from executing)
the Commands they receive from Allah but do (precisely) what they are commanded.
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538 Note how we have been gradually led up in admonition from two Consorts to all consorts, to all women, to all
Believers, and to all men and women. We must carefully guard not only our own conduct, but the conduct of our
families, and of all who are near and dear to us. For the issues are most Serious, and the consequences of a fall are
most terrible. (66.6)
5539 "A Fire whose fuel is Men and Stones." Cf. ii. 24. This is a terrible Fire: not merely like the physical fire which burns
wood or charcoal or substances like that, and consumes them. This Fire will have for its fuel men who do wrong and
are as hard hearted as stones, or stone Idols as symbolical of all the unbending Falsehoods in life. (66.6)
5540 Cf. lxxiv. 31. We think of the angel nature as gentle and beautiful, but in another aspect perfection includes justice,
fidelity, discipline, and the firm execution of duty according to lawful commands. So, in the attributes of Allah Himself,
Justice and Mercy, Kindness and Correction are not contradictory but complementary. An earthly ruler will be unkind
to his loyal subjects if he does not punish evil-doers. (66.6)
67:7 - When they are cast therein they will hear the (terrible) drawing in of its breath even as it
blazes forth. 5564
5564 For shahiq see n. 1607 to xi. 106. There shahiq (sobs) was contrasted with zafir (sighs): in the one case it is the
drawing in of breath, and in the other the emission of a deep breath. Here the latter process is represented by the verb
fara, to swell, to blaze forth, to gush forth. In xi. 40, the verb fara was applied to the gushing forth of the waters of the
Flood; here the verb is applied to the blazing forth of the Fire of Punishment. Fire is personified: in its in-take it has a
fierce appetite; in the flames which it throws out, it has a fierce aggressiveness. And yet in ultimate result evil meets
the same fate, whether typified by water or fire. (67.7)
67:8 - Almost bursting with fury: every time a Group is cast therein its Keepers will ask "Did no
Warner come to you?" 5565
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