ONE AYAT A DAY
وَقَالُوْا لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ اَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِيْٓ اَصْحٰبِ السَّعِيْرِ
Wa qālū lau kunnā nasma‘u au na‘qilu mā kunnā fī aṣḥābis-sa‘īr(i).
And they will say, "If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze."
The Description of Hell and Those Who will enter into itAllah the Exalted says,وَ(and) meaning, `and We have prepared,'لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْبِرَبِّهِمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ(for those who disbelieve in their Lord is the torment of Hell, and worst indeed is that destination.) This means that this will be the worst end and a terrible destiny.إِذَآ أُلْقُواْ فِيهَا سَمِعُواْ لَهَا شَهِيقًا(When they are cast therein, they will hear its Shahiq) Ibn Jarir said, "This means the sound of shouting."وَهِىَ تَفُورُ(while it is simmering.) Ath-Thawri said, "It will boil them just as a small number of seeds are boiled in a lot of water." Then Allah says,تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ الغَيْظِ(It almost bursts up with fury.) meaning, some parts of it almost break apart from other parts due to the severity of its rage and anger with them.تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ الغَيْظِ كُلَّمَا أُلْقِىَ فِيهَا فَوْجٌ سَأَلَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَآ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَذِيرٌ - قَالُواْ بَلَى قَدْ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرٌ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَقُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلاَّ فِى ضَلَـلٍ كَبِيرٍ(Every time a group is cast therein, its keepers will ask: "Did no warner come to you" They will say: "Yes, indeed a warner did come to us, but we rejected him and said: `Allah never sent down anything; you are only in great error."') In these Ayat Allah reminds of His justice in dealing with His creatures and…