سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ

Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 29

The Bee · Meccan · Juz 14 · Page 270

فَٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ ﴿29﴾
"So enter the gates of Hell, to abide therein, and indeed, what an evil abode will be for the arrogant."
فَٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ fa-ud'khulū So enter
أَبْوَٰبَ abwāba (the) gates
جَهَنَّمَ jahannama (of) Hell
خَـٰلِدِينَ khālidīna (to) abide forever
فِيهَا ۖ fīhā in it
فَلَبِئْسَ falabi'sa Surely, wretched
مَثْوَى mathwā (is the) abode
ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ l-mutakabirīna (of) the arrogant

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(Ayah29){فَادْخُلُوْۤا اَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ :} For details about the gates of Hell, see Surah Al-Hijr (44).

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29. 1 Imam Ibn Kathir states that immediately after their death, all their souls go to Hell and their bodies remain in the grave (where Allah the Almighty, through His perfect power, despite the separation between body and soul, creates a kind of connection between them and punishes them, and the Fire is presented to them morning and evening). Then, when the Day of Resurrection is established, their souls will be returned to their bodies and they will be admitted to Hell forever.

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29. Now enter the gates of Hell [29.a], to remain therein forever. How evil is the abode of the arrogant!

[29۔ الف] This subject has already appeared earlier in Surah Al-Hijr, verse 44; the commentary there may be consulted.