سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ

Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 66

Those drawn up in Ranks · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 448

فَإِنَّهُمْ لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ ﴿66﴾
Truly, they will eat thereof and fill their bellies therewith.
فَإِنَّهُمْ fa-innahum And indeed, they
لَـَٔاكِلُونَ laākilūna (will) surely eat
مِنْهَا min'hā from it
فَمَالِـُٔونَ famāliūna and fill
مِنْهَا min'hā with it
ٱلْبُطُونَ l-buṭūna (their) bellies

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(Ayah 66) {فَاِنَّهُمْ لَاٰكِلُوْنَ مِنْهَا … :} That is, such a terrifying hunger will be imposed upon the inhabitants of Hell that despite the extreme bitterness of Zaqqoom and its getting stuck in the throat, they will be compelled to eat it. See Surah Al-Muzzammil (12, 13) and Al-Ghashiyah (6, 7), and they will eat to their fill.

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66. 1. They will have to eat it with extreme aversion, which clearly means their stomachs will become heavy.

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