The Fire will burn their faces, leaving them deformed.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹It will be said,˺ “Were My revelations not recited to you, but you used to deny them?”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They will cry, “Our Lord! Our ill-fate took hold of us, so we became a misguided people.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Our Lord! Take us out of this ˹Fire˺. Then if we ever return ˹to denial˺, we will truly be wrongdoers.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah will respond, “Be despised in there! Do not ˹ever˺ plead with Me ˹again˺!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, there was a group of My servants who used to pray, ‘Our Lord! We have believed, so forgive us and have mercy on us, for You are the best of those who show mercy,’
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
but you were ˹so busy˺ making fun of them that it made you forget My remembrance. And you used to laugh at them.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Today I have indeed rewarded them for their perseverance: they are certainly the triumphant.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He will ask ˹them˺, “How many years did you remain on earth?”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They will reply, “We remained ˹only˺ a day or part of a day.1 But ask those who kept count.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He will say, “You only remained for a little while, if only you knew.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran